I find this very hard to believe since I own a 2010 Ram megacab with a cummins and on its best day gets maybe 17 mpg. 2009 Rams had Bluetec system ( dpf,egr and cats) on them and even if all that was deleted the best it would get is low to mid 20's. These truks weigh almost 8000 lbs. Vw rabbits barely get this type of mpg. rotest:I don't see how they get 27 MPG.
I drove my girlfriend's uncle's 2009 2500 Megacab truck with the cummins in it on a road trip and I got 43 mpg. I didn't believe what the indicater was reading so I checked it, I actually got 44 MPG! And the the truck is bone stock.
I'm with Bryan340 here. The 3.0 Chrysler is a passenger car engine. the new Cummins will be Industrial rated. Big difference, Duramax is rated a passenger car engine, and stress tests by Independent and Gov't entities have the duramax right about 95% of it's total ability to perform it's tasks. Basically It is underbuilt and over stressed. The 6.1 ford was in the 90% range. The Cummins 5.9 was evaluated and was at 37%, and the 6.7 in the 40% range. this rating was as of 2007. Cummins are Overbuilt and designed to perform at a much higher level than it is presently doing.
Do they make a four wheeler that has a diesel engine yet :coffee2: ?
I live where Nissan builds their Titan trucks and there is a roomer that they have some trucks around here with the Cummings diesel v6. Also my company has several dodge sprinter vans with a v6 diesel that are very nice they are one Ton though but they are tough motors.
If some of you would ever get in a cummin's turned up you will never go back to gas. I can go around any thing pulling my trailer like I'm driving a a 440 4spd car. The power is unbelievable. I often wonder what prevents the hitch from breaking. The only maintenance is oil and filters. I pour diesel. trans fluid , home heating oil, kero or any thin oil in and it burns it. If it don't smoke black take it back. I have 4 and I like them all. I wish I would have kept the silver 93.
Chevy has been making a 1/2 diesel for years it's called a duramax! If it's not a cummins I don't want it.
1/2 Ton Dodge Diesels aren't a new concept, It's been done before. Both times, it wasn't a popular enough option here in the US and was dropped after a couple years in both cases.
Let me introduce you to :
The 1977-1979 "6DR5 Diesel" option for D/W 100/150 - 300/350 trucks
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dodge-D200_diesel_01b.jpg
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dodge-D200-_diesel_07b.jpg
and The 1983 - 1985 "4D55T" and "4D56T-IC" Diesel option for D50 trucks
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vQRfjtuJrB4/0.jpg
http://perezwholesaledistributor.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/4D564.jpg
Only about 1% of the D50's were ordered with a Diesel (required a Sport or Royal optioned truck to get the Turbo Diesel option)