Michele's EcoDiesel

I must say the torque of this little diesel is impressive. 240 hp 420 ft. lbs. Pretty quiet for a diesel engine too. No smoke and no smell. 8 speed auto keeps the engine up in its power band range nicely. Hopefully it gets it advertised mpg ratings of 22 city 30 hwy. 

I like diesels owned a few driven a not more in Europe on travel. If setup correctly Transmission and gear ratio they run real nice.  It is a little hard to get used to max torque at low RPMs.   

My current diesel only get 7 mph of course it is 40 feet long.

Gary, the engine is a Italian built V.M. Motori 3.0 V6. It is wholly owned by Fiat Powertrain. They were owned at one time by GM and Penske. DaimlerChrysler had them for a short stint. 

Here's a interesting tid bit of info regarding this engine. GM messed up again.

Will the the hood stay locked on this one or will there be some modifications? 

 

I pulled into a gas station and was stumped for a second or two seeing one getting pumped with diesel thinking the guy made a mistake in pumps.

johnu said: Nice!

 Hmm, I did put a lift kit in my '14 Silverado shortly after I bought it. Then the Challenger got a couple mods after delivery. More to come after the warranty is up . So chances are, something is going to get tweaked under the hood as soon as someone comes out with a decent power package. I've read that Gale Banks Engineering has been toying around with these engines. <crossing fingers> But for now no one is really doing much until the demand for these engines goes up.