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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To each their own. Out of curiosity, I decided to pull up fuelly for 2015 trucks (RAM Ecodiesel versus Ford 2.7 Ecoboost).
For the 2.7 with 56 vehicles and 563 fuel ups over 212,000 miles, they note a fleet average of 17.83 mpg
For the 3.0 Ecodiesel with 159 vehicles, 2,873 fuel ups and 1,288,000 miles they note a fleet average of 22.81 mpg. So about a 5 mpg difference between the two. Depending upon perspective, and increase of 28% more mpg over the Ford, or a decrease of 22% from the RAM. Take it for what it's worth.
I noted the population for sampling size of course. Seems like the 2.7 would offer 2 more MPG's over my 2010 F-150 with its 5.4 liter motor (and the 2.7 certainly delivers more oomph and torque all over the powerband.
For the 2.7 with 56 vehicles and 563 fuel ups over 212,000 miles, they note a fleet average of 17.83 mpg
For the 3.0 Ecodiesel with 159 vehicles, 2,873 fuel ups and 1,288,000 miles they note a fleet average of 22.81 mpg. So about a 5 mpg difference between the two. Depending upon perspective, and increase of 28% more mpg over the Ford, or a decrease of 22% from the RAM. Take it for what it's worth.
I noted the population for sampling size of course. Seems like the 2.7 would offer 2 more MPG's over my 2010 F-150 with its 5.4 liter motor (and the 2.7 certainly delivers more oomph and torque all over the powerband.
