1st reports on the new 2015 GM p/u's
is it too soon to hear some first hand reports on the new GM trucks ? I'd love to hear real towing reports from 1500 owners that have the 6.2 max towing pkg and from 2500 owners with the same pkg in t...
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Buck50HD wrote:
All you have to do is look at the gas SD/HD empty and towing comparisons and you will see that there still is no real "standout" in performance or mileage, regardless of advertised #'s. Just a slight variation in gear ratios will make one or the other have a slight advantage in a particular situation. It's nothing like the difference between the ecoboost and base V8's where it just dominates in towing performance and more importantly desirable towing characteristics.
That is exactly right. When the Ford 6.2 came out I was expecting something more. I just thought since it was the newest gas motor in quite a while that it would somehow raise the bar. It did not take long to realize that the 6.2 did not appear to be significantly better than the 6.0. Now that the earlier reports of the Ram 6.4 are out, it appears to be much the same. Certainly powerful as its specs would indicate, but it is not setting any mpg records. I doubt there are any Ram fans that will trade their Cummins in for one.
I think since the DI addition to the gas engines, the low hanging fruit is gone. I doubt there is really much more that can be gained without some radical changes to the gas engine. I am hoping that GM puts a HD quality 6.2 in their HD pickups, but I am not holding out for it to be a game changer in a real way, except perhaps a little more "go".
