AH64ID wrote:
I see even more torque management than we have now, low rpm torque is what breaks things and the power isn't needed at the GCWR in lower gears.
Bingo! It's torque management software that makes these high numbers possible. If all 850 ft./lb of torque were available in low gear right off idle something would break or the frame would twist. I imagine that's why the manual transmission Ram pickups have much lower hp and torque ratings. It's nothing new, in OTR trucks it's common for a higher hp rating to be available only when cruise control is engaged. If 500 hp/1000 torque is ever available, it's very possible that this power rating would only be available in the top 3 gears, at freeway speeds and for short periods of time.
