Ford To Sell Mustang Turbo Diesel For Europe?

Ford could launch in Europe next generation Mustang with a V6 turbo diesel engine. Reason: to attract customers.

Mentioned so that the globalization of Ford applied starting with the new generation Fiesta and Focus on the entire range will reach the sacred monsters of the American muscle car segment. According to information posted yesterday for overseas journalists, Ford plans to build a future Mustang that has the same shape everywhere, the differences are going to be made engine. And this chapter is very interesting information: the Mustang for Europe could have under hood a diesel engine, strategy is to attract European customers for U.S. model.

According to preliminary data, the main contender at the entrance should be wide Mustang is the V6 3.0-lite diesel engine which drives the Jaguar XF and XJ in this moment. The diesel unit on Jaguar version develops 270 HP and 443 lb-ft of torque, managed to ensure top performance in terms of consumption obviously lower than that of two V6 or V8 gasoline models.

The Mustang arrival in Europe would not be a surprise, Chevrolet announced two months ago that will launch the new Camaro on the old continent in the year 2011. It remains to be seen if a diesel Mustang will not be able to eclipse sales or a Camaro sales that will be available exclusively on gasoline.