2020 Ecodiesel specs
FCA tfltruck ram 1500 ecodiesel The fact that Ram is running a 8 speed as opposed to Ford and GM's ten speeds is not an issue. Here is why, the ten speed is never going to be able to hold the to...
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FishOnOne wrote:ib516 wrote:
Not that it's the same transmission, but I used to have a 2014 Jeep Cherokee with the ZF 9 speed. It never saw 9th gear - ever. 8 was rare, 7th was the norm at highway speed.
That's because the drivetrain wasn't properly geared right to the engines power.
Yes I agree. I always considered they used the 9 speed for some European version with a diesel they were going to come out with that could use the higher gears.
The Ex still has that Jeep, and last time I saw it, it had just over 100k miles and no issues. Not bad for a gen 1, all new FCA product :)
