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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FishOnOne wrote:Not only did it embarrass the older V10 but it also pulled the 15,000lb trailer up the 18% grade better than a 2008 6.4 Powerstroke and a 2011 6.2L with a 5-Star tune. ;)Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Troy I'm not slamming the EB, just pointing out that to have a party over 0.6 MPG and this little tidbit could explain why the Ram was near the bottom.P-UP.COM wrote:
Our fuel economy drive loops were designed to give us a chance to see how well this current crop of competitors could do in head-to-head driving comparisons. And we mean head-to-head. All vehicles were driven with air conditioning on, in Drive or "D," and following the lead truck as a caravan.
The Ram was the lead truck and will get lower fuel mileage because of it. How do I know, because I duck in behind big trucks all the time to improve my mileage all the time. Now maybe they switched the lead trucks but no where does it say that. But if you pick a truck because it made 0.6 MPG better then you need to rethink RVing.
Don
Don,
I don't think the parade is because of a .6 mpg advantage, but it's one of several attributes that make the EcoBoost a competitive powertrain.
There was a recent tow meet some guys do once a year at FTE and the Ecoboost literally embarrassed a V10. :C
