2018 F150 Diesel Numbers

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/f-150/2018/2018-ford-f-150-power-stroke-diesel-first-look/

3.0-liter 250-hp, 440-lb-ft Power Stroke turbodiesel V-6 capable of hauling 2,020 pounds or towing 11,400.
Can only be had with Lariat and above trims, or on fleet trucks.

Supposed to get 30mpg on the highway.

I'm waiting for some real world testing before making any judgement on this. $4000 premium for the diesel, and only available to the general population with premium packages. As others have said, why does diesel option also mean leather.

If low trims are such a low take rate then why not let the general public order a fleet model?
Not like they are asking for something that is not in production already.

The XLT is Ford's most sold trim. Seems like they should have offered it there.

I got to thinking about about FE and I started wondering what kind of MPG the 3.0 will achieve when towing 10K pounds in comparison to a 6.7 in an F-250. I would think the 6.7 would get better FE in that scenario. Or at least the same. The reason I'm wondering is because for a little more money you could get the F-250 and have considerably more capability on tap, while not sacrificing economy when loaded. That would make the 3.0 a moot point unless you only use it empty.

The 3L will probably be a little more comfortable to drive vs a f250 but price will be a huge factor.

I still haven't figured out what happened to the F250 cab design. I always do a double take. It looks strange. More narrow and tall?

https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles/heres-2017-super-duty-resembles-2015-f-150/

They share a common cab now.

Thanks, now it all makes sense!

A Ford rep saying the 4x4 version of the 3L diesel will have a combined fuel economy of only 25mpg. Hopefully it's wrong. 5mpg for a half ton 4x4 doesn't add up for the $4000 diesel option.

https://jalopnik.com/why-the-2018-ford-f-150-diesel-2wd-gets-30-mpg-and-the-1825384321

IDK,

every time I hear about ford diesels, its how un reliable they are.

not really interested in this at all

The 6.7 has been pretty good from what I've heard and in higher HP range the Ford trans sounds more robust than the allison.

Then again, I'm still running a 6.5/4L80E too.