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:Alan Maschek wrote:
Now take the F-150 with the 3.5 Eco Boost, a very powerful and torquey. What would the FE be for the Eco Boost F-150? Somewhere south of 10mpg?
What will the Hemi powered Ram's FE be? Slightly better than the Eco Boost F-150.
Wrong on both counts:
Pickuptrucks.com's 2013 Light Duty Shootout
Empty the EB Ford was 22.3
Empty the Ram Hemi was 21.7
8500 Lbs the EB Ford was 10.9
8500 Lbs the Hemi was 10.4
Here is an eye opener but they don't talk weights towed only it was over 2000 miles:
pickuptrucks.com 2011 Heavy Duty Shootout
Ford Diesel Fuel Economy: 9.5 MPG
GMC Diesel Fuel Economy: 9.1 MPG
RAM Diesel Fuel Economy: 8.5 MPG
OK the EB a V-6 twin turbo beat the the 5.7 V-8 by 0.6 of a gallon WOW that sure is a bad butt whopping there isn't it? As for the diesels the Ram that was tested was not running DEF. Now that they are all running the same system (Note: the Ram still uses the CP-3 pump) the 2013 Ram's are getting better mileage then the GM/Chevy and Ford HD trucks.
By the way we get it you are not a Chrysler/Ram fan, so why not drink your Blue Kool-Aid in a Ford post?
Don
