2015 Ram 1500 a Contender? Not.
I posted in another thread my finding the payload on a 2015 EcoDiesel being only 1200 pounds. That was per the sales guide at the dealership. Well, tonight I happened by a Dodge/Ford dealership and ...
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Mike Up wrote:ib516 wrote:
You had to dig one level deeper in my link, so here it is without two clicks. LINK
Those aren't actual specs they're siting. The fuel economy they posted is right off the brochure. They did not do their own test to find economy as does Truck Trend/Motor Trend & Car and Driver.
Besides, that the Ram is only a work truck Express ST (pretty much base truck) that is a Quad Cab (other's extended cab), and has a small and light 3.6L V6. The trucks I compared to were "crew cab", were midline models, not work trucks, and had heavier turbo V6 or V8 engines.
The other Ram was a regular cab.
The rams were the lightest configurations offered and not true to an everyday truck.
I don't know how much more clear they can make it. Pictures of the trucks on a scale in the article, then "scale weight" with a number beside it. :h But really, it doesn't matter to me as I don't own a 1500, nor am I in the market for one.
