2015 Power Stroke Diesel Storms the Hills

摘要

The Power and Torque War raging among the Big Three pickup-truck builders since the early 2000s continues, and this time it's Ford Motor Co. leapfrogging ahead of the competition with a new rating for its Power Stroke V-8 diesel: 440 horsepower, up from 400, and 860 lb.-ft., up from 800. What's that mean besides bigger numbers and bragging rights? Power to pull and haul heavy loads, company representatives said at a mid-summer ride-and-drive event for trade-press reporters in West Virginia. Ford's second-generation 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 diesel and the SuperDuty chassis have the highest rating in the Class 2 through 4 segment, and so are the resulting towing capacities, according to Doug Scott, Ford's truck marketing manager. He and others briefed several reporters before turning us loose on a small fleet of 2015-model pickups.