So let me see if I have this all right...
As a non-fleet consumer, the lowest package trim the diesel is available is the Lariat. Can't get it as an XLT (which has cloth seats, which there are those of us who prefer them). That means a several thousand dollar jump to that trim level (which typically also offers less incentives).
Then, I pay about $4000 for this engine above the other very capable engine choices.
Then I get to pay more for the fuel since diesel is currently running 30+ cents more a gallon on a national average.
The 4x4 diesel gets a combined 22 MPG. A 2.7 Ecoboost truck gets a combined 21 MPG. (And the 2.7 has 325 hp and 400 ft-lbs of torque). The 3.5 gets a combined 18 MPG, and the 5.0 has a combined 17 MPG, so compared to those, it get substantially better mileage, but is way down on HP.
Now, maybe if all you do is tow, then maybe this would work out econmically. But for a daily driver, I have a very, very hard time seeing the economics of this. In fleet practice, we've also stopped getting diesel engines for our 3/4 ton and up trucks unless the units job is to tow... The economics just weren't there...
As a non-fleet consumer, the lowest package trim the diesel is available is the Lariat. Can't get it as an XLT (which has cloth seats, which there are those of us who prefer them). That means a several thousand dollar jump to that trim level (which typically also offers less incentives).
Then, I pay about $4000 for this engine above the other very capable engine choices.
Then I get to pay more for the fuel since diesel is currently running 30+ cents more a gallon on a national average.
The 4x4 diesel gets a combined 22 MPG. A 2.7 Ecoboost truck gets a combined 21 MPG. (And the 2.7 has 325 hp and 400 ft-lbs of torque). The 3.5 gets a combined 18 MPG, and the 5.0 has a combined 17 MPG, so compared to those, it get substantially better mileage, but is way down on HP.
Now, maybe if all you do is tow, then maybe this would work out econmically. But for a daily driver, I have a very, very hard time seeing the economics of this. In fleet practice, we've also stopped getting diesel engines for our 3/4 ton and up trucks unless the units job is to tow... The economics just weren't there...