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Old 07-12-2007, 03:47 PM   #30 (permalink)
Smaart Aas Saabr
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Re: GM's Truck-loads of Cash: Will It Put The Brakes on Toyota?

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Originally Posted by Z06ified
I agree. Diesel will be the quickest way to catch Toyota asleep at the wheel in the 1/2 ton truck market. Toyota seems to be very adverse to diesels, and their "everything hybrid" strategy is not going to work, especially in the truck market. Traditional pickup buyers will choose a diesel 9 times out of 10 over a hybrid if they are concerned about fuel economy with their truck.
I don't know why the diesel option disappeared with the 1/2 ton pickups. You used to be able to get the Oldsmodiesel, then finally they replaced that with the Detroit Diesel 6.2, then the 6.5... now what happened?
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