Matstock4
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- Matt
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- North Bay Area of CA
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- 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, 2018 Jeep Wrangler JLU, 2017 Toyota Sienna, 1989 Turbo Trans Am
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My last series of cars and trucks all had V8s or turbo powered V6s. My wife's JLU has the 3.6 with the manual and I have not been impressed. I hear the auto opens that engine up a little bit better, but with my background I am just spoiled.
The diesel power metrics of 260hp w/ 440ft-lb of torque in comparison to the 285hp/260ft-lb of the 3.6 I am expecting the diesel to knock the doors off! So I searched a basic metric of 0-60 of the Grand Cherokee and it's a half second slower or so than the gas V6?
https://www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/jeep-0-60-mph-times/
I have heard it's all about the low end power/torque when it comes to diesel. Great for towing and hauling, but is it just that it can get that high end performance and speed? What am I missing here? I obviously have never owned a diesel so help me out. If the 3.0 diesel can't tow as much as the gasser then what are the diesel folks looking forward to? Like a lot of people I'm trying to figure out if it's worth the wait and expense. Thanks!!
The diesel power metrics of 260hp w/ 440ft-lb of torque in comparison to the 285hp/260ft-lb of the 3.6 I am expecting the diesel to knock the doors off! So I searched a basic metric of 0-60 of the Grand Cherokee and it's a half second slower or so than the gas V6?
https://www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/jeep-0-60-mph-times/
I have heard it's all about the low end power/torque when it comes to diesel. Great for towing and hauling, but is it just that it can get that high end performance and speed? What am I missing here? I obviously have never owned a diesel so help me out. If the 3.0 diesel can't tow as much as the gasser then what are the diesel folks looking forward to? Like a lot of people I'm trying to figure out if it's worth the wait and expense. Thanks!!
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