2500 Chevy Duramax vs 2500 Ram Cummins on the Ike Gauntlet
Good to see some Ike Gauntlet pulls again and no surprise the Ram performed better than the Chevy in braking performance and fuel economy. Link
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Cummins12V98 wrote:I will not do all of the work to itemize options and weights. It is an established fact that options on a truck or trailer add weight. If you want to know how much, you do the work.Huntindog wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:I di not say it accounted for all of it. But there are many differences, and they add up.Huntindog wrote:rhagfo wrote:The 500 LBS is mostly due to it being a higher trim level.... Which will actually work against it in the performance attributes of this test.cptqueeg wrote:
Payload was much different and somehow it was overlooked in the recap.
They did touch on the difference in payload, that the Ram was a true 3/4 ton the Chevy was a one ton labeled as a 3/4 ton with a GVWR of 11,300# if I heard correctly. The Chevy was also 500# heavier than the Ram.
What about the higher trim would add 500# ?
I will ask again what would add SIGNIFICANT weight because of a higher trim level?
You can start with that transformer tailgate, and go from there.
