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itguy08
Jan 28, 2014Explorer
Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
It has been said that when the SAE tow rating goes in effect, it is going hurt Frod the most but not the Ram. Funny that both GM and Ram where ready to adapt the new ratings but Ford would not.
In poker that's known as a tell. As in Fords ratings are a joke, but the buying public is to stupid or gullible to understand this.
How so? Both pickuptrucks.com and Fast Lane Trucks have shown the Ecoboost to be a tow monster up and down the Eisenhower pass, which, IIRC is used in the SAE tow ratings.
And none of the big guys used them but from the tone in this article, the 2015 F150 will use it:
Standardized Tow Ratings
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