2016 Silverado 3500 - Ike Gauntlet Pull
Looks like the Chevy still outperforms the Ram on the time up the Gauntlet and more importantly outperforms in exhaust brake performance too. Link
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ShinerBock wrote:ksss wrote:
They are trying to take as much subjectivity out of the test as possible. That is why they don't put it in the manual shifting option. They want to make the test as fair and duplicatable as possible. It may not be in reality the manner in which the truck operates optimally but its is the same in all the trucks. Put it in TH, and go down the hill. The fewer touches the better in their scoring system. The GM brake is clearly stronger, although having a couple different modes like on the Ram would be nice. Coming down the passes out here at full GVW, I have to hit the gas at times. The power of the engine brake is incredible. What I find most interesting is that with considerably less engine hp and torque the Duramax continues to do very well. I look forward to the 30K plus tow capacity version which I hope will be out in 2017.
Yes, but as I stated they put the truck in the wrong exhaust brake mode. Pressing the exhaust brake button one more time would have put it in auto mode which is the mode you want if you want the truck to keep a certain speed and not mess with any manual shifting. However they had it in full mode which is the mode that may require you to downshift gears manually in order for the exhaust brake to be stronger. Ram's auto mode is the same as Chevy's standard mode that will automatically downshift on its own to make the exhaust brake stronger if the truck starts going over the desired speed.
If the Ram was not set to it's optimal setting then the test is not valid for the down hill brake test. Having said that GM did perform a similar test and they demonstrated they had the best exhaust brake, but who knows if they had the competition's settings at the optimal setting.
