kscarbel2 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Fleet Owner / March 3, 2016 Detroit’s new DD5 medium-duty engine got its first official U.S. viewing this week at the NTEA Work Truck Show here. The engine, first announced in 2014, will initially be built in Germany before Detroit brings production to its plant in Redford, MI. That facility will receive a $375 million update to build the engine. The 5.1-liter four-cylinder DD5 (Daimler OM934) will be available to order later this year in Freightliner Class 5 and Class 6 M2 106 truck models. A second medium-duty engine, the 7.7-liter six-cyliner DD8 (Daimler OM936), will be added in 2018. The engine will be available in additional vehicles following its production move to the U.S. in 2018. The DD5 will initially offer two power ratings: a 210 hp, 575 lbs.-ft torque and a 230 hp, 660 lbs.-ft-lb. torque. Additional ratings will be added once production shifts to the Redford. In addition, Detroit also announced the engines will have a 45,000 mi. maintenance interval and will be equipped with the Detroit Connect Virtual Technician remote diagnostics service. “We are excited to unveil the DD5 here at the NTEA Work Truck Show and offer customers their first look at what is a proud new addition to the Detroit engines line up,” Kary Schaefer, general manager marketing and strategy, Daimler Trucks North America. “We fully expect that as customers come to realize the total cost advantage of running these reliable and efficient DD5 engines in their fleets, they will Demand Detroit as the engine of choice as they have with the heavy duty DD13, DD15 & DD16 engines.” Related reading - http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42788-daimler-to-invest-375-million-to-build-diesel-engines-near-detroit/#comment-312559 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44505-detroit-showcases-dd5-medium-duty-engine/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Is Detroit trying to put either of these engines in a light truck? Just seems more than a coincidence that the smaller diesel in a light duty truck is the craze and Detroit comes out with 2 potential light duty engines. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44505-detroit-showcases-dd5-medium-duty-engine/#findComment-328734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 1 hour ago, HeavyGunner said: Is Detroit trying to put either of these engines in a light truck? Just seems more than a coincidence that the smaller diesel in a light duty truck is the craze and Detroit comes out with 2 potential light duty engines. No. The truckmakers, particularly in North America, are trying more then ever to decontent the trucks where the prospective buyer either won't notice or care. Where we're accustomed to six-cylinder engines in the 210-230hp range in Class 5 and 6 trucks, the truck (engine) makers now have the ability to create a four-cylinder at the same rating that will more-or-less live, and they'll realize significant savings. They gotten the NVH* levels down to where most customers won't complain. (I myself want a six-cylinder for 180hp and higher, for smoothness and engine life) * NVH - noise, vibration and harshness Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44505-detroit-showcases-dd5-medium-duty-engine/#findComment-328801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Has anyone had any difficulty downloading any of KSC's videos? I can't get the Ford Cargo or the DD 5 to print. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44505-detroit-showcases-dd5-medium-duty-engine/#findComment-328900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44505-detroit-showcases-dd5-medium-duty-engine/#findComment-454738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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