Stairgod
Two bad decisions away from buying a bulldozer
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World companies,(i.e. not North American) are very cognizant of the cost of diesel and therefore make more efficient but less powerful engines.To be fair, the original 6.6 design was an Isuzu engineering work.
Chev saw the writing on the wall with the "Murica built!" Bullshit, and decided after the second update, that they would do what was necessary to say their engine was made in murica.
Whoa whoa whoa, don't be calling mitsu automotive diesels any good too fast there boss.
They're underpowered for their economy, and they're really fucking needlessly complex (speaking from 4d56 and 4m40 experience)
Isuzus I'll give you. They make one great diesel.
A big reason those import makers are more due efficient is that they don't mind running a higher rpm for power with a lower powered general driving rev band. They also don't follow the same "power at all costs" philosophy as north american automotive diesel makers. An ISB Cummins makes 50-100 more HP than a comparably sized 6hk1 Isuzu, and the economy shows similarly.
I doubt your experience with Mitsubishi is based on the powertrains built and used in Europe, Asia, and Africa, however I don't know your background and you may. Mitsubishi is used worldwide and has a great reputation and the sales numbers to back it up. Isuzu is similar, albeit my experiences with their trucks in the US has been less than favorable.