Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: jimmy87
Originally Posted By: Zaedock
Perhaps the 6.2L does - for now. The Ford 6.2L has plenty of room for improvement.
The new DI 5.3L GM motor still makes less HP and only 3 ft lbs more Torque than my 5.0L Ford, yet has more displacement. I'm not impressed.
BTW - I tow a LOT and if you pull 11,000+ lbs with a half ton, you're a fool. These "towing wars" with ALL the auto makers are nothing but silly to me.
Less hp? Only 3 more ft lbs of torque? True, but at what rpm's? Oh and since we are talking about what's been put on paper lets not forget that the GM engine with more "displacement" gets better fuel economy then the 5.0. Direct injection or not the 5.3 is STILL a push rod engine, and of course the 5.0 has DOHC…
Isn't the F-150 heavier?
Bing we have a winner.
Half tons are limited to around 6k+/- GVW because of the leaf springs and axles. So in the real world a lighter truck will be fast and more useful for truck stuff, ie able to carry more. My 8ft bed regular cab 1500 is rated to haul more than every other 1500 model of that year.
So GM has the lighter truck, they win, they can carry more and need less HP to achieve acceptable performance. Less weight also means less wear and operating costs on suspension parts.
Besides their are a ton of 500hp or more trucks out their already, why does the world need more? This half ton HP and towing war is silly.
What I'd love to see is a half ton fuel mileage war. Trucks that lower operating costs for the people who really need trucks.