Ram Eco-Diesel vs F150 2.7 TT - Davis Dam

ScottG wrote:
Nobody ever said torque equals speed. Torque moves a load. HP wins races.
As the load gets heavier, torque gets more and more important.
I don't believe those two trucks were ever supposed to compete against each other. They have totally different markets.

Come on Scott it happens on here all the time.
Here is talk about it right here.

Some more talk about torque.

Quote from thread wrote:
there has been a great deal of focus on the admittedly anemic 240hp developed by the ram ed, but let's not loose sight of the fact that horsepower ratings sell trucks while torque is what pulls the load. with the ecodiesel & the ecoboost both developing 420 lb/ft of torque they would both be brought to there knees equally under conditions in the review quoted.

There are tons of threads on here where people just don't understand HP is what gets you to the top of the hill first. It has to be, because HP is timed based and torque is not. Many think that a 175/450 12 valve diesel will beat a 285/320 LS motor up a hill with a trailer on the back.

As far as they are not meant to compete against each other......SAY WHAT!
They are both 1500 pickups. They both have very expensive motors in them. They are both VERY expensive 1500 pickups. They are both meant to tow and come with tow packages. The Ford EB is a fuel saver towing rig and so is the Dodge ED. (that is what they are marketed as)

They are in exact direct competition with each other.

Believe me, the mags will do a tow test with these two and a GM. Why? Because they are all in competition with each other. :) If they do GM better pray that they do the test at low altitude. :B