Cummins announced in October that DaimlerChrysler would be the major customer for its new family of light-duty, clean diesel engines, which it plans to have rolling out of its Columbus, Indiana, engine plant no later than 2009. The new engines will have strong, light Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) blocks, and are designed to power vehicles below 8500 lb gross-vehicle weight.
Neither DaimlerChrysler nor Cummins would comment on the configuration of the new family. However, they will use some of the technology developed during a nine-year partnership between Cummins and the Department of Energy to produce two new fuel-efficient diesel engines.
This program produced a 4.2L V6 and a 5.6 L V8 for 2009 that are capable of meeting EPA Tier II and CARB LEV II emissions standards. Dodge Trucks provided vehicle and installation-design assistance for the project, so the V8 was tested in a Ram. It developed 325 hp and 500 lbs-ft while returning 22.1mpg. The V6 had a Durango for its testbed and delivered 270 hp and 420 lb-ft with 22.1 mpg...
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