Will there be a Duramax Suburban?

[STPETEBLUE]

I hate it when people say Toyota is built in the US, it's American....so what the bottom line goes back to Japan. I would drive a Ford before a Toyota.

[StrangeEngine]

If Ford began offering a new diesel SUV, GM would soon follow. They already have the diesel programs, they already have the engines, they already have the prototypes. They just need a little corporate will - in my opinion. So do Ford and Dodge.

Except that Ford already did that with the diesel Excursion and GM, well, did nothing.

Sigh. I'd trade my '02 2500HD in for a GMT-900 Suburban/Yukon XL with a diesel motor right now.

- Mark

[Prestonia24]

Amen... I refuse to buy Japanese Imports, People always try to tell me "Made in America" blah blah blah... like the Nissan Plant in Smyrna, TN (near where my dad lives). They just laid off a bunch of employees (in america) because the economy wasn't so good (in japan).

So, as was previously stated before: "Who cares if it's made in america, if the bottom line goes to japan?"

[More Power]

Except that Ford already did that with the diesel Excursion and GM, well, did nothing.

The Excursion has been on the knife edge of elimination from day one. GM has been watching... The vehicle is too large, and not fuel efficient enough to secure its place in the market. In general, while guys like the idea of a Superduty family wagon, soccer moms aren't into the big-n-tall long-n-wide diesel mall cruisers. A V-6 diesel Expedition would be a lot more popular.... As would a Tahoe or Yukon.

Jim