donb
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From anyone that has experience with this engine. Will this engine allow a fully loaded Defender to cruise effortlessly at 70-75mph on windy interstates? I imagine the answer is yes. This is my biggest pain point with my truck right now. I hate having to watch EGT's etc trying to motor on the highway.
A couple months ago I rented a diesel MB sprinter van. With 10 guys inside + luggage we were able to effortlessly cruise at 85+mph from SLC to Moab and back.
Here is a quote I found from some Jeep testers...
http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1710-beta-testing-the-r2-8-diesel-with-cummins/
There were 3 R2.8 Cummins powered vehicles on UA this year (one being a RRC). They all had at least 37? tires and the vehicles have to be able to travel 75 mph on the road and still be able to 4 wheel all day for a week or so. I know Cummins was one of the sponsors so maybe that is why there were 3 trucks with the R2.8 but then again I?m sure they wouldn?t run it if it didn?t work well.
There are some great vids on IG of the Cummins in action. One I loved was of Fred Williams Tube Sock trying to get over a 5-6 foot obstacle. After a few tries with the skinny pedal and no success he just picked his low gear and crept right up at idle. I saw pictures of the trucks on top of Mt Washington, NH so that must have been a good on road test of the R2.8.
Maybe try DMing Fred Williams, Dirt Head Dave, Verne Simons and Christian Hazel with some specific questions on the engine?
The increased warranty is a nice addition. I think I said it before but feel if Cummins want to get even more buyers a purchase program would be nice. I did it with Ransomes/Bobcat for a mower years ago and it made the purchase of a nicer machine a lot easier.
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