Originally Posted by A_Harman
Originally Posted by c502cid
I run Eisenhower 5-6 times a month, sometimes pulling, sometimes not. Still, unless they closed the road just for them, traffic has a big difference on how fast you can get up and over. I didn't watch the videos though so don't know if they factored it in.
The GM truck was so slow, it was causing traffic problems. Even big rigs were pulling out to pass it.
The Ford romped up the hill so well, it was a thing of beauty. If you like hearing a V8 sing at 4000+ rpm for 8 minutes, I highly recommend the video that I linked. They actually had to back off early to slow down at the end of the run, otherwise it would have made a better time.
Unfortunately for reasons unknown GM decided to handicap their brand new truck, with brand new engine, with a 3.73 rear diff and a 6 speed transmission from basically 15 years ago. No 10 speed, dashboard which appears they stole from a 89 caprice classic. One ratio option for the rear end, they really phoned it in on this release and they should be ashamed of themselves.
Also for reasons unknown, GM is allowing both dodge and Ford to make fools of them on almost every metric when it comes to trucks, which is interesting since GM seems to want to be a truck and SUV only company.