4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY FORD · 18 ENGINES

Ford engines

Ford engines

The engines of Ford's four-wheel drives: 18 of them, 14 petrol and 4 diesel, with the vehicles each one powered and when.

What Ford used, and when

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petrol diesel electric multi-fuel

V-8 · 7.5 L · petrol · naturally aspirated

Ford 385 V8

1968–1997

The 460 cu in big-block of the heavy F-series.

1 vehicle: F-250 / F-350 4x4

V-8 · 6.9 L / 7.3 L · diesel · naturally aspirated, turbocharged

International IDI diesel V8

1983–1994

International Harvester’s 6.9 and 7.3-litre IDI V8 diesels, fitted to Ford’s heavy pick-ups.

1 vehicle: F-250 / F-350 4x4

inline-6 · 4.2 L / 4.5 L / 4.8 L · petrol · naturally aspirated

Nissan TB family

1987–present

Nissan’s TB petrol sixes — TB42, TB45 and TB48 — of the Y60 and Y61 Patrol.

1 vehicle: Maverick (Australia)

inline-6 · 4.2 L · diesel · naturally aspirated, turbocharged

Nissan TD42

1987–present

The 4.2-litre diesel six of the Y60 and Y61 Patrol — the engine the UN fleets bought.

1 vehicle: Maverick (Australia)

V-8 · 4.8 L / 5.3 L / 6.2 L · petrol · naturally aspirated

GM Vortec V8

1999–present

The Vortec and later small-block V8s of the Silverado, Tahoe and Suburban.

1 vehicle: F-150 Raptor