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The echo diesel will be in the 1500. You can't overload this truck and expect the fuel economy and performance to not suffer.
I think it's enough to have class leading mpg and decent power.
If a buyer wants class leading towing and payload, they would step up to a 2500.
Maybe the VM will be offered in the 2500, maybe it won't, the important thing is its being offered in the 1500.
They can work on the side issues later, just having it offered is 90% of the pie and we don't want to be greedy*.
* this desire to have it all, is what kills a small truck every time the conversation comes up.
No one is satisfied with just a small truck, they start asking for long bed, crew cab, this that and the other thing and pretty soon the "small" truck, isn't.
I think it's enough to have class leading mpg and decent power.
If a buyer wants class leading towing and payload, they would step up to a 2500.
Maybe the VM will be offered in the 2500, maybe it won't, the important thing is its being offered in the 1500.
They can work on the side issues later, just having it offered is 90% of the pie and we don't want to be greedy*.
* this desire to have it all, is what kills a small truck every time the conversation comes up.
No one is satisfied with just a small truck, they start asking for long bed, crew cab, this that and the other thing and pretty soon the "small" truck, isn't.