'15 Ford F450 vs RAM 3500 HD Extreme Towing Review

mich800 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
What's all the whining about running two equally matched GCWR trucks? For years I wondered why there is a SRW 250/2500 and 350/3500 when it could be one model with different payload packages. The same can said about the DRW 350 and 450 and even the chassis cab models could combine the 450/4500 with the 550/5500 to make just one model with different payload packages. Marketing and sales is determining where to make the cutoff and create additional models while the technology is the same. Those of you thinking this is an unfair match have fallen hook, line and sinker for the advertising. So get over it - Ford has a F350 and F450 in the segment where Ram only has the 3500 and GM has a 3500 that is only competitive with the F350.

The point is it takes a F450 to compete with RAM's 3500.

Fact is RAM has the SAE test to back up what they claim, does the Ford?

So you are stuck on the badge on the side of the truck and not the GVWR and tow ratings? Would this apply to the HD half tons that GM and Ford did in years past when the only real difference from the 3/4 tons was the sheet metal. Should they have been compared to the other half tons or 3/4 tons?

It's apparent that the "badge" is used by some to discredit these type of comparison's.