Ford to Offer V-10 Gas Engine for Medium-Duty Chassis Cab Trucks - PickupTrucks.com
Although Ford discontinued the V-10 as an option for its 2011 F-Series Super Duty pickups — substituting the all-new two-valve 6. 2-liter V-8 gasser in its place — the company is keeping the 10-cylinder mill for 2011 F-450 and F-550 chassis cabs... Today's Ford F-650 and F-750 commercials are offered with a Cummins inline-six diesel engine, a variation of the same six-cylinder oil burner offered in Ram HD pickups and chassis cabs. By adding the V-10 for its Class 6 and 7 work trucks, Ford will become the only manufacturer to offer a gas-powered vehicle in every truck class from 1 to 7. GM used to offer an 8. 1-liter V-8 gas engine for its medium-duty GMC TopKick and... “No other manufacturer offers this wide of a range of options and solutions for truck customers,” said Len Deluca, Ford's director of commercial truck sales and marketing. Instead of being paired with Ford's legacy 5R110 five-speed automatic transmission, the 6. 8 will be mated with the all-new 6R140 six-speed gearbox that debuted in 2011 F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks for both the 6. 7-liter V-8 diesel and. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
