[Dmax Fan]

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Could The 4.5L Duramax V8 Make A Comeback? | GM Authority

http://www.trucktrend.com/features/...-4-5l-duramax-lmk-v-8-diesel-make-a-comeback/

 

[dieselmanalways]

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Could The 4.5L Duramax V8 Make A Comeback? | GM Authority

Blow-Off – Can the 4.5L Duramax LMK V-8 diesel make a comeback?

I believe that GM is keeping a eye on Ford , If Ford offers their diesel in the 150 in 2017 , GM will offer the 4.5 in med year 2017 or early 2018 .:gr_grin:

 

[Dmax Fan]

I believe that GM is keeping a eye on Ford , If Ford offers their diesel in the 150 in 2017 , GM will offer the 4.5 in med year 2017 or early 2018 .:gr_grin:

Yes unfortantly Wonder if they gonna wait for the 4.5L until the next Gen truck in 2019. then offer it with the 10 speed

 

[Gunrok 02 LB7]

I have to believe at this point that it would be much cheaper to bring it back to life that it would be to design a new engine. They were so far along with development I can't see any way, other than emissions compliance problems, that the 4.5 won't happen if they come out with a half-ton diesel. With GM playing follow the leader behind Ford, they will have to come out with a Diesel 1/2 ton. Ford could put lipstick on a pig and people would love it. Their marketing office is so far ahead of the game than the other manufacturers that it's starting to look silly at what they can get away with. How many people did not by the Cummins because it is in a Nissan? Likewise with the Ecodiesel because it is in a Dodge? The Ecodiesel did bring dodge a little closer to the top but anyone that goes on an Ecodiesel forum POLL Catastrophic Failures would probably shy away from buying one if they didn't already have one. A diesel in an F-150, now that will outsell both the Nissan and the Dodge offering combined and possibly have Ford dropping some of their other engine options due to lake of sales with them.

 

[Dmax Fan]

I have to believe at this point that it would be much cheaper to bring it back to life that it would be to design a new engine. They were so far along with development I can't see any way, other than emissions compliance problems, that the 4.5 won't happen if they come out with a half-ton diesel. With GM playing follow the leader behind Ford, they will have to come out with a Diesel 1/2 ton. Ford could put lipstick on a pig and people would love it. Their marketing office is so far ahead of the game than the other manufacturers that it's starting to look silly at what they can get away with. How many people did not by the Cummins because it is in a Nissan? Likewise with the Ecodiesel because it is in a Dodge? The Ecodiesel did bring dodge a little closer to the top but anyone that goes on an Ecodiesel forum POLL Catastrophic Failures would probably shy away from buying one if they didn't already have one. A diesel in an F-150, now that will outsell both the Nissan and the Dodge offering combined and possibly have Ford dropping some of their other engine options due to lake of sales with them.

Id agree with all of this. Tired of GM Playing follow the leader. They need to get ahead of the game. Bring things out before other manufactures. Like the Colorado/Canyon Diesels. :thumb:

EcoDiesel from ram having issues don't surprise me at all.

 

[CGiron]

Auto Industry Newsletter: GM’s Tonawanda awaits news affecting its future

Seems that it´s still in the cards............

If a diesel in Ford F-150 would be a trigger I think it´s a trigger already. The F-150 diesel has it´s own homepage and I think it´s close to a release. Very close. Maybe at 30 th of Sept in Texas

http://www.dieself150forum.com/index.php?page=active_topics

 

[CGiron]

I believe that GM is keeping a eye on Ford , If Ford offers their diesel in the 150 in 2017 , GM will offer the 4.5 in med year 2017 or early 2018 .:gr_grin:

It is obvious that Ford will come with the 3 -l V6 diesel from Dagenham early next year.

2018 Ford F-150 Diesel Photos Best Yet!

Will we see a reply from GM?

I hope so, :coolnana:

 

[Joey D]

This should be going in the Express vans instead of the 2.8 4 banger

 

[dmax3500]

GM needs to get off their butts and lead again

 

[CGiron]

A small hope

GM needs to get off their butts and lead again

CGI continues to be of real interest
Philip Ward, head of performance castings at GW, said: “We continue to develop our castings operations by investing in our facilities. This acquisition adds further high-level casting capability and additional skills and knowledge, providing another positive step as the technology leader in high-performance castings.”
Edward Grainger, photographed above, when asked if the company had supplied prototype cylinder blocks in compacted graphite iron (CGI) for General Motors’ Duramax 4.5-litre V8 and the Ford Motor Company's three-cylinder 1-litre EcoBoost engines, said he could not formally comment on specific work for specific OEMs, due to signed confidentially agreements, but he did add that "CGI continued to be an area of real interest for G&W.

 

[CGiron]

Link

Auto Industry Newsletter: G&W wins Aston’s V12 engine casting job

 

[CGiron]

Edward Grainger, photographed above, when asked if the company had supplied prototype cylinder blocks in compacted graphite iron (CGI) for General Motors’ Duramax 4.5-litre V8 and the Ford Motor Company's three-cylinder 1-litre EcoBoost engines, said he could not formally comment on specific work for specific OEMs, due to signed confidentially agreements, but he did add that "CGI continued to be an area of real interest for G&W.

 

[dieselgauge]

Awesome.

 

[CGiron]

Something is coming from Tonawanda

http://www.autonews.com/article/20161214/OEM01/161219934/gm-plans-to-invest-552-million-in-four-operations

this might be related to the baby Duramax.

“The 4.5-liter V-8 is fully developed and ready,” said Mark Cieslak, GM’s full-size truck chief engineer. “[If we decided to offer it] we could launch it in a heartbeat.”

Let it beat. :clap:

Auto Industry Newsletter: GM’s Tonawanda awaits news affecting its future

 

[Dmax Fan]

OK GM Where is the half ton diesel FORD has one now too along with ram

 

[CGiron]

OK GM Where is the half ton diesel FORD has one now too along with ram

It might be as close as the Ford diesel. Mortimer has a source at this. "Ford's move raises one simple question: How will GM, the sleeping giant, respond? Will the 'new' 4.5-litre Duramax appear sooner rather than later? Another vee CGI diesel? The US rumour mill says the CGI Duramax will bow in summer 2018.

Auto Industry Newsletter: Ford fits 3-litre diesel to F-150 pick-up truck

If the Source is right we will soon hear more.:coolnana: