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carneyman Senior Enthusiast

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Not bad at all. Not surprising either, considering the amount of upgrading GM is constantly doing to its diesel engine/drivetrain.

Daubs Enthusiast

Daubs

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I will have to forard this link to all my Ford / Dodge loving buddies.

 

Interesting that they called the GM's interior out of the 90's, yet the seats were rated best and most comfy. IMHO, both Ford and Dodge interiors are fisher-price-like crappy and just plain old ugly.

 

You think GM has an advantage now...just wait until the new models roll out. I've driven the new Tahoe and it's fantastic. Just waiting for 0% financing and the wife will be driving a new Burb.

99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

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I will have to forard this link to all my Ford / Dodge loving buddies. 

IMHO, both Ford and Dodge interiors are fisher-price-like crappy and just plain old ugly. 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey now, FP was like the Cadillac of toys when I was growing up, ha. :driving:

HillHound Senior Enthusiast

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The Chevy kicked butt in the towing category too, but.....

 

Somebody explain this:tow test specs

 

They had to handicap the already heavier Ford by adding 3700lbs of cinder blocks to the bed in addition to the trailer. They only put 2440lbs in the Chevy and none in the Dodge???? Then they hooked up 8600lb trailers to each and did the test.

 

Edmunds call this "leveling the playing field" due to the Ford having a higher GCWR. Are they afraid to just simply attach equal weight trailers to each truck and let 'em pull? :driving:

 

I realize I run the risk of sounding like a sore loser but even a die-hard GM or Dodge fan has to admit that's a little bit ummm...fishy. Seems like they would get a better indication of relative engine performance by just letting the trucks pull the same weight with empty beds or even rigging them so they all had the same gross combined weight.

 

The Ford was moving about 21,000lbs. The Chevy only about 18,500lbs. All this part of that otherwise good test proved was that the Chevy is faster than the Ford as long as the Chevy's moving about 2500lbs less weight.

 

And I have a feeling the Durmax would be quicker under equal circumstances anyways, which really makes you wonder about Edmunds (note the big flashing Chevy advertisemnt off to the side of the article). :crackup:

Haulin' 8.1 Enthusiast

Haulin' 8.1

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Yeah that is about stupid. Chevy ads on TV and radio are always telling you to goto Edmunds.com so maybe they are to much biased.

 

On a side note. DANG! I thought my truck was heavy.

 

Vernon

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GetMore

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I found the statement that the Ford was bouncing off the bumpstops kind of interesting, too. I think they should have put the extra weight in the trailer, not the bed.

I do agree that they should have tested the trucks without the ballast.

I also think they should have tested them at their maximum combined weight ratings.

 

BTW, I was reading the Specifications and Performance page and Edmunds got a little confused there. They gave the Ford a twin I beam front axle and 245/75/17 front tires to go with the 215/85/16 rear tires. Plus they are now "Rudded" Trail tires instead of Rugged. I think someone needs a new editor.

The Chevy is the only one with 16" wheels. The other two have 17" wheels.

Haulin' 8.1 Enthusiast

Haulin' 8.1

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They gave the Ford a twin I beam front axle and 245/75/17 front tires to go with the 215/85/16 rear tires.  I think someone needs a new editor.

 

 

 

 

LOL, either that or they considered the spare to be the "rear" tire. What a bunch of dump.

 

Vernon

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Trouttrooper

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Towing capability has a lot to do with axle ratio as well.

 

If I remember right the Dodge and GM had 3.73 and Ford had like 4.60. So again they are not comparing apples to apples.

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