Hello Ram 1500 Diesel!
Have been driving/testing these for a while now, but couldn't say anything, until today! And yes it'll have plenty of towing capacity... Chrysler wrote: Ram to Build Industry's Only Light-duty...
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RobertRyan wrote:itguy08 wrote:
Just curious how? Diesel takes more expensive fuel (more expensive than Premium). It needs DEF, needs more expensive oil (more of it), filter maintenance, etc. And it costs more than the V8
Yes I am from Australia. Although it is dearer to buy overall it is cheaper and the towing performance is vastly better, To the point that the Japanese manufactuers are dropping their Petrol(gas) options for Pickups. Europeans already have.
About a week ago this appeared in US Automobile Blog.
Diesel cost of ownership lower than GAS
Interesting study. Diesel makes sense in cars where the MPG gains are real and the added costs are low.
You can read the whole paper here: Diesel Study
They even say that the HD trucks are a mixed bag and that increasing Diesel costs will eat into the "savings". But I seriously think that it may be a wash given that everything on a Diesel costs more. With a savings of $2k, have one injector fail or something else on your Diesel and your advantage is gone.
I think the reason Diesels "tow better" is because they are turbocharged. That's what gives them their nice flat torque curve. Early non-turbo Diesels (think GM 6.8, Ford 6.9, early 7.3, etc) were dogs. Try a turbo Gas motor (like Ecoboost) and I bet it will ow every bit as well as the Diesel.
I'll bet there will be an Ecoboost in the next F250/350. My guess is a variation of the 5.0. I think the only reason the EB V6 is not in the F250 is because it would kill 6.7 sales....
