Peacock
Platinum Member
Ha, good point. Except that bumper step is only a few inches lower than the tailgate anyway, so how much good is it really? All these tests need to be filtered before buying. Ford came out with this video just in time to deflect attention from the heavy duty long hauler tests that came out today, showing Ram beating the 2013 Ford F450 in several categories. Yep, the new model Ram beats the old model Ford. Chevy doesn't build one to compete in that heavyweight battle. In less than a year the Ford 2015 will be out and will leap over the Ram again. Maybe by then, GM will have a model to be include in the test too. If you want a new HD truck, there are a lot of difficult decisions to make.
The GM truck very handily out pulled and braked the Ford in its current iteration at a lesser trailer weight.
The Ram was better at basically everything, despite being a 'lesser' truck.
The GM trucks have consistently pulled better than the new Ford engine, with less rated power. The Ram now pulls, brakes and handles better than the 1.5t Ford. All this while the GM and Ram trucks have engine designs that are between 12 and 30 yrs old. The Ford engine is the newest design by far is totally outclassed at altitude. It also has comparatively terrible exhaust brake setup.
New doesn't mean better.