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Originally Posted by niky
It's a truck motor. It's common in Asia for working trucks with a 2 ton plus capacity tp use 2.7 or 2.8 liter diesels.
Of course, they're not expected to haul 2 tons at 80 mph up a 20 degree slope for hours on end, like most Americans think all trucks should... But they do a lot of mountain driving, too.
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Excellent point, nicky. The applications are much differnt in Asia. I remember discussing with a gentleman from India, that 6-7 liter engine like American use in heavy duty pickups are used there for 80,000 lbs trucks (heavy semi trucks). If they hit a hill, they literally put a brick on the accelerator and go 25 mph all the way up the hill, but it gets them there.
BTW, if you get your hands on one of these trucks, please be sure to report back.