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With a strong OEM presence at SEMA, automakers are forced to bring The Badass to the masses. Toyota has apparently been overrun with requests from customers for some form of diesel motivation in its Tundra pickup and the automaker has responded… sort of… with the Tundra Dually Diesel. Toyota utilized two Tundra CrewMax pickups that were joined at the hip to lengthen the frame and add an additional foot to the bed. Although the majority of the Tundra Dually Diesel is bespoke show material, the drivetrain has been pulled straight from a Hino medium duty truck, with the only exception being a custom split driveshaft.
The crown jewel of the Dually is a JO8E 8.0-liter inline six turbodiesel, making around 300 HP and 600 lb.-ft. of torque. Shoehorning that kind of mill into the tight confines of the Tundra proved to be a challenge. The body had to be lifted off the frame by three inches and after some hacking and chopping of the firewall, they were finally able to fit the 1,500 pound engine into the bay. Between fitting the oil burner into the snout and mating it to a five-speed Allison tranny, the interior accoutrements have suffered - the HVAC controls are nonfunctional and the massive stick is there to provide additional leverage when shifting gears.
Mike Levine has a great write up covering all the details of the Tundra Dually Diesel, which is worth a read. And even though this mutha’ runs, don’t expect a production version to make it to dealers any time soon.
We’ve added Toyota’s press release after the jump.
Gallery: Toyota Tundra Diesel Dually Project Vehicle
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And you thought U.S. automakers were guilty of the world’s worst badge engineerings jobs! It’s bad enough that both Citroen and Peugeot took the Mitsubishi Outlander and made the C-Crosser and 4007 clones, but here we have two new compact commercial vans from these companies that are virtually identical. Just pick which logo you’d like on the misshapen schnoz and you’re good to go. The Citroen Nemo and Peugeot Blipper (seriously?) are actually pretty interesting to look at. These purpose built mini vans will do the work of a Chevy HHR Panel in Europe and get much better gas mileage to boot. Either vehicle can be ordered with a 75 HP 1.4L gas or 70 HP 1.4L HDi diesel engine, so they certainly can’t go as fast or haul as much as what we Yanks are used to, but European commercial customers will likely find them more than adequate. And they can haul thanks to a 1,345 lb. payload rating and useable cargo space that amounts to 66 cubic feet. The front passenger seat can also be stored beneath the floor to increase the cargo room to 107 cubic feet. Just don’t come to us asking which one you should buy.
[Source: Citroen and Peugeot]
Gallery: Citroen Nemo
Gallery: Peugeot Bipper
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Chrysler has just released details on its commercial-grade Dodge Grand Caravan Cargo Van, which has tradesmen, small business owners, and other small fleet customers in its crosshairs (pun fully intended). Since it’s a work vehicle, the second and third row seats have been eliminated. This creates 143.8 cubic feet of storage capacity in back, and to keep it from getting instantly trashed, the cargo floor is covered with an industrial-grade material. The interior trim for the second- and third-row seating areas can also be deleted completely, as the working man’s Grand Caravan is designed to be a blank slate that upfitters can customize for role-specific duties.
The forward compartment is equipped with YES Essentials fabric seats, a decent stereo, the to-be-expected variety of cupholders, power outlets, and storage areas, and a rubberized floor capable of withstanding daily punishment. Powered by Chrysler’s 175-horsepower 3.3L flex-fuel V6, the Grand Caravan Cargo Van sports a 17/24 city/highway EPA rating. 16-inch steelies and a heavy-duty suspension are standard, and both the dual sliders and rear hatch are manually operated. While a panelized version isn’t currently offered, the existing rear glass is tinted dark for maximum privacy, so you’ll have to moosh your face right up against it to see what goodies your local bakery’s hauling back there.
[Source: Chrysler LLC]
Gallery: 2008 Dodge Caravan Cargo Van
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Volkswagen has announced recently that it is expecting for profit and sales to rise this year especially since the Skoda Fabia and Audi A5 models are doing pretty well in the market plus the corporate overhaul that the company is employing is reducing production costs.
The companys chief executive Martin Winterkorn announced during the companys annual conference that it is expecting profit before interest, taxes and one-time items to be higher than the 4.4 billion euros or $5.78 billion i…
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It should be noted that last year Volkswagen has shed 6% off its workforce and reached a five-day week agreement with its German workers. Europes largest automaker and maker of Volkswagen tail lights, is planning to roll out 28 new models of which includes a new version of the Golf which would hopefully drive sales growth up.
According to Martin Winterkorn, Innovative products, competitive costs, productive processes and an aggressive position in the markets will enable us to put the com…
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In February, dealers sold a total of 1,254,924 vehicles in the United States. The figure is just 1,254,924 vehicles in the same month last year. The February sales record divulged that international brand sales reached 576,979 vehicles or 46 percent of the total auto market share in the US.
Largely, February 2006 auto sales in the U.S. were mixed with Ford dropping 13 percent and GM picking up three percent. The Toyota Motor Corp. led the pack with a combined 12 percent jump in monthly sa…
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Volkswagen has announced recently that it is expecting for profit and sales to rise this year especially since the Skoda Fabia and Audi A5 models are doing pretty well in the market plus the corporate overhaul that the company is employing is reducing production costs.
The companys chief executive Martin Winterkorn announced during the companys annual conference that it is expecting profit before interest, taxes and one-time items to be higher than the 4.4 billion euros or $5.78 billion i…
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The Navistar International Corporation, the parent company of International Truck and Engine Corporation, earlier entered into a consent injunction with Ford Motor Co. in which it resumes the production and shipment of the 6.4L Power Stroke diesel engines which are intended for the automakers Super Duty pickup trucks. The automaker, in the said injunction, is expected to pay without deductions.
The International Truck and Engine Corporation has been Fords exclusive diesel engine supplier …
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In February, dealers sold a total of 1,254,924 vehicles in the United States. The figure is just 1,254,924 vehicles in the same month last year. The February sales record divulged that international brand sales reached 576,979 vehicles or 46 percent of the total auto market share in the US.
Largely, February 2006 auto sales in the U.S. were mixed with Ford dropping 13 percent and GM picking up three percent. The Toyota Motor Corp. led the pack with a combined 12 percent jump in monthly sa…
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It is not a bird. It is not a plane. But this four-wheeled stuff does have a superhero name: The Avenger.
Remember the movie The Incredibles? In the Justice League, Superman there was Clark Kent, Batman is Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman is Princess Diana, Flash is Barry Allen and the list goes on and on. What about Avenger?
The Avenger is not a part of the Justice League. It does not even have notable powers. However, it boasts abilities that are beyond compare. This is the reason why au…
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