28,500 lbs Ford vs Ram 1 ton DRW

Wonder what the exact scaled weight of each truck was at the time of the test?

....and man or man, the cost of these beasts!!

Watched the whole thing. RAM better mileage, pulled a tad bit faster, ZERO rear suspension sag, a bit quieter, lets not forget 3K less in price.

Oh yea Ford has massaging seats and better mirrors!

They should have had the trans/engine temps showing along with what gear they were in at all times. In those conditions my AISIN trans temp would have been about 170 and possibly less.

If they descended in 3rd gear the brake applications would have been much less! Real world that's NOT how to drive these things. I descended 14% for several miles with 33K combined in 3rd with cruise set at 30 and it stayed around 35-38 with no brake applications.

Pretty funny with so MUCH more HP the Ford did not do any better. This has been the norm as RAM puts down a much higher percentage of advertised HP than Ford. I have personally seen this with my last RAM on the Dyno in LasVegas.

Sure the Ford kicked AZZ on the RAM in a Drag Race. I prefer pulling heavy grades with 33-35K combined time and again with no excessive heat or noise.

What did GM gain by staying under 23K towing??? IMHO they just looked bad. I will bet they come out with an upgraded trans soon and their numbers will be with RAM and Ford.

downtheroad wrote:
Wonder what the exact scaled weight of each truck was at the time of the test?

....and man or man, the cost of these beasts!!

I think it showed 37,300# combined weight.

Thanks for posting! I certainly am surprised that the Ford didn't out pull the Ram, but I'm not surprised at the solo drag race because the I6 can't build RPM's as quickly as the V8.

It certainly shows which one shines when the truck is used what it is designed for! ;)

Both good trucks. Performance in this test was a draw. Unless you think you need to try to drag race a 3500 DRW, it comes down to personal preference.

Too expensive for me. I pay cash and both would dent my investment porfoilo. I never finance anything that I cannot write off.

Ok I'm probably accused of being an honorary member of the ram mafia on here....maybe....once or twice....lol
But let's not pretend either truck outpulled or out mileaged or out braked the other. It's a dead heat. Period.
Yes the Powdersmoke will win a drag race. Dmax will too. HP is for racing, torque is for pulling. Ford has more hp.
My bombed 5.9 is slower than my old tuned Dmax even though it is arguably putting down more power......because it's putting down more torque and the Dirtymax was putting down more hp. And it's just a faster design down the track than the tractor engine in the Dodge.
Anyone who thinks that any apples to apples comparison of new diesels (gotta use the HO ram because the standard one is de tuned) will show that one can clearly out work the other is mistaken. Mfgs put a whole lot more effort than us internet wizards into making sure they are competitive.

Good Lord look at those sticker prices. :E

Fair to call this one a tie.

Seems like the tows are in the winter months. any reason for that to happen?

chevman

Factory rear air ride a $1,500 option and still 3 grand less.