The real HP/TQ numbers this is going to hurt!

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mtofell1 wrote:
Overall, there really isn't a bad choice among them.

This. The Powerstroke seems to have gotten past some of the CP4 issues that plagued it in the past, and the Duramax no longer uses it at all. Now that the Super Duty has finally updated the platform I don't think you can make a bad choice among any of the three diesels. I went with a Cummins and am happy with it but of the newest updates I may well have gone a Duramax instead. They're all towing beasts and very comfortable daily drivers. Worrying about which puts the most power to the ground is kind of pointless - they all have more than enough.

These fellas seem to be fixated on torque much more so than HP. The Ford had almost 50 HP over the Dodge. With torque management and driveline variances it is a wash, even with the Chevy. The GM trucks are the best looking, and if the deal was right they would still get much consideration in my book.

All 3 are great trucks, I have owned my F250 since 2012 and it has been a great truck, prior to that I owned 2 Cummins equipped rams dating back to 2001. My dad has driven duramax's since 2001 and has had zero issues from them. If I were buying tomorrow I would probably buy another Ford, simply for the looks. But, I would certainly drive all 3 just to make sure. We live in an era where the manufactures are putting out great vehicles, with tons of power. I don't get caught up in the Ho/Tq wars, heck my 01 got things done with a 4 speed trans and less than 400 ft/ln tq.

A little known fact. Dodge/Ram has the Cummins tuned so that at elevation even at 8000 ft. it will be making the same power it was at sea level! even turning on the A/C the computer accounts or the loss so it will be making the exact same number it was when it was off. yes they are all turbo charged, but the Ram is more efficient with it!

:) Hi, very interesting, but not trust worthy in my opinion. Did anyone else notice what I saw? The Ram had a red line of 3,500 RPM on the tach and they ran the Ram right up to it's red line. On the Ford the redline was at 4,000 RPM, but they only ran the Ford to 3,000 RPM. On the Chevy I didn't see a red line on the tach. I did see the tach just passing about 3,200 RPM and still climbing when they took the camera off of the tach.

They said that all were run in fourth gear, but never mentioned differential ratios or final ratios of the transmission's fourth gear with the differential ratio.

In the end there were three winners.

(1.) Ram had the most torque.

(2.) Ford had the most horse power.

(3.) Chevrolet had the most lookers.

I'm currently in a Ram (gasser) and am not particularly brand loyal. That is a great test and thanks OP for sharing.

If I were hauling 30,000# of hay up a steep hill everyday the Ram would be a bit better, I suppose. For some daily driving and towing I've got to think the Ford is the top performer. 49 more HP is enough to notice in the seat of your pants.

The biggest loser seems to be the Chevy/GMC from a power standpoint.

Overall, there really isn't a bad choice among them.

Never been a fan of V8 diesels large or small with the excetpion of the 6V53 in my even older truck.

Love it. The oldest designed engine, easiest to work on by a huge margin, generally considered the most reliable, still has the most torque and good horespower. People call some of us "fanboys." Mabye it's because we have owned all three and worked on all three. After that experience, there is a clear winner.