S.U.M said:Has any one test drove or bought the new ram 1500 diesel?
5starbuilders said:What's happening in 2015 with the Eco boost?
Which also happens to be one of the nicest best built trucks on the road, and continues to win awards.problem is, its still a "Dodge"
i had a mazda 3 rental the other day whilst truck was in shop and the thing was getting 43mpg on the highway on a long trip. i think the prius only gets a few more MPG than that mazda yet you dont like like a tool driving it lol.
The problem with Diesel engines that size is you dont get that much better MPG. I think that ram was rated as 22MPG with that engine option. Good for a truck but gassers are getting 22MPG but with more TQ and HP and higher tow capacity's to boot. Back when most gassers were NA Diesel had the advantage because of the extra TQ but now we got forced induction gassers the gap has closed a lot.
tgeb said:diesel engines are much more efficient. I would like to see more mid-size trucks with diesel engines. As an aside, there was recently a fuel inefficiency test between a prius, and a mercedes with their bluetec diesel. The mercedes beat the prius in a head to head competition.....and, it's a mercedes.
problem is, its still a "Dodge"
It's a Fiat Ram![]()
BCConstruction said:i had a mazda 3 rental the other day whilst truck was in shop and the thing was getting 43mpg on the highway on a long trip. i think the prius only gets a few more MPG than that mazda yet you dont like like a tool driving it lol. The problem with Diesel engines that size is you dont get that much better MPG. I think that ram was rated as 22MPG with that engine option. Good for a truck but gassers are getting 22MPG but with more TQ and HP and higher tow capacity's to boot. Back when most gassers were NA Diesel had the advantage because of the extra TQ but now we got forced induction gassers the gap has closed a lot.
I bet my diesel has 3 times the torque as your truck, in fact I'd like to see a gasser that is even close to a diesel truck for torque or hp.
jlsconstruction said:I bet my diesel has 3 times the torque as your truck, in fact I'd like to see a gasser that is even close to a diesel truck for torque or hp.