Ram Eco-Diesel vs F150 2.7 TT - Davis Dam

Hybridhunter wrote:

Tystevens wrote:

mcsurveyor wrote:
To me, the biggest benefit I see with the Eco-Diesel is the towing fuel economy, which from all accounts I've heard, is tremendous. ***

But getting 15+ mpg while towing 7,000 lbs is something that I could get on board with.

I'm skeptical of 15+ mpg towing a travel trailer in the real world. Other, lower profile trailers, sure (I can get 15 mpg in my Ecoboost towing a cargo trailer that sits a tad lower than the top of my F150, for example), but a high profile brick? The physics just don't make sense to me. But if we start seeing consistent reports of that kind of fuel economy from the ED, well, that would be a huge breakthrough. I'd give up 40 seconds up the hill to gain 5-6 mpg!

Good luck passing and merging with 240hp, whether you care about races up hills of whatever. And no amount of excuse making makes slow passing, sometimes while going uphill, or into a wind a good thing.

I do think the ED is the ultimate angler-mobile. A great alternative for efficient boat towing.

Never had any problem merging or passing with less HP pulling a GN with 17000# with a 86 Ford 350. Boy some of you here think you just have to have all the HP in the world to get the job done. When in fact not more then 20 Years ago it was getting done with less.