Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

Mike Up wrote:

Taco wrote:
I am excited about this truck because it will finally prove to the diesel heads on this site that horsepower matters more than torque and show them that a 3.0 turbo diesel will get flat out smoked up a hill with a trailer when compared to a 3.5 turbo gasser.

I don't see a whole lot of purpose to it, but I guess time will tell if it sells.

That wouldn't be a fair comparison since the Ecoboost also has 420 lbs of torque with a whopping 365 horsepower.

A good comparison would be the older 2009/2010 Ford F150 with the 5.4L (310 hp/365 #'s torque) and 6 speed trans and the previous gen Chevy 5.3L (315 hp/335 #s torque) with it's newer 6 speed transmission. The 3.0L diesel may take them both off the line but will fall far behind once the other trucks' horsepower overtakes the low horsepower of the 3.0L.

Here inlies the problem.

The new oil burner is in the same class as the Ecoboost. It will go head to head with it with the same customer base that will pick. Sale for sale. 2014 against 2014.

It will be real ugly for the oil burner when PUT's does a tow off test between the Ecoboost and the oil burner.

Will the public care if the oil burner takes a long time to get to the top of a hill when compared to the Ecoboost? I say yes they will. They missed the window.

For most of the public, it's all about power now days. :S

I'd bet the mpgs makes all the differnce! I really would prefer it to be the fastest to the top of the hill but getting there a bit slower with way better gas mileage let's me go a lot further in the long run.