Muscle vs Brawn: Can the 475 HP Durango SRT Out Tow the Tahoe? 

Bruce Solomon thanks for the back story

wouldn't need to fight if you were in a Tahoe! ;)

Jose Magana lol it did look somewhat cramped in the durango.

Jose Magana - imagine they are going to head on crash at 45 mph, you have to take a shotgun seat in one of them. I'm taking the Tahoe every time...

Yeah my Tahoe and Silverado have big armrest

Jayden Miner yea they do

RML1993 there is no 6.2 Tahoe... Yet

When does the RST go on sale? I thought it was out already.

Doesn't matter... the new RST with the 6.whatever is 8000lbs.... LOL.

Patrick Rich I believe it goes on sale this fall

Tahoe's only weigh 5,600lbs when well equipped.

Patrick Rich is the Tahoe much cheaper?

60k-65k and you only get the 5.3

chevydodge88 ???? It's $45k to $65k on what you get

Meme Major69 srt8 is top trim for a Durango so I compared it to Tahoe premier

Meme Major69 also remember that that's 2017 vs 2018 we know what the durango* is going for and we will find out what the ltz sell for when they release it

David Nacson but it'll only last 250,000 miles, Tahoe and burb will last 500,000

TechTubeHD Reviews Are you kidding me? Saying something is one thing compared to proving it. Now prove it.

TechTubeHD Reviews who spends that much on a vehicle and plans to keep it 500k miles...

Good bargain? 75k for a Durango? I dont think its a bargain even with the engine and extra features.

David Nacson They were gonna discontinue the Durango untill Dodge started stuffing hellcat motors into these decade old design. It wasn't selling..

Robert Smith the 2007-2013 Tahoe's look a lot better

blackericdenice *since

Robert Smith i think the hearse look doesn't apply to the tahoe so much as it does the suburban. They ride sooo well its incredible.

Robert Smith Its a SRT obviously

Robert Smith Yeah u are correct all dodge products looks great...!!.

Dalton Michaels no u don't the current 5.7 Durango that is prices below 40k has better towing rating than the Tahoe.

it out tows it by 200lbs my bad/ but even according to SAE the j2807 test standards have "wiggle room" and im guessing when TFL truck does an actual side by side grade test up the IKE it will show if the SRT is fudging its number or not. I don't see how in a real world test a mid size suv is going to out tow a full size body on frame. even if it can it may be less than safe feeling. Like when TFL tested the duallies this past season. The duramax had the lowest ratings so they tested all the trucks at that lower rating to make it a fair test , yet somehow all the TFL guys said the the duramax felt more stable and safer than the dodge and ford even though the ford and dodge were technically rated higher. Why in the hell would the less safe Feeling trucks have a higher tow ratings?

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i believe the wiring is already there and is just not hooked up. but like you said for the price of the durango it should be standard

rogermurph101 it wasn't a commercial it was a review on the Durango

If it almost gets better mileage doesn't that just mean it doesn' thave better mileage.

2016 Shelbygt350R ehh kinda, the Durango is just that good that they put it against more challenging competition, and still is able to surpass the Tahoe and other.

It's only best selling because the government buys them, the Durango is muchhh more luxurious. And practical? Lmao! The Durango tows 8600 lbs and the explorer on the other hand can only tow 5000 lbs. Now that's practical!

The new Explorer sucks, the R/T Durango smokes it, let alone the SRT. Rather have good old RWD platform anyways. The Explorer Sport barely beats the old 5.3 Trailblazer, and the Trailblazer SS smokes it.

Boat trailers have surge brakes

Curtis Reid the durag has bigger breaks

Trevor is correct, the break controller isn't really a benefit for towing a boat because they don't use electric breaks. Any load that does use standard trailer breaks would benefit though.

Surge brakes on boat trailers are typical. There are trailer manufacturers that have electric trailer brakes and some with electric over hydraulic. They have their benefits over surge brakes when towing in terrain with a lot of elevation changes. I have electric brakes on my 6000# boat trailer. They work excellent.

Curtis Reid the rango has hill decend feature which engine brakes as well the brakes are over 15in FYI over heating them will require extreme abuse

body on frame is where the frame is basically box shaped (cross-section) and is bolted on the vechile. it is used only with trucks and full-size SUVs which are based off a truck. the Tahoe is just a Silverado truck underneath unibody is where the whole vehicle is one piece without a separate boxed frame

Luis rodriguez except the Durango will last 250,000 miles while the bulletproof chevy 5.3's will last about 500,000

TechTubeHD Reviews a 5.3 wont last that long...nothing new will last that long....nothing is made like it use to be

TechTubeHD Reviews my dad owned a 5.3 suburban and it had 200k before we got rid of it but it did burn a decent amount of oil.The only real problem was that fuel lines and other things just started to rot.

My '01 Tahoe LT 5.3 has over 245K miles and it only uses a quart of oil in-between oil changes and I've owned this truck for 16 years.

Nicholas Posey actually if u maintain and take care of your vehicle it will last that long

good so I can bring extra Mountain Dew to drink while on my boat

Tom Fielding I'm assuming you have the ZF8 8spd auto? I've heard mixed reviews on the 8spd for towing capabilities. Basically the argument against it is that it has to downshift a lot when under heavy loads. I'd like to test one for myself. I've tested the 8spd Silverado under stress and it did alright. Wondering how the ZF8 would compare!

It absolutely did not downshift a lot with the Hemi. Maybe with the 3.6 it would, for obvious reasons. I was able to sustain 80 throughout the mountains in western/central PA with no troubles, with only occasional dropdowns either to maintain that speed or when I went to pass. That being said, there were instances where it held 7th longer. Which I let it do, so as to not lug the engine. It was an easy trip.

It is supposed to shift a lot to keep it in sweet spot of torque curve. All 8 spped rams Ive had, 3, have been great

Man O War the durango still stays at 435 hp wile youre tahoe is at 380 375 . All that with drive train power lost :)

American Track Master You don't have a 350 Chevrolet motor and stern outdrive. My 22ft Cobalt weights 4500lbs dry and has a 2500lb tandem trailer. Does your trailer have double axels?also, Formula and Cobalt are some of the best built boats. They're tanks.

Troy Strain yes it's a dual axel

American Track Master He said boat and trailer. The 350 weighs about 600 and outdrive about 1100lbs

A guy around the way from me has a Yamaha boat and I've seen them at the lake, they sure draft nicely and corner hard!