Gas Vs Diesel Yah-Yah-Yah!
Ok look, I understand diesels hold more storage, can hold and have heavier stuff. I also understand diesels have air bags and may/may not have a better ride and may/may not pull more and may/may not ...
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DrewE wrote:Ivylog wrote:wowens79 wrote:
The same can be said with tow vehicles, the new gas engines do a great job, and have really closed the gap with diesels. and for about $10k less.
Great job??? 475 torque compared to 1050... you’re dreaming on closing the gap and it’s more the 10 speed tranny than the gas engine.
Torque...at what engine rpm range? Engine power across its operating range is a far more useful metric for guessing at performance.
(If you put a 2.2:1 gear reduction on the gas engine, the torque numbers would be basically identical.)
No doubt the diesels are torque monsters, but how often do you really actually use that much torque? Yes you can accelerate uphill better, and pulls heavy 5ers, large coaches better. But an average 5er is probably 12-14k loaded. That used to be diesel territory, but now is doable with a gasser. Yes the 10spd is a huge part of the package with the gassers. But they've gone 10spd with the diesels too, and I assume it is to help the performance.
