Chrysler has announced that the automaker will start producing light - duty
diesel pickups after 2009.
Not exact matches
What makes this event even more interesting is that the reveal comes just six months
after Nissan announced that the next generation Titan half - ton
pickup truck would feature a
diesel: a 5L engine, also supplied by Cummins.
The Silverado has both of the other domestics beat at the scales, though, since even a 7,300 - pound curb weight is svelte when it comes to full - size
diesel pickups —
after all, that's 160 pounds less than the Ford and a whopping 500 pounds lighter than the RAM.
But it comes just six months
after Diaz unveiled plans to put a booming turbo - charged Cummins 5.0 - liter V - 8
diesel into the next generation of the full - sized Titan
pickup.
After launching the all - new Titan full - size
pickup XD with its
diesel engine, Nissan has debuted the half - ton V8 gasoline - powered Titan at the 2016 New York International Auto Show.
, with increased fuel economy (an estimated 4 percent)- Best - in - class performance: 0 - 60 mph in under 7 seconds - New interiors with premium seating, soft - touch materials, redesigned controls, floor console with shifter, and nearly double the storage options - More than 35 new or improved features - Industry - first RamBox cargo management system (crew cab) includes versatile, weatherproof, lockable, illuminated and drainable storage bins built into bed rails (a total of 8.6 cubic feet of space);
pickup bed divider / 2 - foot bed extender; and cargo rail system with four sliding, adjustable cleats - RamBox bins hold up to 10 cases of 12 - ounce beverages, or other gear for work or leisure - First - in - segment «store in the floor» storage bins with removable liners, big enough for ten 12 - ounce beverages and ice - First - in - segment heated and ventilated front seats - Heated rear seats also available - Heated steering wheel a first for any Dodge vehicle - First - in - segment coil - spring, multilink rear suspension fitted to a solid rear axle provides ride and handling capabilities unexpected in a
pickup truck - First - in - segment live SIRIUS Backseat TV ™ - First - in - segment surround - sound audio system - More than 30 safety features, including standard four - wheel Anti-lock Brake System and Electronic Stability Program with Hill Start Assist and Trailer Sway Control - All - new 2009 Dodge Ram to arrive this fall - Light - duty
diesel to arrive
after 2009; two - mode hybrid powertrain to be offered in 2010 model year