2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel V-6 - Car and Driver
Chrysler sees its 3. 0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 as fulfilling an unmet demand in the full-size-pickup segment and as a complement to its V-6 and V-8 gas engines and the HD trucks’ 6. 7-liter Cummins turbo-diesel. Although final EPA estimates aren’t available, Chrysler did announce that it expects highway fuel economy in the high 20s. We have every reason to believe that’s reasonable, as the several-hundred-pounds-lighter Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel is already... As with every other turbo-diesel on the planet, the EcoDiesel V-6’s calling card is torque, and lots of it—in this case 420 lb-ft, available from 2000 rpm. Chrysler says the 3. 0 EcoDiesel engine weighs only 50 more pounds than the Hemi V-8, which is light for a diesel. Keeping extra pounds out of the nose contributes to the EcoDiesel’s feeling of agility, something the big-dog Cummins diesel in heavy-duty Rams can’t claim. Even though the 6. 7-liter Cummins in HD Rams offers a sick 30,000 pounds of towing muscle , the EcoDiesel V-6 is still rated for a healthy 9200 pounds. And there it is. The 3. 0-liter EcoDiesel for now has the half-ton diesel market to itself, although Nissan has confirmed it will enter the fray with its next-gen Titan. Source: www.caranddriver.com
