The Ford F-150 will drop the Power Stroke diesel engine from its lineup sometime in the near future, according to a new report from GM Authority’s sister site Ford Authority.
The 3.0L Power Stroke V6 diesel engine was added to the light-duty pickup’s powertrain lineup for the 2018 model year, so its demise comes just a few short years after its introduction to the F-Series lineup. It’s not clear why the Power Stroke V6 was dropped from the Ford F-150’s order book, but there are probably several reasons for its departure. For starters, the Power Stroke V6 was not as powerful or as efficient as the new 3.5L PowerBoost V6 hybrid engine, but still carried a $500 price premium over it.
Additionally, the Power Stroke V6 diesel was not available to order with certain popular options. For example, the larger 36-gallon extended-range fuel tank could not be paired with the engine, nor could the Pro Power Onboard external generator system. Pro Power Onboard is available with every EcoBoost engine on the Ford F-150 and is standard on models with the PowerBoost hybrid engine. Diesel engines are also falling out of favor with certain consumers, who may view them as less eco-friendly than their gasoline-powered equivalents.
While Ford has elected to ditch the diesel engine from its light-duty pickup line, General Motors looks set to continue on with the 3.0L LM2 inline-six diesel in the Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500. This engine was introduced on the trucks for the 2019 model year and has seen moderate market success so far, with Chevy citing a take-rate of between 10 and 14 percent. In an interview with GM Authority, Director of Chevrolet Truck Marketing, Bob Krapes, told GM Authority the diesel has helped drive “great growth” for the Silverado nameplate on the west coast.
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I got a new Chrvy 3.0 in May 2020. Pulled a 7k lb. travel trailer just over 1/2 of the 22k miles so far.
Very quiet, easy towing and 50% better fuel mileage than prior 5.7L gas pickup while towing.
Get 29 - 30 mpg not towing. Use it very little for short errands.
Very pleased with my choice.
Carl:
Great choice in the 3.0. You correctly scored. Use the same brand/weight of engine oil through your entire ownership of the vehicle. Also, highly recommend K&N filters.
I have 505+K on my 6.5 diesel in a 1998 GMC Suburban 2500. Original everything except for a couple of starters, turbo and 2 fuel pumps. Love the vehicle. Has big 40-60 front bench leather seat. Would not trade or sell the vehicle for the world. Approximately 27 mpg highway at 1900 rpm at 63 miles per hour under load.
I bought a GMC Sierra with the Duramax Diesel engine in January. I love it. It cruises at 70mph at 1500 rpm. Average mileage is 22 with a high of 28.4. This is my first diesel and couldn’t be more pleased.
Don:
You will not go back to a gasoline engine. Properly maintained and driven, the diesel will last you 10X's longer than a gasoline engine.
I used to own a Diesel Cruze until a couple months ago. Random problems with the particulate filter sensor that took them several tries to fix and false alarms for the emissions system when it was brand new. That plus messing with DEF. Sold it back to the dealer with under 50k on it.
I'm not going back to diesel. If you like it in your truck, that's great, but I'd just get a V8 gasoline instead.
My 5.3l in my 17 1500 gets 23 highway and 16 around town. Not much better with diesel and diesel costs 20 cents more per gallon. Then add def fluid fuel filters and oil changes more often. If i was towing heavy in a 1/2 ton in a lot of hills then maybe. I guess to each their own.
My 2004 GMC 6.0 has 300K plus with no major repairs. Sold my 2000 Ford diesel at 150K because of very expensive injector and glow plug repairs. Both were well maintained.
Your info is out of date Diesels USED to be over 50% of cars on the road in Europe but in most Euro countries now are less even being phased out.Also data about fuel prices also wrong gas and diesel are more than twice the cost of fuel in the US. In Germany 8$ gallon.Thats why diesels particularly turbo diesels WERE so popular much better mileage than NA gas.