RAM EcoDiesel a Flop for Towing

APT wrote:

325hp vs. 240hp.

No one expects the Ram Ecodiesel to be the quickest. It offers a balance of power/fuel efficiency/cost that is unique. If that doesn't meet your needs, move on.

I made my response and moved on, but people keep quoted me in response to my statements so I ma defending them. Although I am not talking about it being the quickest, I am talking about being able to tow its rated when doing at least the speed limit or have its tow rating lowered to a tow rating it can do the speed limit with.

Let me take the brands out of this equation.

Truck A with a higher tow rating was not able to keep speed towing 7,200 lbs up that hill, but truck B that has a lower tow rating than truck A does was able to tow the same 7,200 lbs load up the hill keeping the speed limit with ease and not not close to its max rpm. No one thinks that the manufacturer of truck A is a bit optimistic on how much it can reasonably tow?

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Tystevens wrote:

Yep, I'd agree with all of this. I wonder how many trucks can hold 55 mph towing near their max up that hill?

The Ecodiesel didn't hold 55 mph. It was at 50 mph and the speed limit was 60 mph. Although there are plenty of trucks that were able to tow near their max tow rating while keeping within 10 mph of the speed limit going up that hill.


The 2014 F150 3.5 Ecoboost did it towing 10,000 lbs
https://youtu.be/QR-gMWRzvOg

The 2014 F150 Raptor was able to do it towing 8,000 lbs(which is it's max)
https://youtu.be/TeSFP7gyjnk

The 2015 Lincoln Navigator 3.5L Ecoboost was able to do it towing 7,000 lbs
https://youtu.be/Q3fjr1G60G8

The 2015 GMC 3500 6.6L diesel was able to do it towing 15,000 lbs
https://youtu.be/UuRg8ZkrxKM