stopped by ford yesterday and they informed me of this, I was unaware of ford owning cummings?
Hope this is not a double post

 

Ford owned like 10% of Cummins some years ago but I think they ( Ford ) has no interest in Cummins anymore.

I'm sure Dodge might have something to say about a Cummins going into the competition. I thought is was an Volvo developed engine that is supposed to be going into the F150?

Anyone?

 

yes ford does own cummins but that is not the motor that is going into the f150. that much power would tear an f150 apart. dodge is not going to be using the cummins much longer because there contract with ford runs out soon and they are going to be switching to a german made diesel by mercedes. as for the cummins nobody is sure what is going to happen with it. but yes there is supposed to be a smaller diesel going into the f150 soon. this is all info given to me when i used to work for ford about a year ago so it may not all still be correct.

 

Right from the Cummins website:

http://www.cummins.com/cmi/content.j...ngId=1033&#Q33

Another link:

http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/f...prog=1&lang=en

 

I was just going to say I knew at one point some years back Ford owned 10% of cummins, but opted to sell it, they no longer own any part of it. How about a Cat going into an F-150? Lol

 

I've heard so many different rumours that I'm to the point that I will believe it when I see it. I heard of CAT, Landrover, Volvo, and Ford developing a whole new motor themselves.

Too many rumours. The Ford owns Cummins rumour is laughable because it was the early 90's when Ford dumped their stock and yet people still believe it.

 

sorry for the bad info but that is what i was told by ford when i worked there. thanks for shedding some light on this. i guess we will all find out when the new f150 arrives.

 

The press releases I have seen mention the Lion 4.4L V8 Turbodiesel, it is supposed to based off of a Land Rover engine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_4.4_Turbo_Diesel

 

My information is from the ford rep, maybe he was bsing me, but he said it was going to be a cummings

 

Ford will have a 4.4 diesel (to my knowledge not a cummins) available for the F150 in Nov. 2009. A Romeo built 6.2 Premium V8 gas will be available sometime late 08 or early 09.

 

If by Ford rep, you mean salesman I'd take 10:1 odds he is full of crap. Last time I asked about the 2009 F150 at a Ford Dealer they told me they were not making it until 2012 because the current body style is selling so well. Same dealer told me they aren't going to make a diesel at all.... I'm confident you will find more credible information on this message board than your local Ford dealer when it comes to future models.

 

....it's the 4.4 litre v8 diesel that is currently an option in the European Range Rovers....the Range Rovers sold in Canada/US only have the two
v8 gas engine choices.

I like the idea of a Caterpillar developed diesel or two for f-150 and/or superduty.....they could market the living hell out of that. What's the smallest CAT diesel they made?....wasn't it the '3208' ?...still close to a 1000lb chunk of iron i bet.....oh well....

 

Who is Cummings? Is that a spin-off of Cummins?

 

I worked for Ford for 6yrs. in assy supervision. I've meet some people, some with insight and some with...well let's say nearsight. First it's Cummins and next, and here's the rub, product development is a dynamic process consuming years, always changing, involving the discisions of many. Powertrain evolution is no different. The marriage of big names gets everyone passionate. Bids go out each year and all are invited. Faces meet at pre-bids and personalities bond and others repel. Good concepts both fall and are promoted. Strong contenders are many, but I feel the best match will be the one that has no strong ties to the other two of the "big three". Volvo is part of the Ford family, has one of the strongest and most dependable desiel power plants in the world (ask any dispassionate bigrig mechanic). Until the handshake, no one will know what will be the first desiel in an F150 or when. Ford's truck group's engineering staff are some of the most creative and brilliant minds. I believe that when we do see the F150 desiel, It will bring a platform change with it, lower bed rails, ss brake lines, and a 205K+ avg. life span (just some of my dreams). P.S. most of the Ford minds read these forums.

 

The engine will not be a Cummins! The engine will be the 4.4 V8 based off the land rover engine like stated in the press releases. I've seen the engine that will go in the new F150 in person at Ford.