Pass on an engine because it's turbocharged? Quick go tell every truck driver you see on the road that they're driving a ticking time bomb! Those pesky turbos are gonna all fail quick and blow the motors apart.
If you get an aftermarket tune to add 50-80 HP to a 3.5L ecoboost, the cylinder pressures are getting right up into diesel engine territory though! And they seem to hold up just fine when tuned. I've been saving up my pennies to move into a late-model fully-spec'd 3.5L ecoboost F150 w/ 10-spd myself, but still have sticker shock and love my trusty ol' 2500HD.
Actually, that would be 20,000 gross weight, not pulling 20K as I mistakenly posted. It has to be interstate only, with me being in no hurry. I drive for a living, and during parts of my career my livelihood was dependent on my fuel mileage. Getting good fuel mileage has a lot to do with how you drive. I hauled a tractor to NC that was going to PA, and took the tractors that were coming down to Florida from the guy who met me there. He used right at twice the fuel I did per mile, even though we hauled the same tractors. It didn't make sense to him, but as I watched him pull out of the parking lot, it made perfect sense to me. Everyone is in a hurry these days!
Having owned a gas powered 50HP gas tractor loader, it was 4 cylinder, didn't rev much higher than a diesel, but was much louder, and used a lot more fuel. Probably 40% more, at least. Maybe more. Other than that, it would knock a house over. Just as powerful.
Our state patrols all drive Chargers, until next year when they are supposedly switching to all electric since Chrysler is now selling Last Call editions and dropping the line..
Same here none of the LE ever shuts off their vehicles state, sheriff, or city police.
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