Toyota/Cummins.........maybe
"Recently, Nissan signed on board to equip its Titan pickup with the Cummins diesel V8 powerplant, and now Toyota is considering doing the same for its Tundra. According to Rick LoFoso, corporate m...
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N7SJN wrote:
Going back a few years was it Toyota that had a small diesel in a small pu?
Don't know about Toyota, but Izuzu sold a small pickup comparable to the the Toyota Hilux (or whatever the model name was then) that had a 4 cyl. normally aspirated diesel in it. Was gutless, but got great fuel mileage..............which is probably the reason behind Toyota considering the small Cummins V8 diesel for use in the Tundra. The deadline for the outrageous CAFE numbers the EPA imposed on manufacturers is only like 2 years away. An "off the rack", engine already certified to current EPA emissions standards with good fuel economy, is a fast (and cheap) solution for Toyota. Towing/hauling prowess probably has nothing to do with it.
