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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Itguy08 wrote:
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...
No you will not get an Ecoboost 5 litre. Under load they drink fuel(they have them here2 Litre versions) A turbo gas engine is not as realiable as a Diesel , less sturdy construction.
think the reason Diesels "tow better" is because they are turbocharged. That's what gives them their nice flat torque curve.
Turbocharging works better at altitude as well.The modern common rail diesel are vastly better than the older type. Diesel technology is now on a pretty rapid growth path. Petrol engines do lag behind.
One of the characteristics of the diesel was torque delivered at very low revs and its general efficiency over Petrol. Common rail and Tubocharging have vastly changed the nature of the diesel engine.
Try a turbo Gas motor (like Ecoboost)and bet I it will tow every bit as well as the Diesel.
No it does not. Their is a limit to the effective size of a turbocharged petrol engine as regards tradeoffs regards power and fuel economy, not so with a diesel and it is to do with the energy in the fuel.
