Britain's two fussiest truck drivers test the Turbo Dodge
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Pat Kennet of Motor Transport
66From the outset 1 was impressed by the liveliness of the outfit, and the low noise level in the cab. The T6 is basically a fairly quiet engine, but Dodge has carefully installed it, leaving neither cracks nor gaps under the cab from which extra noise could emanate.91 The ratios in the five-speed Chrysler gearbox are well chosen and fit neatly with the axle ratios, providing ten usable ratio steps, with none overlapping as so often occurs. . . acceleration to 30 mph occupied a commendably brief 29 sec.', 64 All that power and torque is something of a luxury at 16 tons gross, using gearbox only, I found that I could keep up with traffic flow quite easily, and overtake many laden trucks where the road was wide enough.” 46. . if Peyton's Pollution Package consistently results in trucks of this standard, then operators can have little cause to grumble about that particular legislation.”
Gibb Grace of Commercial Motor
66Output from 5.8 litres is 155 bhp gross at 2600 rpm, compared with 120 at 2800 rpm for the naturally aspirated 6.354.. . both cylinder head and block have been strengthened to cope with the higher output and particular attention has been paid to the cooling system to ensure reliability.” 66A novel feature of the T6 is that the turbocharger is used in conjunction with an intercooler. This item, which is effectively another radiator mounted ahead of the normal radiator, improves efficiency by cooling the induction air and is unique on such a small engine.I, 46 On the road progress in the low gears was so good that the axle splitter was not really necessary. . . even fully laden it would pull away in 2nd low happily.”