I drove this new engine from Cummins back in December 2017, but the story ran in January. The X12 has an 11.8-liter displacement and will be a worthy competitor in regional and vocational applications to other 11- and 13-liter engines. So far, the engine has been placed in an Autocar refuse hauler and Freightliner's 114SD vocational chassis. It's light and powerful, with ratings from 325-500 hp and 1350-1750 lb-ft, and it weighs just 2050 pounds. The one I drove was rated at 455 hp/1,700 lb-ft. I dragged it along some interstate and two-lane roads in western New York and Pennsylvania and it never missed a beat. I'd look for more of these coming to dealer lots in 2019.
I drove this new engine from Cummins back in December 2017, but the story ran in January. The X12 has an 11.8-liter displacement and will be a worthy competitor in regional and vocational applications to other 11- and 13-liter engines. So far, the engine has been placed in an Autocar refuse hauler and Freightliner's 114SD vocational chassis. It's light and powerful, with ratings from 325-500 hp and 1350-1750 lb-ft, and it weighs just 2050 pounds. The one I drove was rated at 455 hp/1,700 lb-ft. I dragged it along some interstate and two-lane roads in western New York and Pennsylvania and it never missed a beat. I'd look for more of these coming to dealer lots in 2019.
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