Our friends at Car and Driver recently caught the 2018 Ford F-150 out in the wild, and while the facelift it's getting is minor, they did notice a big change under the hood. Yes, it seems the F-150 will soon come with a diesel option.

Considering there's a sign on the dash that reads "Diesel Fuel Only!" and a fuel-filler cap that also clearly reads "Diesel," we're inclined to agree with Car and Driver's assessment. They were even able to get a shot of the engine bay, which looks like it has the same 3.0-liter diesel used in the Range Rover Sport Td6. That engine was apparently developed in-part by Ford when it owned Jaguar and Land Rover.

In the Range Rover, that engine makes 254 horsepower and 440 lb-ft of torque, which should stack up nicely against the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, the only half-ton that currently offers a diesel option. The Range Rover is also rated at 28 mpg highway, one less than the EcoDiesel. Depending on how Ford tunes the engine and what transmission it's available with, those figures could obviously change somewhat.

While automakers are considering moving away from diesel in cars, following Volkswagen's scandal it appears that diesel trucks are as hot as they've ever been.

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