Posted by MoparNorm on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 11:15PM :
In Reply to: Any ideas on when the mid duty will be built? posted by Allen Patnode on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 10:01PM :
But burned with dignity....= )
I don't know Allen, "it" * has been rumored every year since 1998, first the jerries killed it, then it was on track, then put back a year. Service Techs were trained to work on it but it was never released, then it was built at the Saltillo plant where the 3500's come from, but for Mexico only, then it was rumored to be out this coming Spring, now I'm worried that the fuel prices may back burner it again!
MN
*4500 and 5500 models might be Rams badged as Freightliners or Mercs or Mercs like the Sprinter badged as Rams, don't know yet. From Alpar;
"Dodge is reportedly moving into the medium duty truck segment, re-activating a pre-takeover plan. No word on how this will come out since it probably wouldn't have a universal-style frame. “ccox” wrote (edited):
The truck will be a dual badge unit- Dodge and Sterling. It will use Dodge sheet metal and a Dodge cab. The frame is Sterling (Freightliner) engineered and built, and gross vehicle weight will be offered from 13,500 to 19,500 pounds. The Cummins "B" 6.7 liter engine will provide motorvation, while the NV5600 six-speed manual transmission and an automatic will put power to the wheels. Cabs will probably be standard and quad. Styling is definitely Ram-based. Eventually, a Mercedes diesel and the Chrysler automated manual transmission may be added. Sterling is also getting a rebadged Fuso, while Freightliner will drop the Sprinter (which will only be sold by Dodge) in 2007; and Freightliner is preparing a replacement for the Sprinter, the MT35, designed to fill the Sprinter’s role but engineered for American needs and whims"
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