Testimony: 2011 Euro Range Rover To Get The Ex-F-150 Engine

There is a huge buzz in the auto world about the 2011 Range Rover (at least in Europe). The main reason behind this huge buzz is the report saying that the 2011 Euro Range Rover will be getting an all new 4.4 liter V8 diesel engine capable of churning maximum power of 308 horsepower and maximum torque of 516 pound-feet. This new engine will be replacing the current 3.6-liter V8 diesel engine. Now when the current F-150 was proclaimed back in 2008, Ford announced that it will be adding a V8 diesel engine to their existing powertrain lineup in somewhere middle 2010. Also the rumors at that time suggested that the V8 diesel engine will be replacing the 4.4 liter engine and by then the Jaguar and Land Rover, both brands where owned by Ford.

But when the financial crisis hit the slews and rose diesel prices to sky heights, the plan of launching the diesel engine into the pickup was put on ice. But now, although not confirmed by Land Rover, we have heard that the all new Land Rover V8 diesel engine is being supplied from Ford’s Chihuahua engine plant, which also produced the new-fangled 6.7-liter Scorpion diesel engine for the Super Duty pickups.

Though, we were further told that Ford never actually confirmed the minutiae of the F-150, so this might not be the above-mentioned engine. But considering the information that we have this seems to be a sensible inference. We even did a bit of research about it and consulted some of the auto gurus, and most of them were pretty sure that it is the same engine.

But as the engine primarily is built for the comfortable SUV it means that it can easily be re-energized for using in the pickups. Although the Ford now has decided to give the Ecoboost V6 engine to the F-150 it looks somewhat unlikely. Also the good news for the US buyers is that, the engine initially was intended for the U.S. auto market, and was made by keeping all the emissions necessities in check, hence it can very well appear in most of the American Range Rovers. Also considering the immense success of diesel engines in German SUVs, this seems pretty believable.