2015 Ram 3500 TFL Ike Gauntlet

Bionic Man wrote:
So, let's throw some stones at the testing. I honestly think this was one of the less informative tests tht they have done. The dash camera wasn't really angled so you could make out much of what was going on.

The only time they talked about the speed they maintained was at the bottom of the hill. I would have been interested to see how fast they were going at the very top where it is steepest. My truck crests between 40 - 45 MPH with just my 5er (12,000 pounds), and slows down around 5 MPH if I add my 5000 pound boat.

Other tests they talked about engine and tranny temp. Never heard that here.

I would also like to have seen the decent, and how the exhaust brake worked. From the looks of the test, there must have been an accident going the other way, as the traffic west bound looked stacked up in all 3 lanes.

My prediction for when they run the Ford? The Ford will make it up the hill in less time.

Agree, Ford will do it faster....BUT, having owned a 2012 Ram HO 3500 CC/LB/4X4/4.10 and comparing to the 2013 Ram in my sig...The 13' tows harder and will top the mountains faster than my 12' did( comparing stock to stock)...towing the same 5er, (weight 16,300#). over the exact same terrain...The EB is awesome....When in T/H with EB in aggressive mode, I can take my foot off the throttle and truck will almost come to a complete stop after slowing and gearing down. With dual cooling, I've had zero issues with temps.

Don't know about that test and really don't care..I know that I could easily tow far more weight than I am right now and still have more than enough truck to do it with.