Dodge unveils first 1/2 ton Cummins

[reesez]

Got this in a Cummins newsletter thought I'd share. I have been toying with the idea of swapping diesel repowers into half ton trucks, among other things. Heres the link;
RAM 1500 Becomes Industry-First Half-Ton Diesel Pickup | AutoGuide.com News

 

[Aggar]

Is it going to be a cummins or a European diesel motor?

 

[Hammer]

It's not going to be a cummins.

 

[Moparracer89]

Article says nothing about Cummins. I bet its an import engine.

 

[pjcalla]

Pretty cool. I wonder how much epa mandated emissions equipment will be on there. I'll stick with my 6.7, but it will be interesting to see how much power will be squeezed out of a 3.0.

 

[Hammer]

this article says what the cherokee puts out.
2014 Dodge Ram 1500 Diesel - Bushwacker BlogBushwacker Blog

 

[reesez]

You are right my fault. It will be the 3.0 v6, I don't know why I said Cummins. brainfart I guess lol. Still it has been doing great in the Cherokee and Wrangler overseas.

 

[reesez]

this article says what the cherokee puts out.
2014 Dodge Ram 1500 Diesel - Bushwacker BlogBushwacker Blog

Chrysler hasn’t released official output figures for the diesel Ram 1500 yet, but this is the same engine Jeep will soon offer in the Grand Cherokee. In that application, it offers 420 lb-ft of torque, can tow up to 7,400 lbs and is said to manage 30 mpg on the highway.

 

[HoughMade]

I'm a big fan of Diesel engines....such a big fan that I used to drive a 1/2 ton Chevy and a 1/2 ton GMC as shop trucks at the dealership I worked at in the '90s.

I don't know how long they were available, but I know that at least in '83-'86, GM sold 1/2 ton diesels with the 6.2L Detroit Diesel, maybe longer.

I'll take a close look at this truck when it comes out, but I'm a GM guy at heart.

 

[reesez]

I am a huge fan. I want a lifted 2 door yukon with a 3.9 Cummins 5 speed.

 

[pjcalla]

this article says what the cherokee puts out.
2014 Dodge Ram 1500 Diesel - Bushwacker BlogBushwacker Blog

I'm talking about tuning, specifically.

 

[CountryBoy19]

I'm a big fan of Diesel engines....such a big fan that I used to drive a 1/2 ton Chevy and a 1/2 ton GMC as shop trucks at the dealership I worked at in the '90s.

I don't know how long they were available, but I know that at least in '83-'86, GM sold 1/2 ton diesels with the 6.2L Detroit Diesel, maybe longer.

I'll take a close look at this truck when it comes out, but I'm a GM guy at heart.

My brother had a '92 K1500 with the 6.2L in it.

Putting a diesel in a 1/2 ton truck is nothing "new to the industry", it's only a revival to the industry.

 

[cagilber]

It's definitely not a Cummins. It's made by an Italian company and I would assume from the Fiat association.
Ram 1500 to get V6 diesel engine later this year

Cummins is still working on their light duty diesel, but all I've seen around town with the new LDD is the Nissan NV van and the Nissan Titan pickup truck.

 

[HoughMade]

My brother had a '92 K1500 with the 6.2L in it.

Putting a diesel in a 1/2 ton truck is nothing "new to the industry", it's only a revival to the industry.

Exactly. The trucks I used to drive with the 6.2L, with a light load would regularly get high 20s to almost 30 mpg on the highway- and that was pretty impressive back then.

My boss had an '84 GMC Sierra 1500 6.2L that had 295,000 miles on it when he passed, and the heads and pan had never been off it, though it was on its third injection pump and probably 4th set of glow plugs.

 

[reesez]

I am not saying it is new, just not done anymore. The s10/s15's got a diesel back in the day as well, although rare. I have been wanting a half ton Chevy with a little diesel any it for a while. I don't haul anything so no need for anything huge.If I had the backing I would start doing swaps into half tons. Personally I like the Cummins, but I like Chevy better than Dodge. But i would rather drive a Dodge than a Ford lmao.

 

[HoughMade]

No, you weren't saying it was new- I get that. The article said "industry first".

 

[jd4320t]

Too bad it's still a Dodge

 

[reesez]

Yea lol. What I think they mean though is a light duty strictly for light duty. The 6.2 was put in 3/4 and 1 tons as well. I have thought about getting an ole 6.2 and putting it in an s10 or something light. Might see mid 30's.

 

[Mounty09]

It is still a Dodge and I will never own a Dodge. From talking with people I know the only reason they buy a Dodge is for the Cummins. Bodies and transmissions in those trucks suck.

 

[ghuns]

The S-10s had itty-bitty Isuzu diesels in them.

If Cummins could produce a motor that only weighed a half ton, they would be putting them in 1/2 ton trucks