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Update 1: Chrysler and Cummins Continue to Explore Light-Dut

PickupTrucks.com -- Chrysler is talking with Cummins to continue development of an all-new light-duty diesel engine for Ram pickup trucks.

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Submitted Mar 12, 2010 By: gaschdog
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ops3
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:26:34 PM

Is light-duty and diesel engine in the same sentence an oxymoron!
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Pete12
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:02:37 PM

I like this and I like Chrysler vehicles. The 6.7 liter costs about $6000 more than a hemi. If they could lower that price I would buy one to replace my 2003 2500 hemi.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:33:11 PM

A V8 is a mistake, the I6 is dynamically balanced and more efficient.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 3:06:29 PM

It kinda blows me away that Chrysler is just now moving to a V8 diesel.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 1:30:24 PM

talk is cheap; they're already years behind updating their models; let er rip
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