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A NEW turbo-diesel engine op- tion, fuel injection for all of Chrysler’s North American-built

light-duty trucks and new engine and transmission choices highlight the Dodge trucks story for 1989,

Again, there’s a Dodge truck for every job and purpose. Chrysler's 1989 Dodge truck model lineup ranges all the way from front- wheel-drive mini-vans on two sep- arate wheelbases, to the mid-size Dodge Dakota pickup through the burly Ramcharger sports/utility vehicle to hard-working, full-sized Dodge Ram pickups. vans and wagons.

Among the engineering refine- ments incorporated in) Dodge’s 1989 light-duty trucks are @ stand- ard reas wheel anu-locking brake system on all full-sized Dodge Ram and mid-sized Dodge Dakota pickups and electronic fuel injec- tion on both the light and heavy- duty versions of the §.9-litre engine available in Dodge full-size pickups, vans and the Rameharger sports; utility vehicle.

Chrysler aggressively enters the diesel truck market with the in-

troduction of a new Cummins tur- bo-charged diesel engine on selected 1989 Dodge Ram full-size pickup trucks.

The Cummins turbo diesel is op- tionally available in 1989 Dodge Ram 250 and 350 three-quarter and one-ton pickups, in both two- and four-wheel-drive configura- tions, and 250 and 350 Ram and Power Ram chassis-cabs. [t will also be available on a dual rear wheel Ram D-350 to be introduced in mid-1989.

These Dodge Ram models com- prise the heavy end of the Cana- dian light truck market.

The engine was developed by the Cummins Engine Co., the industry leader in quality, durability, power and sales of heavy-duty, over-the- road diese! truck engines. The engine is designed specifically for truck applications and is one of the newest on the market.

Dodge’s new Cummins turbo diesel is a §.9-fitre (360 cubic inch) in-line, six-cylinder powerplant. The Cummins turbo diesel devel- ops 160 horsepower at 2500 RPM. The Dodge diesel’s pulling power,

or torque, is rated at 400 pounds/ feet at a low 1700 RPM — far bet- ter than any full-size diesel pickup on the market.

The powerplant includes state- of-the-art truck engine features such as an open combustion chamber design with direct fuel in-

jection for excellent fuel economy and turbocharging for top perfor- mance. Acceleration and towing power are better than competitive diesels. Turbocharging also keeps the engine working efficiently at high altitudes.

The Cummins turbo diesel

Photos submitied A STANDARD rear wheel antitockiog brake system is included on ail mid-sized Dodge Dakota pickups.

comes with a new standard five- speed manual transmission built by Getrag, the first five-speed transmission available in a heavy- duty Dodge truck. A beefed-up version of Chrysler's torqueflite See Refinements Page 19