What do we have here? You hear that? That sounds like a diesel in a mule. We’ve heard pretty confident rumors before about Ford’s interest in developing a diesel F-150 model, and this new video seems to feature just that.

Check out the clattery noise and custom panels of the F-150, from via spy photog :

The earlier reports claimed that Ford would develop a diesel model of the new generation of the F-150 pickup and likely source the engine, which would mean a 3.0 liter V6 diesel good for around 250 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque.

A report out of Dearborn, Michigan says an aluminum Ford F-150 has been spotted running around with

Despite the recent bad publicity on diesel coming from Volkswagen’s offerings, Nissan will offer a Cummins Diesel option for its new and GM offers a Duramax with the new Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon. But the current Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is the obvious target for a prospective diesel F-150, which apparently is now happening!

Hat tip to in Oppo!

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