No more Diesel Fords in '10

[kayak]

Hate to revive such an old thread, but i figured it'd be better than being redundant. Does anybody know why Ford dropped the diesel, and what's scheduled to replace it? The 3 year wait time leaves me hoping that the chassis might be being reworked to accept a newer cleaner diesel, or that perhaps a new powerplant is in development. Is the diesel gone forever?
-kayak

[Ford_6L_E350]

Ford dropped the diesel because the 6.0 doesn't meet current smog requirements and the newer diesels don't fit in the van.

Mike

[Skywagon]

Which all works out fine because they're getting rid of the van too in a couple of years...
Bill

[kayak]

I really hope they replace the van with another full size. I read somewhere that the transit will ultimately become the global standard for ford vans; which worries me a bit, as although they're interesting and efficient, I seriously doubt they could be readily converted to 4x4 or serve as a legitimately rugged backcountry platform.
-kayak

[Zeta]

Originally Posted by kayak

I really hope they replace the van with another full size. I read somewhere that the transit will ultimate become the global standard for ford vans; which worries me a bit, as although they're interesting and efficient, I seriously doubt they could be readily converted to 4x4 or serve as a rugged backcountry platform.
-kayak

There are these: http://sprinterstore.com/sprinter_4x4.htm

Ho hum.
Z

[kayak]

Originally Posted by Zeta

There are these: http://sprinterstore.com/sprinter_4x4.htm

Ho hum.
Z

I guess my issue with the sprinter is that it's just so tall. It looks like it'd flip pretty pretty easily. The transit's a bit shorter, but still a little top heavy looking.
-kayak