Hello Ram 1500 Diesel!
Have been driving/testing these for a while now, but couldn't say anything, until today! And yes it'll have plenty of towing capacity... Chrysler wrote: Ram to Build Industry's Only Light-duty...
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nevadanick wrote:
The hp and tq are similar to our Mercedes GL350. Its a seven passenger suv with awd that weighs in the neighborhood of 6k lbs and gets 25-30 mpg everyday and is rated to tow 7500 lbs. it has a 7 sp transmission.
Makes sense, but if it actually put out any decent Horsepower, I doubt it would put up those good fuel economy figures. Your weight is right at what a F150 Crew Cab 4WD truck weighs.
I guess if you would rather have economy over performance, that's good. The torque will definitely get you rollin but the horsepower is what keeps you rollin and I can see it straining pretty bad during passes, off ramps, and hills. But then again so did the rigs I used to drive so just make sure you have a lot of patience and don't mind riding the right lane.
For people not use to having low horsepower for climing, passing, and accelerating, it most likely will be a deal killer, but for people use to driving slow commerical rigs, it may have a market.
