Unhappy with the current state of affairs with diesel engine supplier Navistar, Ford has instead taken matters into their own hands producing a diesel V8 codenamed ‘Scorpion”.

This turbocharged 6.7 liter  diesel burning V8 engine  has been meticulously deigned in-house by Ford to include just about every modern feature you can think of. Hell, they even put it through tests equivalent of being driven 250,000 miles. We’ll apparently be seeing this appear in Ford’s 2011 Super Duty vehicles.

Ford released a lot of information regarding this new engine, way too much for me to list here, but I’ve included the official press release after the break so you can read all about it.

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Don’t be surprised if you find the new Volkswagen line equipped with the latest tires from Hankook. The Hankook Optimo H725A tires are being shipped to Volkswagen’s Jetta, Jetta SportWagen and New Beetle with Optimo H725A tires, manufactured at Volkswagen’s Puebla, Mexico plant, this month.

While Hankook has fitments on Volkswagen cars in other global markets, this development represents a significant increase in VW fitments on Volkswagens to be sold in Canada and the U.S., where Jetta is the highest selling VW model vehicle.

The Optimo tire line is an ideal fit for VW and its exports to the U.S. and Canadian markets because of the product’s capability to deliver a balance of performance, wear, quality and quietness, all of which add to VW’s perception as a high-quality, affordable automaker. Hankook Tire’s Optimo products are gaining recognition by the OEMs as high quality touring performance tires.

This expansion of tire fitments with Volkswagen into the U.S. and Canada represents a significant time for the future growth of Hankook Tire. “We are extremely excited to supply the Optimo for Volkswagen Jetta, Jetta SportWagen and New Beetle exports to the U.S. and Canadian markets,” said Seung Hwa Suh, CEO, Hankook Tire. “After working closely with Volkswagen as an OE supplier in other world markets, we have created excellent relationships, and we look forward to earning even more fitments on VW vehicles to be sold in the U.S. and Canada.”

In addition to Volkswagen, Hankook Tire has global fitments with Audi, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Navistar Inc. and Chrysler.

(Source) Press

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