I don't think you can fault GM for bragging about superior tow ratings while they had them around 2011. Why wouldn't you?
I am GM guy, unlikely I will ever buy anything else. I regularly tow at or in excess of the GM rating and the pickup does very well. That said, this has never made any sense to me either. I watched a GM rep on YouTube state that the market above the GM tow ratings is very small (this thread states 3%, I cant remember but it was small) and so they choose not to compete. I was so pissed when I saw that I wanted to throw my lap top. They are willing to compete in the HP/torque war obviously. I agree if I am pulling a modest weight of say 18K, even though the GM truck is within the posted 23K, on paper the Ford or Ram at 30K looks like the better option, all else being equal. The point is, they may be right perhaps most don't tow around the 30K mark, but by comparison the other two look like stronger trucks. They are not stronger which has been proven on the numerous Ike runs, but a lot sales are won and lost in the spec sheet. I wish they would at least get to 28-29k. If your "not going to compete" at least make it close.
The last thing I will say is, since when is not competing in a significant category even an option. You sell HD pickups, and tow capacity is a major factor in a purchasing decisions in this weight class, and you just opt out? 7K under the rest of the field? If the rational is a small % use that kind of tow capacity, well what percent need 445 hp and 900 plus foot/pounds of torque? Probably that same 3%, yet there is no issue in being class leading or nearly so in other significant areas.
I am confident in the durability of the trucks and pulling up and down mnt passes with huge loads gives me nothing but confidence in the trucks. They handle the weight and they have been very reliable, but this under rating the tow ratings is just plain stupid. I would like to know the real reason for it.
