Gas vs. diesel
Which is more economical? Diesel costs more, but supposedly gets better gas mileage. Anyone have both and find one more economical over the other?
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Led 67 wrote:
OK here I go into the merde'...From personal experience being an OO why do you think the majority of class 8 trucks are diesel, Power, for towing and hill climbing with heavy loads you really need torque to pull and climb. Flatland running with speedbump hills, not so much.
Simply put it is your choice and decision to make however I encourage you to listen to other people and their opinions and choices and also do plenty of research before making an investment into a tow vehicle.
Good Luck
You really can't make a blanket statement like that. Aside from the fact it's misleading, in many, many cases it's just flat out wrong.
Case in point, my own class C motorhome, it's got a 460 in it which produces 245 hp and 400 ft/lbs of torque.
In the same year the 7.3 powerstroke produced just 210 hp and 425 ft/lbs of torque.
However, because a diesel makes peak torque at low rpm, and peak hp at high rpm, it's an either / or, not both situation. In this case, peak torque is at about 2,000 rpm where the hp is only about 170 at that point.
