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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itguy08 wrote:
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No but when you hit the hills you will appreciate the better HP of any engine over that Ecodiesel....
Was coming home this weekend towing the camper (9500 lbs) and up a hill in the right lane with a semi in the right hand truck lane with the Ecoboost 3.5. Saw the sign "lane ends 2500 ft, merge right.". Being right along side the semi I pushed the skinny pedal to the floor. Downshifted to 2nd and we gained on him and got it up to 65 (from about 45). Had that been a lesser truck like an Ecodiesel, that would not have happened and there could have been an accident.
Not a 0-60 time but pulling a load where you needed and appreciated the superior power of the better truck.
Heck, the Ecodiesel is outpowered by the Ecoboost 2.7! Just watch TFL Truck's tow up the Ike....
It all depends upon how much you are tow/hauling.
The Ecodiesel is not rated to tow anywhere near your 9500#. You need the HP of the 3.5L Ecoboost. There's a lot of people out there that aren't pulling that big a trailer and don't need that much HP.
And more HP is not always better, especially if you want to keep your mileage down.
Besides, you had almost a half mile to merge. I would have slowed down and slipped in behind the truck, even with my Ecoboost and 8000# trailer.
