2014 BS and Chat Thread!

[DMan1198]

Luckily ford covered the engine under warranty. Otherwise I think it's 10k (I didn't feel like quoting because that was starting to get ridiculous)

[ellis93]

Oh Schit!
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2014 ... iesel.html

Yup, Dodge really Focked Up not signing that contract with Cummins after they did all that R&D for them.

i cant wait.........it may be my first btand new truck

[Tacoclaw]

That ugly ass Toyota? I wouldn't care if it came factory with the holy grail of engines, I wouldn't be caught dead in that thing.

[ellis93]

That ugly ass Toyota? I wouldn't care if it came factory with the holy grail of engines, I wouldn't be caught dead in that thing.

Liar.....you drive a dodge,not to many things are uglier

[cmann250]

Oh Schit!
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2014 ... iesel.html

[ellis93]

Oh Schit!
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2014 ... iesel.html

Meh......whatever that thing could be a kick a$$ family hauler.

[AHineman]

For that $$$$ I'd get a new Ram with the 6.7 Cummins. Forget that Yoda stuff.

[ihredneck]

Now I'm really curious what happened to the PS!

[ihredneck]

Oh Schit!
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2014 ... iesel.html

Yup, Dodge really Focked Up not signing that contract with Cummins after they did all that R&D for them.

Do explain...

[DMan1198]

I think the Titan will look better, but they are still 1/2 tons so they're like a family hauler with some extra towing power. I want to test drive one of them just to see how the cummins does in it

[cmann250]

If I recall correctly, the Cummins in question is a 5.0L DOHC V6. So you're going to have an engine that has none of the characteristics that we all know and love. It's likely going to have excessive emission equipment on it.

Sounds to me like it's an option that will cost too much, not perform like expected, get marginally better fuel economy, run on a more expensive fuel, and pretty much be a novelty.

But this is from a guy that will likely never buy a new truck in the next two decades.

What's next? International is going to break into the 1/2 ton market by getting a diesel in the Honda Ridgeline? Puh-lease!

[RCCUMMINS89]

5.0 V8..... it is a completely different engine than the "Cummins" that the world is used to. It may be better, it may suck butt.

All I know.... expect a $50k truck get low 20 for fuel economy, when the world has the technology to get 35 out of it.

[DMan1198]

Yup 5.0 v8. There is an industrial version that'll use different turbos, and ECM mapping. I think it'd be a neat engine to swap an h1000 pump (inline pump with dynamic timing) and see what kind of mileage you could get

[cmann250]

All I know.... expect a $50k truck get low 20 for fuel economy, when the world has the technology to get 35 out of it.

Case closed. I couldn't say it any better myself.

Is it out anywhere yet? Europe?

[DMan1198]

They're just in the testing phase. I think production is expected to begin either late this year, or sometime next year