MotorTrend Tests the 1500's
The article The resident RAM and EcoDiesel haters might not want to read this.
Forum Discussion
Hybridhunter, what is the average times it take you to accelerate to 60mph in normal driving? From my experience, most people don't accelerate quicker than 20 seconds and 12-15s is what many people call jackrabbit starts. 95% of drivers just don't drive 0-60 under 10s ever. Even the article mentions that WOT doesn't matter much:
I have experienced exactly this behavior in mid sized cars. Trans programming that tries to keep the highest possible gear. Sure it's quick when the engine is over 4000rpm, but no one wants to wait 3 seconds for the trans to get the engine there. Oh, and I got the EPA city rating at 22mpg over 10k miles vs. 75% percentile of EPA highway compared to city for my diesel. But the gas car was quicker by car mag tests!
You really do exaggerate and state options as if they were facts. This is why people keep calling you out. 81MPH trap speed in quarter mile according to the linked article.
MT wrote:
The combination of incredibly lethargic throttle response and fuel economy-biased transmission programming that strives to always be in sixth gear made the Silverado feel the slowest by a country mile. Sure, if you floor it, it books, but how often does the typical owner do that?
I have experienced exactly this behavior in mid sized cars. Trans programming that tries to keep the highest possible gear. Sure it's quick when the engine is over 4000rpm, but no one wants to wait 3 seconds for the trans to get the engine there. Oh, and I got the EPA city rating at 22mpg over 10k miles vs. 75% percentile of EPA highway compared to city for my diesel. But the gas car was quicker by car mag tests!
To the point, any truck that takes 1/2 a mile a over half a minute to get to highway speed
You really do exaggerate and state options as if they were facts. This is why people keep calling you out. 81MPH trap speed in quarter mile according to the linked article.
