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
2012Coleman wrote:bimbert84 wrote:Anyone care to find a quote regarding payload on this? Why buy a diesel powered tow vehicle in a quarter ton configuration? What does it get you? " the torque that gets the work done" :hautoguide.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
So why buy a diesel in anything if you don't plan on towing with it? Seems to me the great majority of 1/2 tons are only used as part time tow vehicles or don't tow at all. What it gets you is a much more fuel efficient pickup.
