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What's New for Trucks 2004
Headrests are in for 2004. GM lead the way a
few years ago and this year rear seat headrests are available in all trucks.
Dodge
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December, 2003 - New High Output
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In our continuing effort to drive
excellence to your showroom floor, Dodge is pleased to announce the
availability of a new 5.9L High Output Cummins 325/600 Turbo Diesel with
enhanced performance and 50 state certification on all Dodge Ram Heavy
Duty pickups.
With Best-In-Class Torque, Towing, GCWR and GVWR, the 2004.5 Dodge Ram
Heavy Duty Cummins 325/600 will be the strongest heavy-duty pickup truck
on the market.
Now available in all 50 states, the Dodge Ram Heavy Duty with the new
Cummins 325/600 Turbo Diesel delivers confidence, dominating the
full-size diesel pickup market with 600 lb.-ft of torque and the ability
to tow 16,400 lbs. |
Dodge drops the V10 in HD trucks.
SRT-10, Dodges sport truck with V-10, 6 speed
manual tranny, 500 HP, 525 Torque
Ford
Harley truck moves from the F150 to the F250.
A diesel Harley?
Super Duties finally have folding rear seats
in the back of crew cab. Seats fold up and a steel loading shelf folds out
similar to Dodge Quad cab.
The Power Stroke looses pilot injection,
which helped lower NOx emissions and made the diesel engine quieter. The ICP
sensor was moved from the rear of the engine to the front. The glow plugs
are longer, larger water pump, larger EGR Cooler, and larger oil rail.
All new F150 for 04 read article
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GM
| December 5, 2003
Duramax 6600 Provides Major Improvements In
Power, Torque, and Emissions
PONTIAC, MICH. -
GM's Duramax 6600 6.6L turbo-diesel V-8
engine will provide higher power and torque ratings and major
emission improvements beginning in January 2004.
Silverado and Sierra 2500HD and 3500
Series trucks with the Duramax 6600 and the Allison automatic
transmission will receive a new version of the engine with 310 hp @
3100 rpm, 10 more horsepower than before. The engine also features a
higher torque rating of 590 lb-ft @ 1600 rpm, a 70 lb-ft increase
over its previous maximum high. At the same time, Duramax 6600 NOx
emissions have been reduced almost by half. |
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Full size vans have electronic stability
systems for better control on curves and slick roads.
1500 in a crew cab with 5'7" bed
Quadrasteer option drops to $1995 with more
options standard.
Nissan
First full size truck and SUV, the Titan and
Armada read article click.
Toyota
Crew cab coming, larger frame and bed, same
engine and transmission..
Freightliner
M2 100 model, a 1-ton cab and chassis with
19.5 tires and hydraulic brakes, for more
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