First Ram Promaster van class B
Tonight Winnebago introduced a new class B offering on the new Ram Promaster van calling it the "Travato". More info to come.
Forum Discussion
Asheguy wrote:
One of my pet peeves is that Jeep hasn't come out with a current technology diesel version of the Wrangler in the US instead of working as hard as they can to dilute their brand with the "car" Jeeps that are Jeep in name only. I've had four Jeeps (Cherokees and Wrangler) but no longer have one due to their miserable mileage
When diesel was introduced into sedans in Australia, same sort of reaction as in the US. People here thought diesel was fine for Trucks and SUV's but a sedan needed "more performance". In the last 3years the sale of diesel sedans has increased 50% here. A Lot of that is do to the surprising advances in Diesel technology. BMW has just releases a 3 Litre diesel SUV, roughly 5000lbs in weight but goes from 0-60mph in 5.1 seconds.
I suspect the uptake of diesel for other than HDT Trucks and some SUV's will be a much more gradual process in the US. You are now getting more European vans, A RAM 1500 with a small diesel and I have noticed the US Army is now bringing European designed Cabover HDT/MDT trucks into its fleet. So changes are happening.
