The Power Stroke Diesel engine celebrates its 10th anniversary next month, not only for the engine designed and manufactured by International Truck and Engine Corp.,
but also for the popularity of diesel power overall.
As ramp-up begins for the ’05 model year Ford Super Duty trucks, so does anticipation of the 10th full model year of the engine that made a name for diesel power in America.
Hundreds of Power Stroke diesel owners will drive their prized trucks to Indianapolis -- the home of the Power Stroke diesel engine -- for a national truck rally Aug. 4-8, celebrating Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks, Excursion SUVs, E-Series vans and the Power Stroke diesel engine by International.
Highlight of the "Power Fest" rally will be a 10th anniversary tailgating party on Aug. 6 before the namesake Power Stroke Diesel 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck series race. There, owners can show off their trucks, meet other enthusiasts from across the nation, run on a dyno, enter a Show n Shine contest and enter raffles for prizes.
"Power Stroke diesel owners are proud of their trucks and the engines that power them," said Jack Allen, president, Engine Group, International Truck and Engine Corp. "The Power Fest rally and 10th anniversary celebration is just one way we saw to be able to give back to those owners, the people who have made the Power Stroke diesel the market leader."
Today, two out of every three Ford Super Duty trucks sold are sold with a Power Stroke diesel.
"The advent of the Power Stroke Diesel marked a turn in the way auto buyers would eventually see diesel power," said Allen. "Electronic controls, reduced emissions, increased power and superior performance are the things that piqued interest in the Power Stroke diesel 10 years ago, and those are the attributes that owners still look for today, and therefore the features we want to continue to improve."
International Truck and Engine Corp. is the operating company of Navistar International Corp.