EcoDiesel
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While VW is moving toward the end of buybacks, payments, and fines for eight years of cheating on diesel emission standards, Fiat Chrysler is still in the thick of its own diesel mess involving Jeep SUVs and Ram trucks. On February 2, the U.S. Justice Department offered to let the company move forward if it recalls all 104,000 EcoDiesel models of the Ram 1500 full-size pickup and Jeep Grand Cherokee to modify their engine-control software sold between 2014 and 2016. The company would also have to pay a so-far-unspecified but "substantial" fine for its actions. DON'T MISS: DON'T MISS: EPA says...
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As expected, 2018 Ford F-150 gets V-6 diesel engine option
Ford's best-selling full-size pickup truck will be powered by a diesel engine for the first time in its 70-year history. Monday morning, Ford revealed details of the new diesel-powered 2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke, which it claims will achieve an EPA-estimated fuel-economy rating of 30 mpg highway...
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Justice Department sues Fiat Chrysler over diesel emissions (update)
The U.S. Justice Department sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles yesterday over allegations that diesel engines in its light-duty trucks included equipment to defeat Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests. First reported as impending last week, the suit alleges that FCA fitted up to eight...
Zach Bowman -
2017 Ram, Jeep diesels should be certified by EPA shortly, company says
Fiat Chrysler may have a plan to address EPA complaints regarding software in its 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6, according to comments by CEO Sergio Marchionne. The EPA announced earlier this month that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles had failed to disclose eight separate software routines that affect the...
Stephen Edelstein -
Justice Department launches criminal probe of FCA diesels: report
It's been a busy week for U.S. agencies as they release information on their final actions before a new administration takes office. Yesterday the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly opened a criminal probe into the actions of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over the emission certification of its...
John Voelcker -
2016 Ram 1500 HFE EcoDiesel fuel-economy review: 24-mpg full-size pickup truck
It may not look like it, but the Ram full-size pickup you see here may be one of the more interesting new trucks on the road today. You might view it as this decade's version of the Camaros, Mustangs, and Mopars that emerged in earlier days from back-corner "skunkworks" engineering groups at each...
Andrew Ganz -
Green Car Reports' guide to every diesel car and truck on sale.
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Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Fumes: Technical Service Bulletin For 4x2 Trucks: UPDATE
With the highest rated fuel economy of any full-size pickup truck, the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel has been a smash hit for Fiat Chrysler's truck brand. But now the company has acknowledged that some of the trucks--those with rear-wheel drive rather than four-wheel drive--have an issue with diesel exhaust...
John Voelcker -
2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel HFE's 24-MPG Fuel Efficiency: How They Did It
How the 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel HFE squeezes extra efficiency out of Ram's diesel half-ton truck.
Stephen Edelstein -
2015 Pickup Truck Fuel Economy: Ford Vs Ram Vs Chevy, Who's Best?
We compare rated fuel economy of the top-selling full-size pickup trucks.
Stephen Edelstein -
2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Production To Double: 1 In 5 Trucks To Get Diesel
Ram is increasing EcoDiesel truck production to meet demand.
Stephen Edelstein -
Ram 1500 Diesel Pickup Fuel Economy: Drivers Beat Mileage Ratings In Real-World Use
This year's full-size pickup truck sales are surging, driven at least in part by increased U.S. oil production, according to Ford chief economist Emily Kolinski Morris. Ironic, eh? But new pickups sold today are far more fuel-efficient than those offered even a couple of years ago--and the highest...
John Voelcker -
Well, OK, perhaps the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel doesn't have an engine actually designed by Maserati. But, hey, what other pickup truck can claim to use even the same engine as sexy, sinuous, six-figure Italian luxury sport sedans? As cleverly pointed out by Ward's Auto, the new diesel Ram 1500 full-size pickup truck uses the same 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 engine that's fitted to both the Maserati Quattroporte and the new 2014 Maserati Ghibli sedans--in Europe. North American buyers, unaccustomed to diesels in passenger cars--except for those from longtime diesel stalwarts Volkswagen and...
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Logs 8,000 Orders In Three Days
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is already getting plenty of attention from truck buyers.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Fuel Economy: 23 MPG Combined
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel's EPA fuel-economy ratings are in.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: Diesel SUV Fuel Economy Tested
Diesel engines are now offered in a growing number of passenger vehicles on sale this year and next, especially crossovers and sport utilities. The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel is one of two popular models this year that offer a good test of how attractive buyers find today's modern diesels...
John Voelcker -
2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Tested At 28 MPG On Highway
The nation's only diesel half-ton truck may also be its most fuel-efficient.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Unveiled: 240 HP, Higher Fuel Economy
Chrysler-Fiat took the wraps off its long-anticipated 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, the first light-duty pickup truck to be offered with a diesel engine in many years. The new diesel pickup uses the same 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 already fitted to the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel utility vehicle...
John Voelcker -
Diesel has taken quite some time to catch on in the U.S, but several manufacturers are finally seeing the potential of compression ignition--and the range of available cars is increasing. That's good news for buyers wanting to eke out the most miles to every gallon, particularly on long, steady trips. But who will win the diesel war over the next year, now that significant models have started to hit the market? The first of the challengers has to be Chevy, not least because its Cruze Diesel has bumped Volkswagen off its perch by offering the highest-mpg diesel available. Its 46 mpg EPA...
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Next Diesel Candidate For Chrysler: Full-Size 300 Sedan?
Is Chrysler planning to introduce a third diesel-powered vehicle, after its 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel and the Ram 1500 diesel pickup truck? According to Saad Chehab, head of the Chrysler brand, the automaker is considering a diesel version of its full-size four-door sedan model, the...
John Voelcker -
2014 Ram 1500 Pickup Truck To Get Diesel Engine
The 2013 Ram 1500 pickup is already the most efficient vehicle in its class, a lead set to extend further when Chrysler introduces a diesel model to the range. The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel will get Chrysler's 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engine, as seen in the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel. In that...
Antony Ingram -
Will Jeep Wrangler Diesel Be Chrysler's Next EcoDiesel?
Chevy's Cruze Diesel is getting all the headlines, but there's another U.S.-built diesel due out this year--the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel. The V-6, 240-horsepower EcoDiesel is expected to achieve 28 mpg highway, and a combined figure in the mid-20s. For its type, that's not bad at all. It...
Antony Ingram -
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: Live Photos From Detroit Auto Show
The Jeep Grand Cherokee isn't usually what people think of when you say "green car," but the new diesel version that's coming for 2014 moves it somewhat closer to that category. Unveiled first thing Monday morning, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel is part of an updated 2014 lineup for the...
John Voelcker -
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: The Diesel Jeep Returns
It's been rumored for more than a year; now it's reality. This morning at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel will be unveiled by Jeep as part of a comprehensive update to the three-year-old sport utility vehicle. Fitted to European versions of the Grand Cherokee already...
John Voelcker