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None of that equipment would change if it was a upper trim version.

It all depends on the manufacture and the plants. But I’ve seen some thing in NA that would never fly in Japan or Germany.

I work in US auto manufacturing. I totally get it.

Did you buy them from Ebay? I bet they’re not actually 4ah.

I much rather a standard lithium cell, not a proprietary $80 battery or two in this case.

Do you have any sources on that?

What do you drive daily?

The feel of towing with both those engines is very different. Unless you’re towing for a living the fuel economy difference is insignificant in the scheme of things. The quality of the towing experience for me is most important. When I get to the lake/race track I don’t want to be exhausted from sitting through a V8…

I’m a VW Diesel guy, calculating fuel economy is what I do. Secondly that truck had an inop fuel gauge so I was extra careful calculating my economy.

A Chrysler mini van takes 5-6 seconds (I timed it on Youtube). No one ever complains about that. I don’t think at 7 seconds it’s suddenly a huge deal.

I think you’re way off base here. It’s a remote power sliding door, hit the button as you walk up.The average walking speed is under 5 feet per second. If you’re in that…

That’s too slow???

You can’t do anything about it. The way that trailer is designed is such that to secure it the front wheels need to be up against the forward stops of the trailer. There is really no provision for shifting the vehicle backwards short of custom making a spacer. It’s impossible with the factory straps.

I’ve towed with…

It’s also not a direct competitor to an F 150. It’s apples and oranges.

This vs the F 250 is a reasonable comparison. I’ve been in a new XD Diesel, it drives like 100,000 lb monster by comparison to the F 150.

Any of them. It’s about where peak torque is located. In a NA V8 you need to be around 4500 rpm, In a turbo GDI engine you have a near flat torque curve from 1600 rpm up towards redline.

It all come down to power under the curve. A turbo v6 can build boost at a constant RPM to adjust torque output for grades, the NA…

The KTM is just doing a burnout without the need for the front brake. The Ferrari is controlling the whole thing by modulating the brakes.

You’ve clearly not driven/towed with an EB 3.5. It’s a phenomenal truck motor, it drives like a rev happy diesel. It makes the price premium for a v8 diesel a hard sell in the 1/2 ton market space.

In the 3/4-1 ton range it’s a different story.

I towed this exact load, plus another few hundred pounds (it was a 350 SDL) with my 92 Dodge D250 with the 360 gasser without issue at 10 mpg going 65 mph.

If this new truck could not do the same it would be an utter disappointment.

The 3.5 EB is still a far superior towing motor in my opinion. It tows like a diesel.…

Weight and size. Trucks are loaded to the limit to maximize profit per run. If they have a fuel system that takes up twice the space and 50% more weight in tanks and equipment it’s not going to be popular.

On the flip side companies like FCA use NG powered trucks for shuttling goods around Detroit. They’re scary quiet.…

Plus all the extra cab amenities take up weight. Unless this whole truck weighted the same as a standard semi I can’t see companies giving up payload.