 Re: Indian automakers aim to eat Detroit's lunch
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Originally Posted by Lunk  Initially, they will be offered with a 5 spd auto only (too bad...).
I think that the current crop of small trucks has gotten away from what was appealing in the first place - small size, utility, low price, and fuel economy. Do we really need a 260+ hp in a "small" truck??? Every year they make them bigger, and more powerful (and way more expensive!). My brother has a Nissan Frontier crew-cab 4x4. It's a **** nice truck, but almost 30k???
To think that manufacturers wonder why the sales have tanked...All the companies around here that used to run "mini" trucks exclusively now run full-size, with very little trade-off in price and/or mileage...
YIKES! | Maybe this might force the hands of the other mfgs to offer diesels in F150-class trucks. They don't need the torque of the current diesels offered in the RAM 2500 and F250 Super Duty, but a 4-cyl. Cummins in a RAM 1500, or a smaller Power Stroke in an F150 would offer great fuel economy, while still having respectable torque for towing. This would also go a long way towards meeting the upcoming fuel economy requirements.
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