Ram 1500 diesel review
First one I've seen, looks like Ram boosted the tq output for bragging rights in the ads....it's now 430 lbs-ft Linky Still not epa rated, but they got 24 mpg in mixed (city and highway) driving...
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Vulcaneer wrote:bimbert84 wrote:autoguide.com wrote:Uh oh, here we go again: somebody else trying to redefine the laws of physics....Output is 240 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque. That latter figure is 20 lb-ft more than the 5.7-liter Hemi gasoline V8 -- and in a pickup truck, it's the torque that gets the work done.
-- Rob
Yeah...but how much torque does the Hemi develop at 2000 RPM?
Only curve I could find is for the 2011 Charger RT. Don't know how it compares to the truck Hemi and it doesn't go as low as 2000 RPM but shows about 325 lbft at 2300 RPM. So the diesel would be making 160 HP at 2000 RPM but this Hemi would only be making 142 HP at 2300 RPM.
