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VM Motori has big hopes for V-6.(News)

Automotive News Europe,  May, 2003  by Ciferri, Luca

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Byline: Luca Ciferri

Three world automakers are currently evaluating VM Motori's new, high-performance 3.0-liter V-6 common-rail turbodiesel engine.

"A European maker is testing our VR 630 engine on a sedan, a US maker on a full-size minivan, and a Japanese maker on an SUV," said Vilmo Ferioli, CEO of VM Motori, the Italian subsidiary of Detroit Diesel of the USA.

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Ferioli, who refused to name the carmakers, said they are using the engine transversally mounted, but "it could be mounted also longitudinally, something that shows how flexible our products ...

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