Big Three road tests
Found this review on line, of the three heavy duty pickups.
Forum Discussion
Mich
Now before anybody says anything. Please read up on how HP is measured. O, NO, I forgot, you can't measure HP. It is the function of Torque
HP=RPM*torque/5252. This is a figure that actually was picked, nothing scientific about it at all.. Not like torque which can be measured on a dyno.
HP is supposed to measure work over time. But it could just as easily been called ox power. The term horse power was chosen as a sales pitch to sell the steam engine.
If you have '0' torque you have '0' HP. You can't have 1 HP and '0' torque. But you can have 1 Ft lb of torque and 0 HP
The DMAX has 397 HP. 765 of torque.
Dodge Cummins 385 HP 865 of torque.
Even if it is the 370/850 the figures stink. And it would be the lower quality transmission than the 385/865
The DMAX comes as 260hp/525 torque. Should they have chosen it to run against the 385/865 ram. That wouldn't be quality reporting would it.
(You can still get the small DMAX in the vans.)
The difference in HP could be the result of higher RPM of a very small amount.
Now if the Alison first gear was very low compared to the Ford and Ram. The DMAX would create a great deal of torque in first gear that might lead to a initial lead that might be insurmountable within a 1/4 mile.
I'll say it a different way. Something stinks.
Either the tests are faulty.
The Dmax is under rated.
The Ford and Ram are over rated.
None of the 3 above have anything to do with my sisters or hookers.
It appears the customer is being deceived in some form. That is what concerns me.
Now before anybody says anything. Please read up on how HP is measured. O, NO, I forgot, you can't measure HP. It is the function of Torque
HP=RPM*torque/5252. This is a figure that actually was picked, nothing scientific about it at all.. Not like torque which can be measured on a dyno.
HP is supposed to measure work over time. But it could just as easily been called ox power. The term horse power was chosen as a sales pitch to sell the steam engine.
If you have '0' torque you have '0' HP. You can't have 1 HP and '0' torque. But you can have 1 Ft lb of torque and 0 HP
The DMAX has 397 HP. 765 of torque.
Dodge Cummins 385 HP 865 of torque.
Even if it is the 370/850 the figures stink. And it would be the lower quality transmission than the 385/865
The DMAX comes as 260hp/525 torque. Should they have chosen it to run against the 385/865 ram. That wouldn't be quality reporting would it.
(You can still get the small DMAX in the vans.)
The difference in HP could be the result of higher RPM of a very small amount.
Now if the Alison first gear was very low compared to the Ford and Ram. The DMAX would create a great deal of torque in first gear that might lead to a initial lead that might be insurmountable within a 1/4 mile.
I'll say it a different way. Something stinks.
Either the tests are faulty.
The Dmax is under rated.
The Ford and Ram are over rated.
None of the 3 above have anything to do with my sisters or hookers.
It appears the customer is being deceived in some form. That is what concerns me.
