2013 Light Duty Challenge

ib516 wrote:
I wonder what would have happened if they wouldn't have "power braked" before all of the acceleration tests (which to me seems like a blatant way to show favor the EcoBoost). Power braking before starting to move is unlikely to happen in the real world - something the tests are supposed to simulate, and would do nothing to help the non-turbo competitors. As I have a turbo-charged vehicle as my daily driver, I'm going to say not power braking the trucks would have seriously lengthened (due to turbo lag) the acceleration numbers for the EcoBoost F150. Thumbs down.

Seems maybe Pickuptruck.com cheer for the blue oval.

At least they tested all the vehicles the same. MotorTrend decided to do their truck of the year testing between the F-150 and Ram by towing about an extra 1,000 lbs. behind the Ford. Talk about tilting the scale in the Ram's favor.