Ford F-150 Ditches Power Stroke Diesel V-6 Engine - Car And Driver

• Ford confirmed to Car and Driver that the F-150 will no longer be available with the Power Stroke 3.0-liter V-6 diesel due to the popularity of the other engines such as the EcoBoost V-6 options.
• Customers who want towing ability and efficiency should now go for the PowerBoost hybrid, Ford says, which makes more torque than the diesel while returning better fuel economy.
• The Power Stroke can be ordered on the F-150 until July 16, with deliveries occurring over the remainder of the year.

Around a year after Ford introduced the 14th generation of the F-150, the company has announced that it is already discontinuing one of the engine choices. Initially reported by Ford Authority, Ford has confirmed to Car and Driver that it will no longer sell the F-150 pickup with the Power Stroke V-6 diesel option.

A Ford representative explained that the decision to drop the diesel was made because "our customers overwhelmingly order our EcoBoost V-6 gasoline engines." The Power Stroke 3.0-liter V-6 first appeared in the previous-generation F-150 in 2018 and was carried over unchanged into the new truck for 2021.

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It is not especially surprising to see the Power Stroke fall by the wayside—it produced just 250 horsepower, which made it the least powerful engine in the lineup, easily surpassed by the 290-hp 3.3-liter V-6 and the 325-hp EcoBoost 2.7-liter V-6. The Power Stroke's calling card as a diesel had been its 440 pound-feet of torque, making it a great option for those who wanted to tow. Ford told Car and Driver that "customers who need maximum towing torque" should now opt for the PowerBoost, with the 3.5-liter V-6 hybrid setup putting out 430 hp and 570 pound-feet, improvements over the Power Stroke on both measures.

The hybrid is also better than the diesel in terms of fuel economy. The diesel variant had previously been the choice for those who wanted a fuel-sipping F-150, since its EPA combined rating of 24 mpg is the highest among all variants of the 2020 truck. However, for 2021, the diesel’s rating dropped by 1 mpg, while the new PowerBoost hybrid has an EPA rating of 24 mpg combined, making it the new efficiency king in the F-150 lineup.

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Ford told Car and Driver that orders for the F-150 with the Power Stroke will remain open until July 16, with deliveries happening over the rest of the year.

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