Ford Superduty trucks, also badged as Western in Malaysia, were reintroduced this year in Brazil where they had been phased out in late 2011 due to emission regulations.
Well, Ford managed that matter by changing the previous entirely mechanical Cummins B3.9 with turbocharger and aftercooler de-rated to 120hp and 450nm for a common-rail ISF2.8 rated at 150hp and 360nm in the F-350 and a regional version of the F-450 labelled F-4000, with SCR and DPF for aftertreatment but no EGR.
The older versions were enough surprising by using a 4 cylinder engine, but now it's not just 4 cylinder but also the first diesel below 3 litre to be fitted into a F-series Ford, smaller even than the Perkins 4-203 used in the F-100 and local derivatives of the F-250 in Argentina until early 90s.
Checked the info in Ford of Brazil trucks operation official webpage, and the engine is listed right there, always backed by a 5 speed manual transmission. There are not other cabin options but the regular, and 4WD is only available for the F-4000 It is still surprising that Ford sticked to this engine that is smaller than the 3.2 from the Ranger even in the F-4000 that has a GVW rating more than the double of the Ranger.
http://www.fordcaminhoes.com.br/serie-f/f-350
http://www.fordcaminhoes.com.br/serie-f/f-4000
http://www.fordcaminhoes.com.br/serie-f/f-4000-4x4
As a sidenote, their North American counterparts are only available with automatic transmission, and the 6.7 Powerstroke V8 that is heavily taxed in export markets because of its displacement is the only diesel option at a higher premium cost compared to the ISF2.8 used in the Brazilian version. It would not be so unrealistic to expect the trucks assembled in Brazil to be sold in such places instead.
These news were brought to me by a French Guyanese resident in Brazil. Merci beaucoup, monsieur Daniel Girald.
2 comments:
The smallest engine I ever seen in a Ford truck was a 3-53 Detroit in a F350 at a ranch. But hey, that had some pulling power because of the 2-stroke cycle.
Ford even tried the downsizing in the F-Series before, with a 2.5HSD engine in the F-1000 and only for the 2WD version in '97 while the 4WD retained the MWM 4.10 until its phaseout. But the HSD was a fiasco.
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