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asuperheat
Jun 24, 2012Explorer
Sorry but if you look at the same year the diesels are going to win when it comes to performance towing. Compairing a new gas to a old diesel is not apples to apples. All of the newer diesels are at levels that gas cant yet compete with. When you look at tq. numbers nearly 2x the current model gas motors and equil or better hp numbers even without driving one you must agree they are built to pull. Untill they start building large v-8 supercharged gasers I believe it will stay that way. You also must concider that gas especialy diluted with ethenol has less enrgy than diesel and diesels run higher copresion ratios alowing them to be more efficent. It just is what it is. That does not make a gas motor a bad tow vehicle for the right trailer. I had a v-10 and loved it but for towing heavy my diesel by far out performs it.
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