re: 1/2 ton diesel engines

This thread is great

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Non-existant market, as the 5.0 cummins proved.

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Agreed.
These manufactures aren't here to dump hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, into R&D for a market of +-5% of truck buyers.
The other 95% in the market for a PICKUP TRUCK, mostly don't care if they can spin the tires or the 0-60 time and if they do, they'll be looking at aftermarket parts/tunes. Hell, most probably wouldn't be in the market for a truck period.

They only reason I'd consider the more expensive, crappier mileage, larger diesel option would be for the increased towing capacity. Then again, if I am regularly towing that much weight that I need more than a 10-11K Lbs capacity, I would be in the 3/4 ton market. But I don't and am not; which is why I drive a half ton. So give me the smaller diesel that is cheaper and far better on fuel.


Hell, I'd have to imagine that most people only look at diesel half tons, are willing to be early adopters, and pay a little more for it than an equivalent gas model, is because they are concerned about mileage in the first place. It's why they are even a thing in my opinion.