GM is going to offer a small truck diesel!
Gm announced it will offer a diesel option in its small trucks- http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/can-diesel-engines-revitalize-the-small-pickup.html/ Not designed as a big tow vehicle by any m...
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tplife wrote:
Sue Bee is correct, these engines have been around for decades but US EPA sulfur particulate content emission rules made them unavailable for our market. Recent reformulations to low-sulfur diesel (have you seen the price change?) will allow these engines to be a part of the US market, but higher maintenance costs will scare away some buyers due to diesel pm schedules.
Not sure that higher maintenance costs due to being a diesel will necessarily prove true with these engines. Mileage between oil changes on the VW Jetta diesel I used to own was double that of gas models. 1 year 16,000 KM for the diesel and 6 months 8,000 KM for the gas. Mileage between timing belt changes was also greater. Only thing done more often on the diesel was the fuel filter change.
If the price premium isn't too high, both the Ram and small GM diesels will be big sellers in Canada where diesel is the same price or lower than regular gas. 80% of Jettas and 30% of all VW's sold in Canada are diesels and I expect the diesel Cruze will also do very well here.
