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- It is really strange that Toyota is using such a big engine in a half ton pickup. Also Toyota has a lot of experience with diesel engines in their Hino truck line and they have just introduced a small turbo diesel in their forklift line that meets tier four emmissions. Very strange.
W.E.BGood wrote:
powderman426 wrote:
You guys are trying to finish this old man off aren't you? Putting a Cummin's in a foreign piece of******is sacrilegious.
Here we go...AGAIN :R :h
Ya beat me to the punch, spoon.
We're gonna need a big cemetery.powderman426 wrote:
You guys are trying to finish this old man off aren't you? Putting a Cummin's in a foreign piece of******is sacrilegious.
Here we go...AGAIN :R :h
Ya beat me to the punch, spoon.powderman426 wrote:
You guys are trying to finish this old man off aren't you? Putting a Cummin's in a foreign piece of******is sacrilegious.
Oops... http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/top-10/top-8-most-american-trucks-for-2013.html- You guys are trying to finish this old man off aren't you? Putting a Cummin's in a foreign piece of******is sacrilegious.
- Toyota builds many large heavy duty trucks with diesel engines, which are sold all over Asia. They have not chosen to change their engines to meet the US EPA requirements for the small market they would add. The US is only a part of the Toyota vehicle sales market, which is world wide. (as is Nissan's)
Not sure why Toyota would go to a Cummins, which I really like, had one in my last Dodge pickup and grew up running the same basic engine on irrigation pumps on the farm. Fine engine, but there are many fine diesel engines built today, many of which meet the EPA requirements, and many are from Japan. IMHO you won't find a better diesel than a Yanmar, a Kubota or Isuzu, so why would a Japanese company go for a US built engine?
Dodge started out with a diesel built by Mitsubishi and after a couple of years, switched to the Cummins, which was an off the shelf engine already in production, to use. - I wouldn't put money on this coming to fruition just yet. For years we have been hearing from "sources" about what Toyota is going to do, and for years they have been wrong. I love my Tundra, I think its a great and fun half ton truck. I really wish they would build a HD model, because my next truck will have to have a much higher GVWR that the current Tundra.
Toyota doesn't seem to want to compete with the Big 3 on trucks at a high level. Ever since 2008 or 2009 they have appeared to be satisfied with a small market share. I sure hope this is true, but it sounds unlikely right now. - We're not seeing new half ton trucks powered by Diesel engines to satisfy heavy duty wishes, rather it's meeting regulatory demands for fuel mileage. Demands that today's gas powered engines and steel body trucks cannot comply with. Government says better fuel economy, we customers say keep prices reasonable. Tall order, one which will be met only with existing technologies, like small Diesel engines and aluminum structures. It will, however, provide interesting comments from the yesterday worshippers who lack the ability to appreciate necessary change.
thomasmnile wrote:
45Ricochet wrote:
Hey 3 out of 5 pickup's will have the Cummins. Won't take long before Cummins will reach's 100%, if only the want to be's choose to .... ah forget it :B
CMI is the stock symbol or is it F :H
Now, that is funny!:B
If a Tundra can tow a space shuttle with a 5.7 gas engine, just think what it could do with the diesel.................
The same thing, but at a lower RPM and at high altitude. :W- Now if they'd only bring a 1 ton to the US market. Please, oh please. Yes this is coming from a guy with a shiny new Ford.
