Toyota Tundra With Cummins Diesel Engine

Of course you can still get a more affordable Tundra with a gasoline engine.

Toyota tundra with cummins diesel engine. If it actually arrives the Toyota Tundra Diesel wont have any big surprises beneath the hood. That being said Toyota has been very strategic. The Tundra is known as one of the most reliable full-size.

The news is a little shocking that they will be using a version of the same 50L V8 Cummins that Nissan announced just a few months ago. According to a WardsAuto forecast the Tundra will get a 50L turbodiesel V-8 from engine-maker Cummins likely when the next-generation Tundra. We reached out to Toyota and they had this to say.

Designed from the ground up to be lightweight and compact the 1VD-FTV debuted at the Paris Auto Show in 2006 for use in the Landcruiser 200 series wagon. In case the oil-chugging manufacturer doesnt do anything the 50-liter V8 Cummins will continue to deliver exactly 310 horsepower and 555 pound-feet of torque. 2019 Toyota Tundra Diesel gets a new Cummins engine The biggest and most likely the only major change on this version will be a new powertrain.

Toyota said Cummins would bring instant name recognition to the table. Then both of these trucks would benefit from an improved fuel economy and more torque. In addition two petrol engines are available as well.

Toyota may take a dip into diesel with the next Tundra and share the Cummins ISV50 V-8 with Nissan. It will most likely be the same engine which powers the Nissan Titan. Most passenger vehicle diesel engines are internally balanced which minimizes vibration and internal engine wear.

Engine power hasnt been the problem refinement has. At 2007 and 2008 SEMA shows we could see diesel-powered Tundra pickup that came with 80-liter turbocharged Hino diesel engine under the hood and rear wheel drive. It could be for the Tundra or the Tacoma or perhaps both.