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ful engine in its class. Inquire about the Ford F-250 at Dave Buck Ford, 879 Marine Dr., North Vancouver.

EVER SINCE Dodge intro-
duced a 6.5-litre Cummins

~ Turbo diesel engine in their

Ram pickup truck, fhe popu-
iarity of Chrysler's light-
duty diesel pickups, trucks,
and diesel trucks in general,
has surged.

Competing truck manufacturers
GMC, Chevrolet und Ford tive
responded by increasing the aumber
of models offering diesel engines
and improving diesel technology.

Ford, who now fiave the most pow-
erful diesel engine available ina
light-duty pickup iruck jn North
America.

Nicknamed the “Power Stroke.”
the turbocharged 7.3-litre .V8 diesel
benefits from a sophisticated new
direct injection system that boosts
horsepower by 10%, improves
engine efficiency, emissions, and
fuel economy.

The 7.3-litre turbo diesel D1 is
available in heavy-duty Ford F-250,
F-330. and F-Super Duty pickup
trucks, inchiding standard cabs,
Supercabs, Crew cabs and chassis:
cabs.

Thanks to direct injection. the
7.3-Hitre tucho-diese? now produces
210 horsepower at 3.000 rpm and
245 ft-lbs. of forque at ESOU rpm.

That compares to General
Motors’ 6.3-litre heavy-duty turbo
diese! with 190 horsepower at 3400
rpm and 385 ft-lbs. of torque att
1,700 cpm, and the Dadge
Cummins” 5,9-iitre incline six-
cylinder turbo-diesel engine with
173 horsepower at 2300 rpar and
420 ft-lbs. of torque at 1.300 rpm.

Ford’s new electronically con-
trolled direct injection system is
more efficient and more precise
than the mechanical fuel pumps
used in other trucks, :

Fucl delivery, air-fuel mix. ard

controlled electronically, resulting
in better fuel economy, improved

exhaust emissions, and better per-
formance.”

Because it's common for diesel
engines to suffer in a drop in horse-
power at higher elevations, Ford's
electronic controls automatically
adjust for altitude changes.

Ford elaims that the electronic
vontrols will ensure smooth engine
operation whether or nut aeces-
sories like air-conditioning, trailer
lights or power puints are in use.

And Ford promises the new DI
engine will start at temperatures
dawn ta -39°C,

As with most diesels, oil
chatiges must be dune every 3.000
kilometres (4.960 mi). and fuel fH
ter and water separator replaced
every 24.000 kilometres (1-880
mid.

Ford staged a quarter-mile drag
nice between the #250, Dodge
Ram. and Chevy pickup trucks for
the peneticol the press.

Naturally, the Ford F-250 truck
won by quite a margin,

My test drive ofa Ford F-250

Supercab confirmed the surpetsing:

ly quick acceleration of this diesel
pickup.

‘Vraditionally, diesel-powered
trucks are steady, heavy-load
haulers with unimpressiv nil-

direct-injection system |

Price as tested $26,424 -

Type two-door, five-passenger

Layout fongitudinal front
cngine/R WD/PT AWD

Engine 7.3-litre VS diesel, tur-
bocharged. direct injection

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extended cab pickup “
Horsepower 210 3,000 rpm

tion, but Ford’s new DI diesel
behitves more iike a gasoline VS
pushing the passengers back inthe
seat iad accelerating quickly to tts
relatively high rev limit fora
dligsel) of 3.900 rpm.

There seems te de lois of power
avilable. no aatter What gear
youre in.

Ford ‘Fruck spokesperson. Ed
Herman, admitted that Dt engines
ute innerendy noisier than Di
engines.

My jest truck was certainly
noisy under acceleration but noise:
levels Were acceprible at cruising
speeds. ;

After having driven oth the 190
“ord IDE (indirect diesel injection,
which is still avatlable) and the new
210 horsepower DI ua, f would
highly recommend the D1, since a's

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injection. The 210 horsepower diesel is the most power-

Torque 425 ft-lbs. @ 1,800 rpm
GVWR 3,960 kg (8,800 Ibs.)
Wheelbase 3.937 mm (155.0 in,
Length 5.977 mm (235.3 in.)
Width 2,007 min (79.0 in.)

Box Jength 2.497 mm (90.3 in.)
Fuel consumption o/a

Warranty three years/60,000 km

avithible on the same range of
trucks.

The extra power of the DI
enging increases GCW (Gross
Combined Weight) ratings over the
ID enging by ap to 1,125 ke (2,500
Ibs). They range trom 6,525 ky
(14.500 Ibs.) sith a standard 3:55:1
rear axte ratio to 8.350 ke (19,000
is.) for an F-Super Duty chassis
wilh a Scl3:d axte ratio.

The new Dt engine is offered
any with a tive-speed manual
(ransmission but a four-speed auto-
matic will be coming in the fall.

Other than not having to worry
tbaui iots of fong-throw gear
changes, the column-mounted
shifter of the automatic transmis-
sion trees up legroom for u middle

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