RAM EcoDiesel a Flop for Towing

wilber1 wrote:

Shinerbock wrote:
I would also agree about it no necessarily being the best option for towing especially if it is closer to its 7,000 lb limit that Ram rates it at like it was. The same guys that did this video also took a 2014 F150 with a 3.5L up the same run, but with a 7,100 trailer and a 3 people in the cab. They recorded an average of 11.3 mpg which would beg ms to ask the question as to why you would get the Ecodiesel if you towing around 7,000 lbs a lot.

Really? The 3.5 got 11.3 MPG and the 2.7 got 4.3. That would beg me to ask the question, why would anyone buy the 2.7 and why would Ford even build it?

I have wondered about that as well. It reminds me of the GM 4.8 V-8 which mercifully was put to death.