[Shane826]

Trust me that little diesel is friggin awesome and you would love towing with it. I was originally holding out for the GMC 3.0 Duramax but it kept getting delayed. When the Envoy frame started having rust holes I couldn’t wait any longer and picked up the Ram EcoDiesel. I’ve loved it, but every report says GM 3.0 >>> Ram 3.0… A co-worker picked up a Chevy and she says it does everything he wants it to do that he used to use a 3/4 ton truck for, and still gets 30mpg on the highway when unloaded. How do you beat that with a full size truck?!?

The gasser has a higher tow rating (Heavier engine cuts GCWR? Cooling concerns?) but when I had my GMC Envoy with a 5.3 V8 it would be screaming in 3rd gear to get up the hills in PA. If you got stuck behind a truck lugging up the hills it was even worse, maybe even downshift to 2nd. My Ram EcoDiesel just a little nudge on the accelerator pedal and it’ll pass anything on the uphills while towing.