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Old 12-31-2018, 12:24 PM   #6018
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Originally Posted by KMPrenger View Post
I agree. I mean...surely the 2019s don't ride worse than the 2018s right? I could have sworn I read an early article a while back when editors were doing PR drives of the new GM trucks saying the ride in them was decent.

But now I've read a couple of different articles (including the Car and Driver one) that make it sound like the ride in the Silverado is bad, and really bad with the bigger wheels.

Motortrend just named the RAM the truck of the year and had this to say about the GM trucks: https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ram/...k-of-the-year/



Forget about the air ride...the traditional spring is still better. I've ridden in the last gen RAM and I thought the ride in that truck was pretty nice on the coil setup also.

I'd like to see a comparison between a Silverado and Sierra in terms of ride comfort. Don't the GMC trucks have optional mag ride? I thought I read that somewhere, that the GMC trucks ride a bit better.

The interior in the GM trucks isn't terrible or anything, but they just didn't move the needle enough, especially in the Denali, and that's a real shame.


Rumor mill says that FCA is developing a new aluminum block engine to replace the current 5.7 and so it would likely reduce weight, and add power (and likely efficiency). That, and there are still spy photos of RAM trucks with camo'd tail gates, which make it seem like they are working on a smart tail-gate of their own. If RAM drops these two things in the RAM next year or year after, it would be an awesome addition to an already awesome truck.
Yeah, it seems like GM focused too much on stuff like weight savings instead of making the truck as a whole better. They did a great job cutting weight (I think the mostly steel bodied Silverados are as light or a smidge lighter than the 'all aluminum' F150). But unless that translates into more capability or at least a better driving truck or even fuel economy, whats the point?
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