As for towing it pulls my 9,680# boat that's a whole lot of weight for a Titan isn't it Chris? Hope that weight includes trailer++++ Most of the guys I know towing five tons are using a diesel 3/4 ton. Or maybe now a diesel half ton but something with some grunt down low. That used to take a big block for gas, now the future seems to be turbos, or two. With regular gas selling for half a buck a gallon less than diesel, I don't drive anywhere enough miles to make a diesel pay for itself, but if you need the power, where else to go? I like the V10Ford in my motorhome, but I have to turn my brain off when refueling. Don't want to do that with my truck. I figure over five tons, all bets are off, you need a bigger truck. Or you are just living on the edge of your allowable load and boy your tires had better be spot on, your brakes in top condition, etc. Some people like to keep the load under 90% of capacity, others I'm sure run 20% over with no harm. Hate to be in an accident with an overloaded truck though. Sort of puts a bullseye on your back. Five tons is not this new Colorado's market. Most of them will be pulling 2000-5000 pound trailers. Will be interesting to see how they spec the diesel towing capacity. Will also be interesting to find out how heavy duty the towing package is, as in how many coolers on the engine, Bilstein shocks? My Chevy Suburban 2500 came with such terrible oem shocks it amazed me how much better a replacement set of Bilsteins were. And not that expensive either. How about a nice shock option without having to go full bore offroad package?
