A midsize diesel pickup truck may seem like the perfect configuration. Fuel efficient, relatively nimble, but ready to tow a ton if you need. Foreign markets get the Ford Ranger with a turbocharged diesel V6 that makes Power Stroke fans green with envy. Recently, Ford even engineered a Ranger Super Duty variant for Australia that can tow 9,920 pounds. But before you let your imagination run wild, know that the diesel Ranger will likely never make it to the U.S. Heck, it’s even getting cancelled in Europe.

European buyers have long been fans of small, efficient diesel engines. You can even get them in passenger cars. Peugeot, which is now part of Stellantis, builds more diesel engines than any other company on Earth. Ford offered its Ranger in Europe with an efficient “EcoBlue” 2.0-liter bi-turbo diesel. But not anymore.

A Ford spokesperson recently told Europe’s Professional Van that it is phasing its diesel Ranger out of the European market. Why? It’s going all-in on a lackluster PHEV.

Ford just released its plug-in hybrid EV version of the Ranger (but not in the U.S.). Its 2.3-liter EcoBoost and electric motor combine to make 509 lb-ft of torque. But while even the Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV gets a 17 kWh battery (and thus 25+ miles of real-world range), the Ranger PHEV must make do with an 11.8 kWh battery pack. The result? Early reviewers claim its battery is dead after 16.5 miles of all-electric driving. It can continue rolling with the I4 indefinitely. But you can kiss all that extra torque goodbye.

So if you thought the dope, V6 diesel Ranger Super Duty, with its nearly 10k lbs in towing capacity might hop from Australia to Europe to the U.S., know we’ll probably never see it in the market here. Ford seems to be pivoting away from light diesels. But maybe that’s all for the best. A midsize Ford that can tow 10k pounds without a V8 would just embarrass the F-150 anyway.