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Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8This is a discussion on Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 within the Ford forums, part of the American Cars category; Ford Motor's new top-of-the-line diesel (photo at right) starting rolling off the production line Friday at the company's Dagenham Diesel ... |
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| Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 Ford says it will announce vehicle applications for the new engine later this year. Ford's Dagenham operation builds half of all Ford diesels worldwide. [Source: Ford]
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| Re: Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 That is a very impressive engine, lots of power and a diesel, with twin-turbo's. This can be some serious competition in the power market, especially with some of the lighter weight vehicles. Also someone had mentioned "Turbos and diesels make for a good combo this 3.6 litre makes more torque than a 7 litre Z06!" Very true!!! ![]()
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| Re: Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 They'll probably put this in Jaguars and Land Rovers, as Ford doesn't have anything big enough to require such an engine in its own European lineup. The power and torque figures are really impressive, this engine undoubtedly reduces the gap between Ford's luxury offerings and the Germans.
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| Re: Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 German top diesel engines: BMW: 4.4L V8: 330ps, 750Nm Audi: 4.1L V8: 326ps, 650Nm MB: 4.0L V8: 314ps, 730Nm VW: 5.5L V10: 313ps, 750Nm BMW: 3.0L I6 variable twin turbo: 272ps, 560Nm So the 3.6L V8 twin-turbo 270ps, 640Nm from Ford is not so special at all. Sorry. Not to mention Audi is working on a new V10 and even V12 diesel for serial production. BMW will also upgrade the 3.0L I6 VTT later this year. V8 VTT is also in the final development stage. MB is developing tri-turbo diesel engines. etc. Germans are still light years ahead of the competition regarding diesel engines. Last edited by EnI; 04-08-2006 at 11:48 AM. |
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| Re: Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 Thanks for those figures. I wasn't quite convinced that Ford has got a footing near the Germans.
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| Re: Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 Quote:
It is very impressive.... no one said they are trying to be better, but it sure as hell puts them right on the big boys.... PS. A Ford Mustang with this engine would be outstanding....
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| Re: Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 MikeJ, you would be spot on: Jaguar has been screaming for a high performance V8 diesel and this should fit the bill perfectly. Also, have there been any rumours of cars is the US Ford stable making it across the Atlantic? Surely if Cadillac is on the Continent, Lincoln cannot be far behind...or have I read it wrong? ![]()
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| Re: Ford begins production of twin-turbo diesel V8 Fair enough: but I wonder if the Ford Edge could have some appeal in Europe? And the Ford fusion looks to have some cool appeal too..
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