Diesels...Ford vs GMC vs Dodge
Set your brand allegiance aside. Using real world experience and personal knowledge, what is the better SRW Diesel pick-up? When it is all said and done, they all probably perform acceptably. Take ...
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For towing I would refer to the few towing tests you can find online that use real world situations in terms of terrain and towing heavy loads. Ones have been done by etrailer.com, Car and Driver, and a few others that try to conform to the SAE J2807 protocol.
With a diesel and towing the engine, turbo, exhaust brake, transmission, brake controller, grade control, all need to be coordinated for maximum performance. How well this is done varies between makes and model years. You cannot compare a 2012 Ford owners experience with that of a 2011 GM with that of a 2014 Ram truck. The GM trucks cam out on top in this area in 2011-2012 but Ford and Ram have worked to improve their trucks so in 2015 the differences are much less.
Ride varies between the trucks as does the strength of the frames (GM and Ram are much stiffer than Ford F-350/F-450 pickup trucks).
For the past two years Ram 1-ton trucks have greatly outsold both Ford and GM/Chevy for what it is worth.
I would also consider the way in which the truck is engineered to easily add a pin for a king box and also the fuel capacity with the truck as you want it configured (cab and bed type). Some trucks have so little fuel capacity that an aftermarket fuel tank is a necessity for towing. A truck may get 14 MPG with no load but only 10-11 MPG when towing and a 26 gallon tank translates into a real world range of 200 miles between fuel stops.
With a diesel and towing the engine, turbo, exhaust brake, transmission, brake controller, grade control, all need to be coordinated for maximum performance. How well this is done varies between makes and model years. You cannot compare a 2012 Ford owners experience with that of a 2011 GM with that of a 2014 Ram truck. The GM trucks cam out on top in this area in 2011-2012 but Ford and Ram have worked to improve their trucks so in 2015 the differences are much less.
Ride varies between the trucks as does the strength of the frames (GM and Ram are much stiffer than Ford F-350/F-450 pickup trucks).
For the past two years Ram 1-ton trucks have greatly outsold both Ford and GM/Chevy for what it is worth.
I would also consider the way in which the truck is engineered to easily add a pin for a king box and also the fuel capacity with the truck as you want it configured (cab and bed type). Some trucks have so little fuel capacity that an aftermarket fuel tank is a necessity for towing. A truck may get 14 MPG with no load but only 10-11 MPG when towing and a 26 gallon tank translates into a real world range of 200 miles between fuel stops.
