King of Beasts Report

[Superduty123]

http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2013/10/king-of-beasts-results.html


Wow. Who would have guessed the Cummings with new trans would keep up and sometimes beat the V8 diesel up a hill

Impressive

I think I have made my decision now. the cab is far nicer and now the performance is pretty much the same.

[Aridon]

Some of you are pathetic in your brand fanboi'ism

[45Ricochet]

FishOnOne wrote:


TMN,
Yes you need to attend the Texas State Fair at least once. I think you'll be impressed.

The truck manufacturers now use this event to announce their new or improved model trucks since Texas :C is the truck capital of the US.

It was a pretty even this year :W
LINK



Mid-Size Pickup Truck: 2013 Nissan Frontier PRO4X
Full-Size Pickup Truck: 2014 Ram 1500
Luxury Pickup Truck: 2014 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn
Heavy Duty Pickup Truck: 2014 Ram 2500 HD
Off-Road Pickup Truck: 2014 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
Best Powertrain: Ram Truck /Jeep 3.0-Liter EcoDiesel V-6
Best Commercial Vehicle: 2014 Ram ProMaster
Truck Line of Texas: Ram Trucks
Truck of Texas: 2014 Ram 1500

[spoon059]

atvanish wrote:
Hater's gonna hate.... 😉

Honestly there is ALWAYS going to be points of contention, personal favoritism and corporate greed in any article/review/commercial - plain and simple...

Drive them all and buy for looks/comfort/features and personal preference is my opinion.

Exactly. All three manufacturers make trucks that are vastly superior to what was available only 5 years ago. Its really no longer a matter of asking which truck is the best... because all the trucks have plenty of power to pull more than most people should be towing with a pickup truck anyways. At the end of the day it comes down to personal preference and price. Yea, I believe 100% that the Ram 1 ton is probably the strongest pickup out there right now... but I also believe that the F350 and GM 3500 trucks have more than enough power to tow just about anything that a pickup is safe to tow.

Congrats to all 3 for building such amazing trucks, and its awesome as a consumer to know that we have so many options of trucks that are just phenominal machines. Buy what you want, ignore what you don't like. Its a juvenile pissing contest at this point... they are all great trucks.

[Vanished]

Hater's gonna hate.... 😉

Honestly there is ALWAYS going to be points of contention, personal favoritism and corporate greed in any article/review/commercial - plain and simple...

Drive them all and buy for looks/comfort/features and personal preference is my opinion.

[NC_Hauler]

FishOnOne wrote:

Flashman wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
:H
I thought this test was done by pickuptrucks.com, you know the same one who left Ram setting on the sidelines a few years ago :W
Manufacturer ads, err videos really mean nothing to me other than to start a new thread on this forum :B

I thought what you though Rick, (scary, ain't it:))...but I've heard so many stories and when I saw a brand spanking new 2015 Ford F350 and it's just Oct. of 2013, thought maybe I'd stepped into a time capsule:)....then I'm told, when the 13' Ford ran against a 13' Ram it was an "old Ford" versus a "new Ram":?..so I'm corn-fused...the 15 against the 13 was ok, but the 13 versus the.....oh, never mind, I got a headache and forgot what I was going to say:B

NC,
Just remember '14 models are on the lot's now, and Ford announced their '15 models at the Texas State Fair will be out early next year so it won't be long for the Ford '15 models to be on dealers lots.

The Texas State fair is the biggest truck advertising opportunity in the states (and probably the world). This advertising is no different than when Fred Diaz was reporting the '13 RAM's in Sept '12 was going to be class leading.

The No Spin Zone... :B

Hey Fish

Ford got it's clock cleaned - live with it - talking about 2015 is stupid.

Ford makes some damned good trucks - but not always the best - and sometimes they get beat. For now RAM is the best HD truck.

Flash,
Just addressing all the non sense and drama.

So you are now the forums official "addresser of all non-sense and drama" King??? Sounds about right, you should recognize it very easily as much of it as you post on these forums....Congrats on your promotion, you earned it..:)

[Bionic_Man]

okgc wrote:
We drove I70 and the Eisenhower Pass/Tunnel last month with our MH.
It would be interesting to know how much weight those trucks were hauling during that test and what direction (E or W) they were headed.

Eastbound from Dillon. Total weight truck and trailer was just over 33,000 pounds.

[Rich1961]

There already was a test of a 3500 Duramax vs F450 Powerstroke back in 2011. Here it is.

