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- The dodge sounds like a great deal.... But no payload... Man that truck needs more then 900lbs... With all people on board and filled up, u have almost no payload left. If they can fix that and increase it to where Chevy is ( being the highest in this test).. It would be awesome !! Regardless dodge did a good job overall.
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Lessmore 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 right the Dodge diesel is slower than the Chevy and Ford. Performance figures of the Ram, are 0-60 mph in 8.8 seconds, 1/4 mile in 16.6 seconds. That's not bad, probably a little better than average for the mix of new vehicles out there today.
To me and many others it's more than satisfactory. In a truck I don't need the acceleration of a Top Fuel dragster. I want really good low and mid range torque.
Everybody has different wants.
The math just does not come out on the 1/4 mile time with this truck. A 16.6 time in a truck with 240HP and weighs as much as it does should clock the 1/4 at low 17's; not mid 16's. The 0 to 60 times are way off too for some reason. Someone is cheating somewhere or this truck is an anomaly among anomalies. :h
Possibly the fact that the new Ram has 8 speeds with close ratio gearing may make a difference. I'm quoting 1/4 mile e.t. from the article.- Majorgator,
You are exactly correct. Consider that a Ram 5500 4x4 with 200" CA, Cummins with the heavy duty automatic transmission can be had for 53,735.00. Maybe they are testing incorrectly.
It appears the models they tested should be compared to Cadillac's.
I am looking for a tow/overhead camper vehicle that will remain parked for the most part while I am in town. I am not looking for speed but I want to keep up with freeway traffic. Most of my vacationing/sightseeing etc. will be spent on mountain roads with speed limits from 45 to 55 mph.
The 5500 above has power windows, door locks and anti spin diff. It has air conditioning, tinted windows and radio.
I can not see what else I would need in a vehicle that will spend 50% of it's life spent in my driveway. - IdaD
Non stop from Logan, Utah to Durate Ca., ( a suburb of LA), would be more accurate. But not as descriptive as Denver to LA.
Or I could say Salt Lake City to LA with enough fuel left over to travel around a bit looking for cheap fuel for a fill up.
Sorry if my post mislead anyone. - That article is about useless. Its not completely apples-to-apples, and there was too many subjective notions inserted by the author(s).
The only thing I got out to the article is the most absurd point that faces the automotive market these days: all trucks were over $53,000. Pure insanity, not worth it. I'll keep buying used. - Enjoyed the article... Looks like RAM/Ecodiesel is up for Motor Trend truck of the year.
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buddyIam wrote:
I am looking for a much bigger truck than the Ram 1500. But in defense of the Eco Diesel I will say that I like the range per tank much more than FE itself.
I don't need to stop every 200 miles. I have driven 1300 miles with only one stop for lunch and one for dinner. That in a Kia Spectra. You can't do that if you are making stops every 200 to 300 miles for fuel.
The eco diesel has about a 750 mile range. This allows you to eat at places other than fuel stops. It means you can shop for cheaper fuel. It means you could travel non stop from Denver to LA.
I have no idea what the range of an ED is, but if 750 miles is accurate, you're a bit over 250 miles away from being able to travel nonstop from Denver to LA.- I am looking for a much bigger truck than the Ram 1500. But in defense of the Eco Diesel I will say that I like the range per tank much more than FE itself.
I don't need to stop every 200 miles. I have driven 1300 miles with only one stop for lunch and one for dinner. That in a Kia Spectra. You can't do that if you are making stops every 200 to 300 miles for fuel.
The eco diesel has about a 750 mile range. This allows you to eat at places other than fuel stops. It means you can shop for cheaper fuel. It means you could travel non stop from Denver to LA. Lessmore 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 right the Dodge diesel is slower than the Chevy and Ford. Performance figures of the Ram, are 0-60 mph in 8.8 seconds, 1/4 mile in 16.6 seconds. That's not bad, probably a little better than average for the mix of new vehicles out there today.
To me and many others it's more than satisfactory. In a truck I don't need the acceleration of a Top Fuel dragster. I want really good low and mid range torque.
Everybody has different wants.
The math just does not come out on the 1/4 mile time with this truck. A 16.6 time in a truck with 240HP and weighs as much as it does should clock the 1/4 at low 17's; not mid 16's. The 0 to 60 times are way off too for some reason. Someone is cheating somewhere or this truck is an anomaly among anomalies. :h
