diesel issue

I know I know.. there are soooo many topic on this.. but check this out.. I got the word that the Dodge Ram 1500 is getting a small block diesel for 2014 model.. So Toytoa corp better wake up and smell the damn coffee.. oh yeah Oz... yep bring on the diesel and heated mirrors...

 

If it aint a Cummins, I don't want it. Dodge is good at one thing, and one thing only, and that's a Cummins motor.

 

they are releasing it in the 2015 model tacoma i heard. i hope so toyota as a whole company will fold without it

 

its releasing in 2016 in tacomas, already confirmet.

 

I don't know what kind but they saying an " eco-diesel" with 8 spd tranny. so.. best bet is watch it roll out this coming fall.. and let stack up agaist the known cummins engine. yep let the rumor mill run for the taco...

 

Don't give dodge credit for something they didn't do.

Cummins is good at one thing and it's cummins

 

Tacomas are not competing with Dodge rams. So I doubt it will hurt the popularity of the Tacoma. In turn, no diesel.

 

http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/ecodiesel/

I expect typical Chrysler quality, but I bet its fuel milage will exceed that of a Tacoma. I laughed when I read the line "legendary TorqueFlite eight speed transmission", as if something so recently on the market could be legendary. Or are they already legendary in the transmission shops?

 

how true landphil....I heard they have some tranny problems.. 8 spd? really? nothing wrong with 5 or 6 spd tranny. I just stick to taco.
Its a shame to see Ford, chevy and dodge down the shit hole with thier problems. while toyota have is shares of minor problems.. cant really complain about the toytoa motor or tranny. they built it like an amour tank..

 

In my opinion the only thing lacking in my Tacoma is better fuel economy. And cup holders.

Does anyone know if the removable cup holders for the rectangular opening in front of the shifter used in the 2012 models will fit the 2005?

 

Yes

 

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cummins is made by cummins. not dodge.

 

maybe.


it was my understanding that diesel, similar to petrol, have requirements per emissions ouput and this is calculated against the weight of the vehicle which is broken up into categories.

where as small vehicles are only allowed so much, medium, and large.

the small are possible hence the VW/AUDI TDI series.

the medium though, which is where the tacos are, cannot achieve the power/torque to make it worth it, without exceeding the new diesel emission requirements despite this new piss tank addititive.

where as large are much more leniant, BUT have a higher road tax.

 

I hope they add more cup holders. We could never have enough.

 

How the heck do we know what's coming out in 2016

 

My regular cab sits three, barely. It has six cup holders. How many more do I need?

 

how long has it been since you drove a dodge truck? The late 90's? They really hot the mark on the fourth gen (09 up) trucks...up to par with anything else out there

And no, it isn't a Cummins...it's a VM Motori 3.0...same one chrysler used in the GC a few years ago...and the same they use in a bunch of their vehicles in europe

 

Hey, he's back! Glad to see ya around landphil.

LOL or maybe you've been here the whole time but I haven't seen ya around in a while.

Either way...

 

I've been around, less than normal with summer business, a holiday...and wasn't posting very often at all when I did stop in. Maybe my TW addiction is flaring up again.