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...
Forum Discussion
bimbert84 wrote:autoguide.com wrote:
...in a pickup truck, it's the torque that gets the work done.I wrote:
Uh oh, here we go again: somebody else trying to redefine the laws of physics....Vulcaneer wrote:I don't know, and it doesn't really matter. What matters is how much torque it can put to the wheels, and to maximize that, you need power.Yeah...but how much torque does the Hemi develop at 2000 RPM?
My point was that no misinformed internet article is going to change that.
-- Rob
Actually it does matter. No one would argue that the diesel is the more powerful of the two but the RPM an engine makes its torque does make a difference. Someone else said, we quote HP but drive torque and for most of our driving that is true.
The Hemi doesn't start to make more power until it gets above 3500 RPM so below 3500 RPM the diesel can make more HP than the Hemi. This is why people who own small displacement diesels are always saying they really like the way they drive, in spite of the fact they don't have impressive HP numbers.
