MotorTrend Tests the 1500's

boocoodinkydow wrote:

buddyIam wrote:
Hybrid,

This is Trailer Life Mag. The majority are concerned with trailer towing capacity and MPG while trailering.

If you have a total vehicle length while towing exceeding 50 feet. You have no business passing anybody on a two lane road. No matter how much power you have.

If you are on a freeway your 0 to 60 times mean little.

In a 700 mile trip between fill ups. The Eco diesel will spend 20 seconds getting onto and up to freeway speed.

I need more capacity than any 1/2 ton comes with so I am trying to give a impartial opinion.

None of the get up and go / empty mpg talk means much on a trailering magazine web site. It maybe better suited for Soccer moms of America. ;>)

The voice of reason. One of the more objective members following these threads.

The voice of some but not all... These performance tests to me have direct correlation to how well or ease a truck will pull a trailer.

My previous truck had 325hp/570ft.lbs and my current truck has 400hp/800ft.lbs and will outperform my previous truck in every empty performance category imaginable. Having said that the direct benefit to me is my current truck will tow with a lot more ease and make better fuel economy while doing it then compared to my previous less performing truck.

Did Motor Trend perform this TEST? Also remember this is a "Tow Vehicles" forum so you can post the grocery getting video on another forum with that voice of reason! :W