MotorTrend Tests the 1500's

ib516 wrote:

AndrewM wrote:
The EcoDiesel was the slowest in every performance test - by a lot. With no fuel cost savings compared to the EcoBoost. Why would I want buy the EcoDiesel? What am I missing?

You're missing the fact that most folks don't buy a 1500 series truck to do weekend drag racing. The article does a good job of explaining what real people use a 1500 series truck for. That is:
- Mostly used as a car/family vehicle
- Rarely off road
- Rarely tows more than 7000#
- Rarely needs to carry more than 1000#
- Comfort, features, and mpg are tops for most shoppers

Maybe you misread the mpg numbers in the article? :h

That is where the Global Diesel Pickups differ: Quite often Off Road; Do tow more than 7000lbs for quite a few; most carry vastly more than 1000lb