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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Alan Maschek wrote:
@itguy08
By reading your blogs, I'm thinking you are part of some organisation delivering misinformation. It isn't Ford/GM/Chrysler, it has something to do with the guys who build them vehicles.
Nope, I actually don't work in any way shape or form for the auto industry. I just don't think Diesel is the be all and end all. It gets its power from turbocharging and now that gas engines are starting to have that, it's advantages are not that great.
Also, diesel will accelerate up hills were a gas won't. Gas engines have to be revved quite hard (lower gear) to achieve the same torque through the rear wheels. This is where the diesel gains most of its fuel economy over a gas engine towing.
In regular use neither does a turbo gas engine. It's got all the advantages of Diesel (flat torque, doesn't loose power at altitude, etc) with none of the drawbacks (increased fuel cost, increased maintenance cost, etc.).
I can tell you that my car with an Ecoboost will make me run out of B-A-L-L-S before the engine will stop accelerating up a hill. Here in the hills of PA (yes nothing like out west) on some pretty steep grades I've been able to double the speed limit (only on a clear road and a nice uphill stretch) and the car would go but I backed off.
It will also pull interstate hills without downshifting too. And if it does downshift it will take off like a rocket.
I get it, you like your Diesels. That's fine. Bot a good turbo gas engine is every bit as competitive as a Diesel.
