MotorTrend Tests the 1500's

Lessmore wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Ya I know you did Lessmore. It's just really strange that's all.

Another thing that really glared out is the oil burner rev's more at highway speed than either one of the gas burners. :E :h Weird.

That is odd. Ram was running 3.92's, but then I checked the final drive ratios...the Ram @2.63, Ford @ 2.45, Chev @ 2.29. But then both Chev+ Ford have 6 speed trannies, Ram has 8 speed...would be interesting to see all ratios for all these transmissions.

Looked at the dry weight...F 150 @ 4955 vs Chev @ 5605 vs Ram @ 5990.

I was surprised at the weight diff. Knew that the Ram diesel engine wold probably be heavier + of course the Ford has a lighter aluminum body in 2015.

No wonder the 2.7 liter Turbo gas of the Ford felt so spritely...a lot less weight than the others to haul around.

The Ram is carrying a lot more weight than the F 150, which of course makes a difference in MPG, acceleration, braking, etc.

The Ford in this comparison was not a crew cab, so the weight advantage would be slightly less if the cabs were the same.