Gas engines that deliver these HP and MPG #s fill a nice void in the market. The 5.7 Dodge, 6.0 Chevy and 5.4 Ford are under-powered for an 8500lb TT (a common loaded weight). The bigger engines (most discontinued) can do the job but get terrible MPG. The diesel is great but the initial purchase cost is out of a lot of people's budgets.
I'm in a Duramax now and am happy but as it ages and I think of my next truck some of the new gas offerings have certainly caught my eye.