If toyota was to have a diesel......

How could you justify spending 20k on that.

I could see it if you reeealllllyyyyyyy wanted a diesel and your 4.0 just blew up or something but throwing away a perfectly good engine for that seems like such a waste.

 

20k buys sooooo much gas!

 

I like the performance figures for the Ram 1500 diesel. 240hp, 420 ft lbs torque, 28mpg highway. Stuff that into a Tacoma with the 8spd auto and even the common sense part of me might be swayed to deal with the inconviences and pay the premium knowing the pay back is questionable.

 

I have heard rumors but is it official for a 1500 diesel?
Its too bad the truck will likely fall apart like ever other ram so far.

 

Autoguide has a review on the 2014 Ram EcoDiesel and if I could figure out how to copy and paste the address on this iPad I'd save you the trouble of a search.

The engine was developed by Italian VM Motori. The company is owned by both GM and Fiat. The engine design and developement was originally commissioned to go into a Cadillac (excuse my while I control my gag reflex) but not used. VM retained the rights to the engine and is able to supply it to any manufacturer that wants it.

Curious if there is a trend emerging where more and more power train components will be developed by specialists for use in multiple platforms of multiple manufactures.

 

not a new trend, accept the italian part.

I think maybe the US guys sat down and that "who makes worse stuff than us, that isn't china" and now we have a pile of new italian crap coming this way..

HOPEFULLY the diesel wont fit into that category

corolla-chevy nova-geo prism
dsm mitsubishi eclipse-plymouth laser- eagle talon
dodge raider, mitsu rocky- (other)
toyota matrix-pontiac vibe-well here

toyota's 1zz engine for example
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Toyota Corolla CE/LE/S/VE, Fielder, Runx (Japan), Altis (Asia)
Toyota Allion
Toyota Premio
Toyota Vista and Vista Ardeo
WiLL VS
Toyota Caldina
Chevrolet Prizm
Pontiac Vibe
Toyota Celica GT
Toyota Matrix XR
Toyota Avensis
Toyota Opa
Toyota Isis
Toyota Wish
Lotus Elise[4]
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Celica GT
Toyota MR2 Spyder
Toyota Wish 1.8
WiLL VS

But i do think all of the products as far as us companys are getting more intermingled.

 

Yup, a colleague overseas was issued a diesel Hilux qud-cab Toyota, pictured next to another buddies Nissan Patrol.

Also, I think the Chevy in the last pic is a mid-sized diesel.

 

I would chose a 4bd1t or 4bd2t it an Isuzu engine they are a 3.1L displacement and would probably not be heavier than the 4.0 V6 that tacoma has as an option. They make an bolt up kit that lets you bolt ant chevy trans to it so the trans would probably be an 700R4.