First drive Ram 1500 diesel
1500 Ram diesel Nice review ,I think they like it and clears up some points on why Ram did not use the 5.0 Cummins
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The 3.0L diesel puts out only 240HP and 420 lb-ft torque while the 5.7L gas engine provides 395HP and and 410 lb-ft of torque. Why would anyone pay a premium price for the diesel engine and diesel fuel for a truck to tow?
All the studies have shown a 15% higher total cost of ownership with diesel vehicles in the short run and it only gets worse when repairs are added into the figures with vehicles with more than 75,000 miles. Add in the difficult of finding diesel while traveling and diesel is not a good choice for sub 10,000 lb. trailer loads.
Automakers are adding diesel vehicles because of higher Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which will climb to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Diesel engines are 20 percent to 40 percent more fuel efficient than equivalent gasoline engines. They get to charge customers a premium for the engines and the customers get to pay the higher fuel and maintenance costs. Win-win for the manufacturers.
The one place where diesels are more economical is with small cars where a diesel will provide a 35-47% gain in fuel economy over the same car with the gas engine. With the Volkswagen Jetta and Golf there is also not the premium markup found with diesel powered pickups, and pickups in general.
All the studies have shown a 15% higher total cost of ownership with diesel vehicles in the short run and it only gets worse when repairs are added into the figures with vehicles with more than 75,000 miles. Add in the difficult of finding diesel while traveling and diesel is not a good choice for sub 10,000 lb. trailer loads.
Automakers are adding diesel vehicles because of higher Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which will climb to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Diesel engines are 20 percent to 40 percent more fuel efficient than equivalent gasoline engines. They get to charge customers a premium for the engines and the customers get to pay the higher fuel and maintenance costs. Win-win for the manufacturers.
The one place where diesels are more economical is with small cars where a diesel will provide a 35-47% gain in fuel economy over the same car with the gas engine. With the Volkswagen Jetta and Golf there is also not the premium markup found with diesel powered pickups, and pickups in general.
