Nissan and cummins.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

mrkoje wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Shame RAM let that one get away.

I don't think its a shame - Ram was/is going for fuel economy out of a 1500 series truck. Which is why they have a 3.0L they call an Ecodiesel. The 5.0L Cummins wouldn't have made much sense in a 1500 platform especially with Ram offering the 6.7L Cummins in a 2500.

I don't think the economy would have been much different. Reports of 23mpg are not hard to obtain. My 98 12V 2wd 5 speed will do that no problem on the freeway.

Well the Ecodiesel in the Ram puts out 28MPG with various customer reports of even higher. I don't believe the 5.0L Cummins mated with a Nissan truck will be pulling anything close to that. I could be wrong but will have to wait to find out. All I'm saying is that it isn't a "shame" that Ram passed on the 5.0L Cummins. That engine just wasn't what Ram was looking for in a small displacement diesel for fuel economy. I do think it's a perfect fit for Nissan or Toyota or any manufacturer that wants to make a heavier duty 1500 series truck with more capability than the other 1500s on the market but yet more nimble than a traditional 3/4 ton.

Like another poster said though - Ford has the 2000lb payload beat with their F150 when equipped with the HD payload and Max tow packages. So we'll see where this Nissan takes us - it's a market for sure albeit we don't really know how large.