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Cummins12V98
Aug 18, 2014Explorer III
Just remove the portion of the test where the RAM was a "struggled" off the line and it would have won the competition. You drag racers there is a reason for that it's called massive torque down low. I appreciate a company that is concerned about longevity and not what the truck will do right out of the box for initial impressions.
Once the truck get's rolling it's game on and that is why the RAM caught up near the end.
They have ways to compute EXACTlY the amount of fuel/DEF was used but I am sure it would have cost more to do the tests. Ever watched Myth Busters?
If you are using the click method to determine fuel economy when filling it takes many tanks to average the true outcome.
I am sure they all are close enough to not worry about. And RAM supposedly won the solo fuel economy. Whatever!
What this really shows is that FORD can keep adding Band-Aids to it's 1999 platform but the facts show that their claims are not legit!
When I laid down 304 HP and a Ford with 50 more HP only was 23HP more I knew they were blowing smoke with their HP claims.
Once the truck get's rolling it's game on and that is why the RAM caught up near the end.
They have ways to compute EXACTlY the amount of fuel/DEF was used but I am sure it would have cost more to do the tests. Ever watched Myth Busters?
If you are using the click method to determine fuel economy when filling it takes many tanks to average the true outcome.
I am sure they all are close enough to not worry about. And RAM supposedly won the solo fuel economy. Whatever!
What this really shows is that FORD can keep adding Band-Aids to it's 1999 platform but the facts show that their claims are not legit!
When I laid down 304 HP and a Ford with 50 more HP only was 23HP more I knew they were blowing smoke with their HP claims.
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