The 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) provided
a positive start to the year, with the unveiling of a new SinterCast-CGI diesel
engine for the Ford F-150.
The introduction of a
diesel engine in the F-150 pick-up affirms the important contribution of diesel
for meeting current and future corporate average fuel economy requirements.
The Ford F-150 pick-up,
America’s best-selling truck for 40 consecutive years and best-selling vehicle
for 35 years, will offer a 3-litre V6 turbo diesel in the model year 2018
line-up.
Based on a SinterCast-CGI
cylinder block, the engine will be the first-ever diesel offered in the
F-150.
Together with the 2.7 litre
V6 SinterCast-CGI EcoBoost petrol engine, the introduction of the diesel engine
results in two of the five F-150 engine options being based on SinterCast-CGI
cylinder blocks. Diesel sales are scheduled to begin in the autumn of
2017.
“SinterCast identified
diesel engines as an important contributor to fuel economy and driveability in
the North American pick-up sector more than ten years ago. Today,
SinterCast-CGI diesel engines are available in three of the five full size
pick-ups in the American market, confirming our initial outlook and confirming
the role for modern clean diesel engines as an important part of the solution
for improved fuel economy and reduced CO2emissions” said Dr. Steve Dawson, president
and chief executive officer of SinterCast.
“Of the five engine
options available for the 2018 Ford F-150, the two SinterCast-CGI engines
provide the smallest displacement and the highest fuel efficiency.
SinterCast and its stakeholders can be proud of this contribution to the
environment.”
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