Battle of the heavy weights
Looks like Ram and Ford will be about neck and neck. Battle of the Heavyweights
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Not to mention that this 2015 "concept" vehicle may never make it as a production model. If the endurance testing doesn't go well, then the "tune" will be changed to a lower power setting, and the production 2015 will not have the power that was demonstrated in this "test".
ib516 wrote:
The fact is, Ford likely tested their current truck against the new 850tq Cummins powered RAM, realized they would get spanked in the next magazine test, so redesigned and re-engineered the 6.7L diesel to be put in their "2015" model, and ran a few tests. Then they realized that their next model will "beat" the competition's current model :S so they made up a little commercial.
It's good advertising. What kind of an automaker would spend all that time and money to film a commercial unless they "won"? If the 2013 or 2014 version of the 6.7L diesel Ford offers could "beat" the competition, they would have ran that in their ad. What I take from that is that they came up short. I also take that the 2015 Superduty powerplant is likely harder on fuel but produces more power than the 2013 Cummins engine. I also think that the Ford with a 4.30 axle and uprated, but not available engine will "beat" the competitions 3.73 and 4.10 behind engines that are available. That is also a :S "no duh" moment.
Sometimes what is not there is just as important as what is there.
