New Cummins 2.8L Four-Cylinder Diesel Engine

Inside The Next-Generation ½-Ton Diesel EngineYou’ve heard the rumblings of a ½-ton diesel pickup coming to the United States since we wrote “New Cummins V-6 and V-8 Diesel Engines” (Dec. ’06). Our optimism has peaked and been dashed during the last five years as all of the ½-ton pickup manufacturers hinted at—and in some cases announced—and then cancelled their plans to offer a compression-ignition engine in a ½-ton truck. So far, we’ve been promised much (including a mini-truck diesel from Mahindra), but as of today, nothing’s been delivered. The good news is as fuel prices continue to climb, so does the consumer thirst for diesels. Once one manufacturer puts a hole in this dike of demand, we’ll see a flood of efficient diesel pickups finally refresh the United States market. Barring another economic collapse, our crying wolf about ½-ton diesels is about to be a thing of the past.


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