How does the brand new Ford F-150 Lightning examine to a brand new Ram 2500 HD Cummins Diesel when towing 10,000 lbs? We wished to search out out what sort of effectivity these vans return, and what 0-60 MPH acceleration they submit with a heavy trailer.
We’re pulling a Cat 242D skid-steer that weighs about 7,000 lbs. It is on our 3,000 lbs Iron Bull trailer (for a complete of 10K kilos).
Massive because of our buddies at GenY Hitch for setting us up with adjustable heavy-duty hitches that we now have been utilizing for years.
The Ram is supplied with a 6.7-liter Cummins turbo-diesel with 370 horsepower and 850 lb-ft of torque. The Lightning is powered by two electrical motors for a complete of 580 horsepower and 775 lb-ft of torque.
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The Ram returned a powerful 11.1 MPG outcomes after towing the trailer on our 25-mile route. It should tow this trailer over 300 miles with no points. The Lightning returned 1.0 mile/kWh financial system. This interprets to a most towing vary of 131 miles when loaded with this 10,000 lbs trailer.
The Ram’s diesel pulled the trailer to 60 MPH in 18.9 seconds. The Lightning did the identical 0-60 MPH acceleration in a mind-boggling 10.6 seconds. That is an insane real-world acceleration when you think about that it is pulling its most load as properly.
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