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Ford Exhibits New Diesel at L.A. Auto Show
Ford Motor Co. is using the Los Angeles Auto Show this week to showcase a 2011 model of the F-550 Super Duty chassis cab, upfitted as a fire department first-responder vehicle, with the company’s new Power Stroke V-8 diesel engine.
Ford introduced the company-built diesel earlier this year. The engine will replace the current model, built by Navistar International Corp., beginning next year in 2011 model-year trucks.
Ford decided to develop and build the engine after disputes with Navistar over warranty costs and payments led to a mutual agreement to end the 27-year relationship after Dec. 31.
The fire truck also served as a vehicle to attract donations to the Los Angeles County Firefighters Widows and Orphans Fund, Ford said. The company made a cash donation and said it would add to the fund depending on the number of people who visited the display or tested a vehicle.
The new engine features a compacted graphite iron block, a dual mode turbocharger, more power and torque, and can run on biodiesel blends of up to B20.