RAM 6.4 Ike Gauntlet

I think they do it right. Put it in gear and drive it up the hill and let the pickup manage itself. The more input from the driver the less meaning the test has. It becomes too subjective at that point. I agree manually shifting yields better performance, I notice that my tranny temps are much lower when I control the shift points.

I had a 2015 3500 6.0 and it pulled some crazy heavy loads up some serious grades. I knew it was a strong motor but until I owned one, I never knew what they could actually do. No different than the gas engines from others I am sure. They are very capable engines often overshadowed by the diesels, but still very capable.

That didn't go to well. Although I would not compare it to the GM's run. There is a big difference in wind resistance in what each were towing with the Ram's being the worst.

So the old less powerful on paper chevy 6.0 won... by 3 min.. Like the GM, the computer is tuned from the factory a certain way that really doesn't show the true engines capabilities. I still say when you know how to manually shift the gas engine and keep it in the power band, your results are much better. Regardless any gas 3/4 ton made today is a great towing vehicle in my opinion.

I believe in the past they tested the 6.4, and the RAM has a "Feature" where it will just hold a gear and stay there as long as it's climbing versus shifting back and forth between 2 gears. I remember TFL called Fiat on the issue and that's how they explained it back then. Still seems to be there. But that was back before the "Super Ike" test they pulled.