Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released

N-Trouble wrote:
Rant on: Would all the big three manufacturers PLEASE stop using the term "Eco" in naming your motors. FIrst it was Ford with the EcoBoost, then GM with their new EcoTech line of motors and now Dodge with their EcoDiesel.

THere is nothing "Eco" about driving a 6K lb+ brick down the road so please stop trying to polish a turd by calling it Eco... IF you want somethign "Eco" friendly then go by a Prius... Rant off

I agree, but it's all marketing. Diesels have a bad rep for being dirty. Turbos have a bad rep for having bad mileage and bad reliability. As far as GM, larger displacement engines have a bad rep for bad mileage so they are just trying to separate their fuel efficient designs from the standard thirsty designs.

But I agree, there's still nothing ECO about any of these engines. At best they are only bettering similar engines, with similar power output, by only 2 mpg "REAL WORLD" (not EPA).