F150 Diesel Ike Gauntlet
You're going to want to watch this..... video
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Not surprised at the results.
When I got my 5,600lb trailer and towed with my 2014 Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel, I towed it up and down the same stretch of highway. It would not hold-back the trailer with the engine. Dealer said nothing was wrong with the Jeep. I had downshifted, braked, downshifted, braked, and it always up-shifted to protect the engine. No engine braking to speak of.
I keep looking for a solution, and found diesels don't have near the engine braking as gas engines, unless you install an exhaust brake. None available for the Grand Cherokee. Have not seen one for the Rams using the Ecodiesel.
The testers saw the same lack of uphill power I experienced in my Grand Cherokee. I was told the diesels would "tow great - look at all the torque". I found out that horsepower keeps you moving, not so much the torque.
Good Luck with the F150 diesel when it comes out. I am not interested, and at one time, I thought the Ecodiesel was great for towing. Experience proved otherwise. Maybe if you only towed up to half of the rated towing weight.
When I got my 5,600lb trailer and towed with my 2014 Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel, I towed it up and down the same stretch of highway. It would not hold-back the trailer with the engine. Dealer said nothing was wrong with the Jeep. I had downshifted, braked, downshifted, braked, and it always up-shifted to protect the engine. No engine braking to speak of.
I keep looking for a solution, and found diesels don't have near the engine braking as gas engines, unless you install an exhaust brake. None available for the Grand Cherokee. Have not seen one for the Rams using the Ecodiesel.
The testers saw the same lack of uphill power I experienced in my Grand Cherokee. I was told the diesels would "tow great - look at all the torque". I found out that horsepower keeps you moving, not so much the torque.
Good Luck with the F150 diesel when it comes out. I am not interested, and at one time, I thought the Ecodiesel was great for towing. Experience proved otherwise. Maybe if you only towed up to half of the rated towing weight.
