From Canwest News Service
DaimlerChrysler’s Dodge and Jeep truck divisions will expand their diesel engine offerings in 2007, with the Dodge ram pickup trucks to become the first Chrysler Group vehicles to benefit from parent company Mercedes-Benz’s ultra-clean BLUETEC diesel engine technology.
The 2007 Dodge ram 2500 and 3500 series heavy duty pickups will be fitted with a new 6.7-litre Cummins turbo diesel engine that uses a self-cleaning diesel particulate filter designed to “virtually eliminate particulate matter emissions” (aka soot) and an exhaust catalyst that the company says reduces oxides of nitrogen — known as NOx — by up to 90 per cent. The new engine replaces the 5.9-litre Cummins turbo diesel that was available in 2006 Ram 2500 and 3500 models.