Nissan Diesel Pickup Truck Announced w/ new Cummins 5.0L V8 Engine

[DeereMann]

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My read of this situation is that when Chrysler declared bankruptcy & were bought out by Fiat, Fiat negated plans for this engine in the half ton pickup (see thread about Fiat diesel in Ram half ton pickups) so Cummins found another pickup truck OEM.

Sure wish it would have been GM instead.

Oh well. This was announced minutes ago to the press.

 

[Diamondpilot]

This will be interesting. Still dont think a 1/2 ton diesel is viable with powerful gassers like the Eco Boost.

Its in one of the best truck platforms so it has that going for it.

Tranny will need to be serious.

Chris

 

[Lt CHEG]

That's great news. The more new diesels out there the better. Maybe this will drive Ford to put their smaller Powerstroke into a pickup and GM to put their 4.5 liter Duramax in their pickups. GM already committed to building a pickup with a smaller diesel and rumor has it that it would be the new Colorado. Maybe they will also bring out a half ton diesel too.

I wish I could get a 3/4 ton pickup with an engine in this power category too. I need the suspension to handle the weight of my tractor but I couldn't care less how fast I drive when I've got 16,000 pounds behind me. Heck I would have gladly opted for a 5.3 liter V8 in my last 3/4 truck instead of the 6.0 liter if I could have. I would love to get the better mileage of a smaller engine the 2/3 of the time that I'm not towing and would gladly live with fairly sluggish acceleration for the times that I'm towing.

Regardless nice job Cummins and Nissan!