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:
There is nothing "special" about Diesel's construction other than that it is built tougher due to the compression ratio and load characteristics of compression ignition. No reason you can't overbuild a gas engine.
Except the V6 Ecoboost is lighter in build than the Barra Turbo 6. it is certainly no diesel engine. Diesels normally run at at lower revs to get the same power and torque.
itguy08 wrote:
think there is some confusion here. I'm 99.9% positive the 3.5 Ecoboost has nothing to do with the Austrailian engine. Typically Ford US and Ford Austrailia have been 2 separate divisions. Ford has been playing with turbos since the early 80s. The 2.3 OHC was one of their first stabs at it and it was a very good engine.
Ford Australia has done a lot of work on US vehicles over the years. The Ecoboost was one of them. The Global Ranger was one project they virtually did themselves. They have designed vehicles for the new Ford India
