RAM EcoDiesel a Flop for Towing

jus2shy wrote:


Well then, I guess all the Semi-Trucks that were towing up that mountain that the Ecodiesel passed in that video were failures as well by that same logic. Again, the truck meets the SAE standards that were agreed to by all manufacturers. The truck has been marketed as a fuel miser for occasional towing and it delivers on that front.

I am not talking about a commercial trucks like Peterbilts. I also don't care about the SAE certification either. In my opinion, the 30 mph requirement is too low. Also, the SAE J2807 is not law and the manufacturers do not have to abide by them. They just use them as a standard of a maximum rating a truck can be rated for.

However, a manufacturer can still rate it lower then that maximum. Case in point is that Ford 2.7L Ecoboost. It will out perform that Ecodiesel in every way yet Ford gave it a lower tow rating then what Ram gave the Ecodiesel. Why? Maybe because Ford does not consider not being able to at least do the speed limit towing. Maybe their standards for towing is a bit higher. What ever the case maybe, it still stands that the F150 2.7L Ecoboost that Ford gave a lower tow rating to will easily hold the rated speed limit while the 1500 3.0L Ecodiesel that Ram gave a higher tow rating to is barely able to hold 10 mpg of the speed limit. If the F150 2.7L can hold the speed limit then why can't the Ram Ecodiesel?

Regardless of some SAE standard or not, it is still unacceptable to me and is a failure in my opinion. If my 2014 Ram 2500 CTD was only able to do 30 mph going up that hill towing 80% of it's rated weight, I would be sending it back to Ram asking them WTF. Unlike some, I don't make excuses for a brand like fanboys do. I also do not change or lower my expectations just so that a favorite brand fits that criteria. I have my reasonable expectations and if a truck manufacturer can't meet them then I will find one that will. In this case, the F150 2.7L met my expectations by being able to tow the rating it was given while maintaining the speed limit. The Ram Ecodiesel on the other hand.... didn't.