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Originally Posted by Long & Winding road
I like to see the option of a Front Engine Diesel from FORD. Not that I want or need one peronally but it would be nice option on the F53 current (or future) chassis.
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That demand has always been there, but I expect it’s too small in numbers to justify the added cost to manufacture and then support. Motorhome sales are in reality not that large a market for Ford compared to their totals.
The biggest problems at present are that gas is down to ~ $2/gallon, and that motorhomes on average are only driven about 5,000 miles per year. Economics are very different than operating a diesel commercial truck over 100,000 miles per year.
Also, front engine diesel Class As (FRED) in the past have been loud and transmit a lot of vibration. Maybe Ford diesel V8 is quieter than Cummins in-line 6, but FREDs don’t reduce noise like the firewall of a SuperC. I looked at buying a front engine Cummins and it was way too loud. It was a nice coach, but did very poorly in marketplace as has been the case with most front engine diesel Class As.