RAM EcoDiesel a Flop for Towing

I think some have lost sight of the fact that this small displacement diesel was initially engineered to propel a Cadillac. With the truck quickly replacing the "soccer mom van" of yesterday as a daily driver, fiat/chrysler recognized the market & has jumped in front of the trend with the marriage of this fuel efficient engine in the most popular vehicle class in the country. Is it the perfect tow vehicle? Not by a long shot, but sales figures point to the fact it is an overwhelming success in the the market area for which it was intended. Is it capable of successfully towing small & intermediate sized TT's? Absolutely & more economically the any other truck being produced today. On the brand specific forums you'll find numerous accounts of owners doing just that! For those consistently dragging uber heavy loads up steep inclines, there's fortunately more appropriate choices on the market.

In the FWIW category, tests performed by Green Diesel Engineering found that inability to maintain a consistent speed under extreme conditions is NOT due to insufficient power. Not that it changes the end results of this test, but it seems mama chrysler has cheaped out on the cooling systems of the Ecodiesel with a less than stellar sized radiator. When approaching high temps the engine enters a protection mode by defueling with obvious results. In normal operating conditions that 99% of us experience, the torque of these engines is there, it's real & it's capable!