Ford's flagship diesel engines celebrate 30 years.
Dagenham Diesel Centre inthe UK Image: Ford |
Now selling almost 119,000 diesel-powered cars annually in the UK alone, Ford continues to celebrating the popularity of its enduring small diesel units.
The history of Ford's diesel engines began in 1977 with the launch of the 64PS unit.
In April 1984 the US automaker launched its first volume diesel engine and moved on to manufacture larger engines for other models including the Escort and Orion. Engine sizes climbed from the original 1,608cc to 1,753cc which saw the company through the next 20 years.
In 2003, Ford began producing its low-carbon Duratorq TDCi turbo-diesel common-rail engines at the Dagenham Diesel Centre in the UK, with the factory continues to produce Ford's small-capacity engines to date.
It is also home to the Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy models as well a the Fiesta Van and Transit Connect vans.