Re test 2018 F150 Diesel takes on Ike Gauntlet

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:


Oh BTW where are all those clowns that told me Ford and GM will never build a small diesel! You know back when I said with in four years both will be following FCA?Ram with their own offering? Where you boys at? I can't what to see GM's offering, IMO they got it right going with a in-line six and their ten speed! Why to go GM!

Don
You may want to consult with your big boss since it was him that recently said diesel is dead and will be phased out.

You might want to re-read what he said! Diesel's in Europe are dead not yet in the America's. But the EPA is working on that for you Troy.

But what does that have to do with the my statement you quoted? Back when I said Ford and GM would be following FCA/Ram I was told I didn't know what I was talking about. The Blue Oval Mafia and the Bow-Tie Mafia claimed no baby diesels for their brands! Even though I was told by a Ford truck engineer at the Detroit Auto Show Ford would have a diesel in the f-150 within four years.

The part that blows my mind is the low fuel mileage the Ford is showing. TFL shows it @ 24.4 empty (as a note the truck showed 27.3?) and 11.6 towing. The Ram was 27 and change and 13.3 towing. I would think that their "re-calibration" had something to do with that. I had read that Ford was claiming they would take the MPG crown from Ram but they didn't come close. I thought they would also for the record. Goes to show that ZF was 100% correct in saying adding more gears would not be worth the cost for them.

Still the Ecoboost can't come close to either it's sable mate nor the Ram Ecodiesel in fuel mileage empty or towing. The only way the Ecoboost comes close to it's claimed mileage is with a strong tail wind and an egg between your foot and the go peddle!

Don

If you read Motor Trends test of the new Powerstroke in a Platinum 4x4 it got better mpg than the Ecodiesel and also 0 to 60 times were quicker in the new Powerstroke. In fact it was only .6 seconds slower to 60 than the 2.7 Ecoboost. It will be interesting when the
2019 Ram comes out with the improved Ecodiesel.