Big horsepower Ram gasser on way?

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:
It would just be a toy with minimal towing capacity.

I think it would be a very fun truck, and I am not sure about your "minimal towing capacity" comment.

In the Tackhawk Grand Cherokee, the Hellcat is rated to tow 7200 pounds, which I think is as much as any other Grand Cherokee.

So, it certainly won't compete with a 2500, but I would wait until the ratings come out to see if it has significantly lower towing capacity than their other 1500 truck.

For what it will cost, 7K# doesn't impress me.

One of the issues with big power in a tow vehicle is designing a cooling system to keep up. Using 700 hp for 10 seconds to accelerate a car down the track or road is totally different than having 700 hp being generated for 10 minutes while pulling a huge trailer up a steep incline at 60 mph. The cooling system has to do about as much work as the rear wheels. In order to actually use 700 hp towing would require a larger cooling system than a Peterbilt.

ScottG wrote:
It would just be a toy with minimal towing capacity.

I think it would be a very fun truck, and I am not sure about your "minimal towing capacity" comment.

In the Tackhawk Grand Cherokee, the Hellcat is rated to tow 7200 pounds, which I think is as much as any other Grand Cherokee.

So, it certainly won't compete with a 2500, but I would wait until the ratings come out to see if it has significantly lower towing capacity than their other 1500 truck.

Sounds like a stop at every filling station truck. Gas prices are climbing nationally, in case you haven't noticed.

It would just be a toy with minimal towing capacity.

Is there such a thing as a Rebel option group for the 2500/3500?