Anybody towing with a late model gasser?
I just had to shell out a little over 10K to fix the high pressure fuel pump on my 2012 Ford diesel. 37k miles on it and the dealer said "sorry" ford won't pay. After some discussion on this subject h...
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ib516 wrote:
From the 2010 HD Shootout at Pickuptrucks.com:
2010 Ram 2500 5.7L Hemi/5 speed auto/4.10 with 383hp/400tq:
10k trailer tow
0-30 level ground 7.7 sec
0-60 level ground 21.0 sec
1/4 mile 23.3 sec @ 64 mph
7% grade with 10 k trailer 33.96 sec @ 45 mph peak speed
2010 Ram 2500 6.7L Cummins/6 speed auto/3.73 with 350hp/650tq:
same 10k trailer
0-30 level ground 7.0 sec
0-60 level ground 20.9 sec
1/4 mile 23.0 sec @ 63 mph
7% grade with 10 k trailer 31.65 sec @ 50 mph peak speed
The differences aren't exactly earth shattering.
I realize this info is from 2010, but it's a good illustration where they were tested head to head in the same conditions. It also isn't the 385hp/850tq/Aisin/4.10 diesel tow monster you can get today, but in the gas vs diesel discussion, the gas engines hold their own, though they certainly don't out perform the diesels.
It's also not the gas 6.4/8-speed tow monster that you can get today!
