MotorTrend Tests the 1500's
The article The resident RAM and EcoDiesel haters might not want to read this.
Forum Discussion
ChooChooMan74 wrote:
I didn't see any Dodges in the Article, but the 1500 by Ram Trucks is still my top pick. I don't need the most powerful and fastest truck. I want something that will pull and will still get decent mileage, towing or not. I think Ram Trucks hit something using the VM A630 engine in their 1500 truck.
I'm certainly not bashing the EcoDiesel. It's interesting, and good, that all three manufacturers took three different approaches to more power, less fuel. It just seems that the Ram 1500 solution has such a narrow market. Great fuel mileage (for a truck), but slow and small payload. So if your main concern is fuel economy, not in a hurry, and don't tow much more than 5,000#, the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is the best choice.
In my opinion, Ford's F150 and Ecoboost is a better solution. But that's just me. And Chevy has some catching up to do to both of them.
