Detroit Diesel

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Those looking for a glimpse into the future of light-duty diesel reliability may be interested in a new study by J.D. Power on customer satisfaction with modern heavy truck powertrains. The 2006 Heavy Duty Truck Engine/Transmission Study ranked engines from the 2004 model year by quality, performance, cost of ownership, and warranty, and revealed what one would reasonably expect from new technology.

A new emissions standard, called Australian Design Rules (ADR) 80.1, kicks in on Jan. 1, 2008 in Australia and Detroit Diesel's new Series 60 engine is being tested to comply with the stricter rules. The real-world testing is being done by customers in Australia and will amount to over 14 million miles of driving. The engine is being tested this far in advance of the new rules coming into effect because it also needs to be ready for the United State's EPA rules when the Series 60 is sold on the

The Detroit Diesel Corporation has seen the results, and has got good news to share with the trucking community. The company's new Series 60 heavy diesel engines recently underwent in-use emissions testing and should be able to meet new, strict EPA standards. The emissions testing process isn't just for freshly-made engines, as the "emissions standards must be demonstrated over the useful life of the engine, which is 435,000 miles for heavy-duty diesel

Driving a big rig across Australian highways should soon be a cleaner experience once the cleaner diesel engine announced by the Detroit Diesel Corporation today is available. The new engine, designed to meet new emissions standards that kick in Jan. 1, 2008, is an updated Series 60 heavy-duty diesel engine and is already being tested in Australia. The new Series 60 has Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), a way to use some of the engine's exhaust in the c