First drive Ram 1500 diesel
1500 Ram diesel Nice review ,I think they like it and clears up some points on why Ram did not use the 5.0 Cummins
Forum Discussion
parkersdad wrote:
Why do we care about 0-60 times in a truck? I bought mine to tow. Just asking. Mine is a 2500 Hemi though.
0 to 60 times are directly related to power output and that is directly related to how well the truck will tow uphill with a trailer on the tail.
My 6.6 diesel can blaze off some pretty impressive 0 to 60 or 1/4 mile times. With my trailer on the back it does not slow down on any hill that I have found.
My 6.5 diesel is a different story. Slooooooow 0 to 60 and slow 1/4 mile times and 30 MPH or less on big long mountains with the same trailer that my Dmax tows.
So yes, 0-60 is another chunk of data to use on how well a truck will get up to speed with a load on it.
If grinding up a grade at 30 MPH or less is ok with you I can see where this data wouldn't mean much.
