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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But the Ecoboost 2.7 is the match for the Ecodiesel and it gets nearly the same MPG, and has better performance towing and not towing. Watch The Fast Lane Trucks test of them both. The MPG difference in the EB2.7 more than offsets the higher cost of Diesel here on the East Coast.
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The EB 2.7 may get similar mileage when not towing, but when tow/hauling heavy at the truck's limits, I'm sure the EcoD does a lot better.
Then you get into the whole thing about what makes a better tow truck: diesel or gas. Not going there ...
IMHO, where the F150 with the 2.7 EB beats the RAM EcoD is in the payload department, assuming you get its HD Payload option it can max around 2000#.
