Ram 1500 Diesel Towing Capacity?
5000, 7660, 4300. Those are tow ratings I've seen for this vehicle. What is the correct number? I'm in the market for a light pickup and prefer a diesel. Nissan hasn't released much info on their ab...
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cekkk wrote:
I might be completely wrong, but I was considering that the diesel is getting turbo boost all the time, whereas the gas has to crank up when full power is applied, and that this would give an advantage to the ED over this very short distance, maybe an eight of a mile. But then you guys are probably the experts on the subject.
You might be thinking about "Turbo lag".
Don't think it matters much whether it's a diesel or gasser, mostly depends upon the turbo. Some engines have twin turbos, one for low rpms and another for high rpms that effectively eliminate the lag.
Some people who really like to stomp on the their EcoBoosts claim there's some lag, but I sure don't notice it. My old 2005 Passat TDI definitely has some lag.
Don't know about the EcoDiesel.
The new Cummins 5L turbo diesel in the Nissan XD has a sequential twin turbo, and they claim no lag, none, nada, nein.
