Here it comes... the F-150 Diesel

These images confirm Ford will be using the Lion V6 found in Jaguar Land Rover products such as the Range Rover. The engine was developed while Ford still owned JLR. Out back, the F-150 diesel engine is further identified by the diesel venturi exhaust tip. Our earlier video confirmed that it sounds notably more diesel-like when running than the Ecoboost V6s that are already offered on the truck.

It appears Ford will be offering a direct competitor to the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, which uses an Italian VM Mitori 3.0-liter V6 paired with an 8-speed automatic. Whether or not the F-150 diesel will debut with the facelifted F-150 series is uncertain, but we suspect it will be paired with the new 10-speed automatic jointly developed with GM and going into the 2017 Raptor.