MotorTrend Tests the 1500's

Hybridhunter wrote:

Taco wrote:
That article only makes me think the ecodiesel is even more pointless. A few grand cost premium for it. Much slower than the competition. Costs no less in fuel to operate than the much much more powerful 2.7 ecoboost, 900 lbs of payload on the ram. A CAR magazine may like it but it ain't much of a TRUCK.

Add in the fact that it has all the same huge repair liabilities of the much more powerful 1 ton diesels without anywhere near the power.

Sounds like a loser to me.

Not sure how the truck that was the worst at everything, got the nod. It's appalling slow loaded and towing accelerating makes it a laugh on a site about towing. The mileage premium only covers the cost of diesel, and not the maintenance I might add. You'll never see the diesel "premium" back, not ever. Pointless, and other than reading a bunch of car guys validating their previous articles, the only useful part is the test data, and it speaks loud and clear. 2000# payload available too for a few hundred buck on the Ferd.
The chevy was just a typical lazy throttled wallowy chevy. Nothing changes but the weather.
The F150 with the upcoming 10 speed should be a pretty cool combo as well.