Say it ain't so. GM
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/07/more-game-playing-now-gm-fesses-up.html Not surprising. Ram will probably next. Or maybe not. Time for another standard for payload ratings.
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If the folks at RAM are being honest, they do not "fudge the numbers" like Ford and GM do.
"Ram says it takes the lightest base model, weighs it will all necessary fluids and deems that the curb weight for payload calculations. But Ford and GM do it differently; they delete some everyday items from their base pickups to reduce their weight and thereby boost their payload ratings.
But Ford and GM appear to be alone in this approach. "Ram Truck Engineering calculates the base weight and does not change the weight with 'delete-able options,'" said spokesman Nick Cappa."
No wonder RAM always has the lowest payload. They were being honest.
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"Ram says it takes the lightest base model, weighs it will all necessary fluids and deems that the curb weight for payload calculations. But Ford and GM do it differently; they delete some everyday items from their base pickups to reduce their weight and thereby boost their payload ratings.
But Ford and GM appear to be alone in this approach. "Ram Truck Engineering calculates the base weight and does not change the weight with 'delete-able options,'" said spokesman Nick Cappa."
No wonder RAM always has the lowest payload. They were being honest.
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