Rich

[FishOnOne]

Huntindog wrote:
The Ford test with the 2015 is the most laughable one of any of them so far.
They tested a truck that is not in production, without stating what the power numbers are against 2013 models.

That 2015 may never make it to production. At least not at the power levels it demonstrated in the "test".

It's like running a chipped truck against stock trucks without telling anyone, then when it's production time, take the chip out so it will live and let everyone think it's the same as the truck that did so well in the tests.

The reason for posting the Ford test was to illustrate the '13 RAM's times vs. the Chevy's times because PT.Com decided to leave out the weaker Chevy.

Also your living in a dream world if you think Ford is going to announce power levels at this time.

[Huntindog]

The Ford test with the 2015 is the most laughable one of any of them so far.
They tested a truck that is not in production, without stating what the power numbers are against 2013 models.

That 2015 may never make it to production. At least not at the power levels it demonstrated in the "test".

It's like running a chipped truck against stock trucks without telling anyone, then when it's production time, take the chip out so it will live and let everyone think it's the same as the truck that did so well in the tests.

[FishOnOne]

Flashman wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
:H
I thought this test was done by pickuptrucks.com, you know the same one who left Ram setting on the sidelines a few years ago :W
Manufacturer ads, err videos really mean nothing to me other than to start a new thread on this forum :B

I thought what you though Rick, (scary, ain't it:))...but I've heard so many stories and when I saw a brand spanking new 2015 Ford F350 and it's just Oct. of 2013, thought maybe I'd stepped into a time capsule:)....then I'm told, when the 13' Ford ran against a 13' Ram it was an "old Ford" versus a "new Ram":?..so I'm corn-fused...the 15 against the 13 was ok, but the 13 versus the.....oh, never mind, I got a headache and forgot what I was going to say:B

NC,
Just remember '14 models are on the lot's now, and Ford announced their '15 models at the Texas State Fair will be out early next year so it won't be long for the Ford '15 models to be on dealers lots.

The Texas State fair is the biggest truck advertising opportunity in the states (and probably the world). This advertising is no different than when Fred Diaz was reporting the '13 RAM's in Sept '12 was going to be class leading.

The No Spin Zone... :B

Hey Fish

Ford got it's clock cleaned - live with it - talking about 2015 is stupid.

Ford makes some damned good trucks - but not always the best - and sometimes they get beat. For now RAM is the best HD truck.

Flash,
Just addressing all the non sense and drama.

[Flashman]

FishOnOne wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
:H
I thought this test was done by pickuptrucks.com, you know the same one who left Ram setting on the sidelines a few years ago :W
Manufacturer ads, err videos really mean nothing to me other than to start a new thread on this forum :B

I thought what you though Rick, (scary, ain't it:))...but I've heard so many stories and when I saw a brand spanking new 2015 Ford F350 and it's just Oct. of 2013, thought maybe I'd stepped into a time capsule:)....then I'm told, when the 13' Ford ran against a 13' Ram it was an "old Ford" versus a "new Ram":?..so I'm corn-fused...the 15 against the 13 was ok, but the 13 versus the.....oh, never mind, I got a headache and forgot what I was going to say:B

NC,
Just remember '14 models are on the lot's now, and Ford announced their '15 models at the Texas State Fair will be out early next year so it won't be long for the Ford '15 models to be on dealers lots.

The Texas State fair is the biggest truck advertising opportunity in the states (and probably the world). This advertising is no different than when Fred Diaz was reporting the '13 RAM's in Sept '12 was going to be class leading.

The No Spin Zone... :B

Hey Fish

Ford got it's clock cleaned - live with it - talking about 2015 is stupid.

Ford makes some damned good trucks - but not always the best - and sometimes they get beat. For now RAM is the best HD truck.

[NC_Hauler]

in your eyes, of course you're right......you win....that should make you feel good:)

[FishOnOne]

NC Hauler wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
:H
I thought this test was done by pickuptrucks.com, you know the same one who left Ram setting on the sidelines a few years ago :W
Manufacturer ads, err videos really mean nothing to me other than to start a new thread on this forum :B

I thought what you though Rick, (scary, ain't it:))...but I've heard so many stories and when I saw a brand spanking new 2015 Ford F350 and it's just Oct. of 2013, thought maybe I'd stepped into a time capsule:)....then I'm told, when the 13' Ford ran against a 13' Ram it was an "old Ford" versus a "new Ram":?..so I'm corn-fused...the 15 against the 13 was ok, but the 13 versus the.....oh, never mind, I got a headache and forgot what I was going to say:B

NC,
Just remember '14 models are on the lot's now, and Ford announced their '15 models at the Texas State Fair will be out early next year so it won't be long for the Ford '15 models to be on dealers lots.

