How Ford’s 500-LB-FT EcoBoost V6 Tows 13,500 Pounds And Humbles A Duramax Diesel

For generations, the debate over what belongs under a serious tow rig’s hood had one clear answer: diesel. Diesel engines produce torque in abundance, they pull hard at low rpm, and they’ve powered everything from farm equipment to long-haul semis for good reason. Towing over 80,000 pounds is no job for a gas motor — and the trucking industry has never pretended otherwise. But in the half-ton pickup segment, Ford has quietly rewritten the rulebook, and the numbers are hard to argue with.