Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released

N-Trouble wrote:
THe lack of any real payload is why a 1/2 ton diesel just doesn't make sense to me. The current top of the line gas offerings can all easily handle whatever you can "safely" tow with these trucks. You buy a diesel because you need/want the pulling power but when the severly lacking 1/2 ton chassis becomes the weak link I can see why not everybody is jumping onboard with offering 1/2 ton diesels. Maybe Dodge knows something we dont, but I doubt it. Still trying to understand the logic behind a 1/2 ton diesel...

You're looking at it from an RVer's perspective, but most 1500 series truck buyers are not RVers. It also depends on where you live. With diesel being about 10% cheaper than regular unleaded here (Canada), and most people using their 1500 series trucks as the family car here, I think it'll sell like hot cakes.