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You expect a full-size pickup to be powerful, and you hope to get good gas mileage. The popular Ford F-150 delivers both.
With its first 3.0 liter Power Stroke diesel engine, the F-150 offers an amazing 30 mpg on the highway. Diving around the city, this pickup deliver 22 mpg, which gives the truck a combined 25 miles per gallon. Those are the EPA's highest estimated ratings for a full-size pickup. Just how does the F-150 manage this? Working for more than 10 years, designers created a durable, reduced weight engine made of aluminum plus compacted graphite iron…
