Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Well the 5.0 Cummins will not make the fuel mileage that the 3.0 VM will and fuel mileage is what Fiat was going for. Would the baby Cummins make a better towing engine, yes but at the cost of fuel mileage.
Also VM is owned by Fiat so cost will be lower. It's smarter to in source then out source. Cost and quality can be controlled better not that Cummins has any quality issues. The 5.0 just did not fit the bill for what Fiat was trying to achieve. For Nissan and Toyota it makes perfect sense. They get the reputation that comes with Cummins and they can jump into the 2500 market. It's a win win for them.
Don
Don not so. The fully emission equipped test mules were pushing 25-30 mpg. Don't ask how I know, just look at where I live.
