First drive Ram 1500 diesel
1500 Ram diesel Nice review ,I think they like it and clears up some points on why Ram did not use the 5.0 Cummins
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tragusa3 wrote:The new 1/2 ton Nissan, with the 5.0 Cummins diesel V8, projected for 2015-2016, could very well fill this void. No doubt this engine, with close to 550 ft. lbs. of torque is more than capable of towing 10,000 - 13,000 lbs.
Yep. A lot of folks could use everything about the 2500, but don't need a fire breathing 800 ftlb engine.
I bet they could greatly increase sales on this one if they just gave it that extra 300-500 pounds of payload. It's quite frustrating really.
The question is whether Nissan will bump up the payload to accommodate the increased tonque/pin weights. Payload and tow capacity are relatively easy R&D fixes. The true issue is fuel economy. If this Nissan 5.0 Cummins diesel can pull off a real-world, repeatable, 21-22 mpg highway, Nissan will have an opportunity to fill that huge void in payload/tow/MPG capabililty that currently exists between the 1/2 and 3/4 ton segment. If this Nissan 5.0 diesel gets less than 20 mpg highway, then IMO it's not going to do well. Potential buyers will simply purchase a Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins--a proven, full-featured 3/4 ton, tow-monster, instead. From all accounts, the 2014 Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins with DEF has been producing a pretty consistent 16-18 mpg highway.
