Advice on new Gas Tow vehicle

[mrad]

I will start this post out by saying I know a diesel would outperform a gas motor. But after reading all the posts of issues with diesels, I am thinking if I buy new, I would go with a gas motor. My current t tow vehicle os a 2003 ford excursion with a V10 and 4:30 gearing. our Current TT weighs in at about 10,500 loaded.
This combination has done everything I could have hoped for in terms of performance.
My wife and I are within 5 years of retirement and are thinking we would like to upgrade to a 5th wheel when this happens. If we were to purchase a 6.6l gm or 6.4l Ram would we comfortably be able to tow a 13,000lb 5th wheel as easily as our 03 excursion tows our current 10,500 TT.????

[LanceRKeys]

Well, if you are comfortable with what you have, you should like the new ones. I think the extra height of the fifth wheel vs the travel trailer will make more of a difference than the weight. Have you considered the new 7.3 gas from ford?

[agesilaus]

This depends on where you are towing, Full Time you will probably hit roads like Utah 12 outside Escalante with a 12% grade. A gasser will do it but it will be running at high rpm. And check out the expected mileage on those gassers, you will think you are driving a big Class A. You will join that bunch of irritating posters who continuously put up posts saying "how to I get to point B from point A without any steep roads?"