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
Forum Discussion
Redsky wrote:
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?
Why? If the diesel gets 28 and the hemi gets 18 on the highway and you tow 6 times a year... why not?
15,000 miles a year average 24 mpg is 535 gallons of diesel at $3.75/gallon is $2008/year in fuel prices.
15,000 miles a year average 18 mpg is 833 gallons of gas at $3.30/gallon is $2750/year in fuel prices.
