Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Spied. The 2020 Ram HD.
First, visit The Truth About Cars for their take on it.
Now here is a letter from the editor that is being typeset for TDR Issue 103.
• This magazine was sent to the printer on 12/28. In this issue I have written something about a new Ram HD.
• This magazine was sent to press on 1/14. We’re about to print something about a new Ram HD.
• The folks at Ram/Cummins are in attendance at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) to unveil something on 1/14. By now my prediction is in ink.
• Your magazine arrives early-mid February and you either laugh at the editor’s prediction and/or you give his new nomenclature idea your consideration.
Okay, you may have missed it. I presented a nomenclature idea that I shared with you in the previous, Issue 102, magazine. This new nomenclature goes hand-in-hand with my prediction: You now have a Fourth.5 Generation Ram/Cummins with a new 6.7-liter, compacted graphite iron (CGI) block. This new engine gives us 400 horsepower and 930 torque.*
(*5thGenRams.com)
The following is from the last issue:
“Think back to 1/1/2007. If you will recall, Cummins met the 2010 emissions requirements with their new ’07.5 6.7-liter engine. As I’ve picked up from reading the Columbus, Indiana Republic newspaper and from watching Cummins for the last 30-or-so years, they are proactive, hence there will be a complete engine redesign for 2019.5.
“We’ve all done this mid-year emissions-rule-change/engine hardware- change song and dance before, haven’t we? Year '91.5 saw a change to the engine with the addition of a charge air intercooler. Year '98.5 saw dramatic changes as a different cylinder head (24-valve) and an electronic fuel injection pump were added to the engine. Year ’07.5 gave us the entirely new 6.7-liter engine and the addition of emissions aftertreatment components.”
So, borrowing the nomenclature idea used by others in the automotive world to designate changes that occur within a chassis/ cabin “generation”, here is what I would propose.
First Generation 1989-1991
First Generation.5 1991.5-1993
Second Generation 1994-1998 (12-valve models)
Second Generation.5 1998.5-2002 (24-valve models)
Third Generation 2003-2007 (5.9 HPCR models)
Third Generation.5 2007.5-2009 (6.7 HPCR models)
Fourth Generation 2010-2019 (6.7 HPCR models)
Fourth Generation.5 2019.5-??? (6.7 CGI models)
What do you think?
Truthfully, if TDR owners adopt the nomenclature it will stick. I will try to rename the columns on our web Forums. I have already renamed the columns in the magazine.
Am I right? Am I wrong?
First, visit The Truth About Cars for their take on it.
Now here is a letter from the editor that is being typeset for TDR Issue 103.
RIGHT OR WRONG: HOW 'BOUT THAT FOURTH GENERATION.5 (4G.5)
(Brian Williams photo.)
Was I right? Was I wrong?(Brian Williams photo.)
• This magazine was sent to the printer on 12/28. In this issue I have written something about a new Ram HD.
• This magazine was sent to press on 1/14. We’re about to print something about a new Ram HD.
• The folks at Ram/Cummins are in attendance at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) to unveil something on 1/14. By now my prediction is in ink.
• Your magazine arrives early-mid February and you either laugh at the editor’s prediction and/or you give his new nomenclature idea your consideration.
Okay, you may have missed it. I presented a nomenclature idea that I shared with you in the previous, Issue 102, magazine. This new nomenclature goes hand-in-hand with my prediction: You now have a Fourth.5 Generation Ram/Cummins with a new 6.7-liter, compacted graphite iron (CGI) block. This new engine gives us 400 horsepower and 930 torque.*
(*5thGenRams.com)
The following is from the last issue:
“Think back to 1/1/2007. If you will recall, Cummins met the 2010 emissions requirements with their new ’07.5 6.7-liter engine. As I’ve picked up from reading the Columbus, Indiana Republic newspaper and from watching Cummins for the last 30-or-so years, they are proactive, hence there will be a complete engine redesign for 2019.5.
“We’ve all done this mid-year emissions-rule-change/engine hardware- change song and dance before, haven’t we? Year '91.5 saw a change to the engine with the addition of a charge air intercooler. Year '98.5 saw dramatic changes as a different cylinder head (24-valve) and an electronic fuel injection pump were added to the engine. Year ’07.5 gave us the entirely new 6.7-liter engine and the addition of emissions aftertreatment components.”
So, borrowing the nomenclature idea used by others in the automotive world to designate changes that occur within a chassis/ cabin “generation”, here is what I would propose.
First Generation 1989-1991
First Generation.5 1991.5-1993
Second Generation 1994-1998 (12-valve models)
Second Generation.5 1998.5-2002 (24-valve models)
Third Generation 2003-2007 (5.9 HPCR models)
Third Generation.5 2007.5-2009 (6.7 HPCR models)
Fourth Generation 2010-2019 (6.7 HPCR models)
Fourth Generation.5 2019.5-??? (6.7 CGI models)
What do you think?
Truthfully, if TDR owners adopt the nomenclature it will stick. I will try to rename the columns on our web Forums. I have already renamed the columns in the magazine.
Am I right? Am I wrong?
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JK happy new year!
