Battle of the heavy weights

downtheroad wrote:
Truth is in the details...
Ford was running a 4.30 rear, GM was running a 3.73.

Mike Rowe was narrating. Doesn't he work for Ford...
Who conducted this test...Ford or independent?

same old same old....closer...but again, a 2015 against a 2013..How many HP in the 2015 Ford? did someone say 500HP? Son, that's great, if so, it's a 115 HP more than the Ram and 97 or so more than the GM?? I'm asking because i really don't known.. What is the GVWR of the 2015 Ford? again, curious...

SOOOOO if Ram conducted their own test with a 2013 truck like in the test versus a 2013Ford( not a 2015), configured like in the test..."IF" Ram won, I guess the Ford people would say the test was poppy-cock...

Here's what I'll do, based on the test..first time I'm in a hurry to race someone up the side of a mountain while towing, I'll go with a Ford...seeing as how I'll NEVER be in a racing competition while towing only 16,000# up the side of a mountain...I'll stick with what I have.

I also don't need to go to Arizona to do that test....I 26 from TN into NC has 6-7% grade for over 9 miles UPHILL and it can also hit 91 degrees there also, with much higher humidity, which makes it even harder to cool down the vehicle...You also have I 64 from Sandstone Falls WV heading towards I77 in Beckley, there is a little over a 7 mile stretch, (up hill and down) that is all 7%...I've found I can tow up the side of both these mountains at speed limit fairly easily...(speed limit in WV is 70, but I only run 60-62...works better mpg, but could go faster if I was racing...but I'm not trying to see "how fast I can get to the top of the mountain).....

Congrats to Ford, took a 2015 truck with the 4:30 and was faster to the top of the mountain than the 13' Ram...I'm keeping my Ram....