The Texas State fair is the biggest truck advertising opportunity in the states (and probably the world). This advertising is no different than when Fred Diaz was reporting the '13 RAM's in Sept '12 was going to be class leading.

The No Spin Zone... :B

"The No Spin Zone" :R I doubt it, though I could be wrong that you and Bill O'Reilly have much in common....now if you do, then WE have a lot in common...and I find that TRULY hard to believe.

Never have paid much attention to the TX state fair, or any other for that matter or all the advertising hoopla..figure I could make up my own mind without all the hype....Never paid any attention to the Fred Diaz thing until someone put a link to it and I found it rather boring....sort of, "I'll believe it when I see it" mentality....Chevy and Ram I know about...Ford, not so much..I know what I own, I know what it does "for me" and if I'm happy....that's great....I'm one of those who really doesn't give a flying flip what others think about me or my opinions......to me all the advertisements are just "blah, blah, blah"...other than having people like us fighting amongst ourselves over childish brand loyal things, the manufacturers, like our government, could care less about us...just as long as we buy into their products they'll do fine while we continue to argue and be at each others throat, just like on the playground back in grade school...we're really good at that in here...including me....I've never learned to just shut up and walk away...too stupid I guess.

..so announcing 2015's in Oct. of 2013 is no different than announcing 2013's in Sept. of 2012.......:h........er. ok..

now THAT's MY "no spin zone"...

NC,
There's just too much drama to read all this nonsense!:S

[FishOnOne]

The Mad Norsky wrote:
Gonna have to attend that Texas State Fair sometime. Sure would be neat to see all the new truck stuff in person.

And NC Hauler; I followed what you said, and that scares me! I mean, it kind of goes along with you better let me tell you what I forgot to tell you before I forget to tell you what I need to tell you.

TMN,
Yes you need to attend the Texas State Fair at least once. I think you'll be impressed.

The truck manufacturers now use this event to announce their new or improved model trucks since Texas :C is the truck capital of the US.

[NC_Hauler]

FishOnOne wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
:H
I thought this test was done by pickuptrucks.com, you know the same one who left Ram setting on the sidelines a few years ago :W
Manufacturer ads, err videos really mean nothing to me other than to start a new thread on this forum :B

I thought what you though Rick, (scary, ain't it:))...but I've heard so many stories and when I saw a brand spanking new 2015 Ford F350 and it's just Oct. of 2013, thought maybe I'd stepped into a time capsule:)....then I'm told, when the 13' Ford ran against a 13' Ram it was an "old Ford" versus a "new Ram":?..so I'm corn-fused...the 15 against the 13 was ok, but the 13 versus the.....oh, never mind, I got a headache and forgot what I was going to say:B

NC,
Just remember '14 models are on the lot's now, and Ford announced their '15 models at the Texas State Fair will be out early next year so it won't be long for the Ford '15 models to be on dealers lots.

The Texas State fair is the biggest truck advertising opportunity in the states (and probably the world). This advertising is no different than when Fred Diaz was reporting the '13 RAM's in Sept '12 was going to be class leading.

The No Spin Zone... :B

"The No Spin Zone" :R I doubt it, though I could be wrong that you and Bill O'Reilly have much in common....now if you do, then WE have a lot in common...and I find that TRULY hard to believe.

Never have paid much attention to the TX state fair, or any other for that matter or all the advertising hoopla..figure I could make up my own mind without all the hype....Never paid any attention to the Fred Diaz thing until someone put a link to it and I found it rather boring....sort of, "I'll believe it when I see it" mentality....Chevy and Ram I know about...Ford, not so much..I know what I own, I know what it does "for me" and if I'm happy....that's great....I'm one of those who really doesn't give a flying flip what others think about me or my opinions......to me all the advertisements are just "blah, blah, blah"...other than having people like us fighting amongst ourselves over childish brand loyal things, the manufacturers, like our government, could care less about us...just as long as we buy into their products they'll do fine while we continue to argue and be at each others throat, just like on the playground back in grade school...we're really good at that in here...including me....I've never learned to just shut up and walk away...too stupid I guess.

..so announcing 2015's in Oct. of 2013 is no different than announcing 2013's in Sept. of 2012.......:h........er. ok..

now THAT's MY "no spin zone"...