When I asked the finance guy last Friday when I was picking up my baby Duramax what he thought of Ford's electric F-150 commercial and $500 million "investment" in Rivian, he said "somebody has to be first to fail". Guess he didn't get the memo.
I just traded my 2015 5.3 Sierra for a 2016 Colorado Trail Boss Duramax. Have yet to tow, but it doesn't seem to be lacking in power whatever the numbers are.
Just got my 2016 Colorado Duramax Diesel yesterday, with 56,000 on the ticker. Seems like it has more than enough torque to get the job done. I never found it wanting on the 30 mile ride home.