Anyone Excited about the 3.0 Duramax?
Just curious really. I thought the inline 6 layout would raise a few eyebrows. I expect the power specs to be inline (see what I did there?) with the ED and the Baby Powerstroke... but with it be...
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parker.rowe wrote:Bedlam wrote:
Expectations of towing is so much different with people today. I towed over 2500 lb with less than 60 hp, over 1500 lbs with 90 hp and over 3500 lbs with less than 125 hp without driver anxiety or vehicle failures. I could keep highway speeds on flats and was faster than semi-trucks in the mountains, so life was good. Now it seems like people want to do the speed limit+ on any grade and still have reserve to go faster if they want to pass someone - They live their lives in a hurry and vacation the same way...
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Yep. In fact, the new PSD 3.0 makes similar power numbers to the coveted old 7.3, and has more than twice the gears in the transmission.
But for some reason, according to everyone it can't pull much more than a pop-up.
Granted, those are peak numbers and it might not have the same area under the curve and the big old v8 diesel.
I really would like to see TFL round up some stock examples of the holy grail pre-emissions diesels, hook 10k to them and see what they do in the same test. It would be interesting to see for sure!
Of course, for what they charge for a new truck, I would want it to pull my camper up a grade with the AC on, seats massaging away, all while brewing me a nice cup of coffee and maybe making a sandwich too. At the speed limit.
