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Diesel Citroen With Brembo Brakes Debuts At Chicago Auto Show
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Derek Kreindler
(IC: employee)
Published: February 7th, 2013
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Behold, the Citroen Jumper…err, the Fiat Ducato. Ok, it’s the Ram Promaster. Instead of the Mercedes-based Sprinter, this is the new commercial van from Chrysler. It can be equipped with a Pentastar V6 or a 3.0L diesel four-cylinder. It has two-piston Brembo brakes and, horror of horrors, it’s front-drive. I’m not sure that really makes a difference, but somebody will doubtlessly criticize Ram for importing a “wrong-wheel-drive” commercial van.
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Published February 7th, 2013 1:05 AM
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I saw one of these doing hot weather testing near Death Valley last year. Hooray for me. Also, I think the 3.0 diesel is a V6, not a 4 popper.
EDIT: It might actually be a four cylinder. This is confusing as there are about 10 different engine variants used world wide.
It'll only be wrong-wheel-drive in the Sunbelt. In the Snowbelt, it should be a boon if marketed well.
If it's well screwed together and cheaper than a Sprinter I'll look at it. I need a box on wheels to haul my family and our bicycle collection. I don't really care what it looks like, just how well it hauls.