Are the 2016 Ram HD’s Output Figures Bogus?

FishOnOne wrote:

I agree they definitely feel different and I would add a big part of that comes from 68 tranny hunting for gears and the dead pedal was absolutely horrendous to the point it almost felt dangerous when pulling out into traffic.

I haven't driven the '15 Fords but the reports I've read say they have a bit more turbo lag than the '11-'14 but the power feels stronger.

The 68RFE has been great so far. It shifts hard at times but it doesn't hunt at all, and it does a great job with a load in tow/haul mode in conjunction with the exhaust brake. It is an auto and I debated whether I wanted to go down to two pedals since I haven't had an auto as my daily driver since I was a teenager, but I've been real happy with it. You do give up a degree of control with an auto but that's the case with all of them.

I've experienced the dead pedal about twice and it isn't a very long lag, and it only happens in a very specific scenario where you get on the throttle, get off it and then get back on it hard in a very quick sequence. Avoid that and it's a non-issue, and it isn't a common scenario in normal driving.

The big reasons I went with the Ram over the Ford is I have a great deal more trust in the Cummins in terms of long term reliability, and the frame on the Ford is a wet noodle compared to the Ram or GM. It felt like a 20 year old truck with a modern drivetrain.