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Originally Posted by gerry
i hope nissan goes with a cat diesel motor cat has the best low end torque over any diesel motor out there
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I heard that Caterpillar wasn't interested in the light-duty p.u. market as far as creating a oil burner for that market segment.
Actually, Cummins by far is the only diesel offered in light-duty P.U.'s that has a heavy duty service rating. The Ford Power Stroke and Duramax do not.
If you've ever looked at pictures of the interal parts of the three diesels, Duramax, Cummins, and Powerstroke; pistons, rods, crankshafts, you'd see the evidence. The Cummins 5.9 internals are so much huskier, and also there's less moving parts, as the Cummins is a straight line six, while other two are V8's. It's not unusual to hear about those Cummins powered Dodges going 300,000 miles or more without a tear-down.