TFLtruck – Hall of Ike Gauntlet

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2015 Ford F-150

By popular demand – here is the listing of the trucks we have tested through the extreme Ike Gauntlet towing challenge.

Ike Gauntlet (Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado)

[Target GCWR: 12,800 lbs]

8,000 lbs total load was used.  MPG is total after going down and up and provided by the factory computer.

Year Make Model Up (sec) Up/Down (MPG)  Load (lbs) 
2015 Ford F-150 SuperCab 4×4 2.7L 7:38.17 4.3 Up Only 7,700
2012 Ram 1500 Crew 4×4 5.7L 7:50.24 7.3 8,000
2013 Ford F-150 Crew 4×4 EcoBoost 7:50.3 11.3 8,000
2015 GMC Sierra Crew 4×4 6.2L 7:57.0 4.3 Up Only 7,700
2014 Toyota Tundra Crew 4×4 5.7L 7:57.35 6.7 8,000
2013 Toyota Tundra Crew 4×4 5.7L 8:13 9.4 8,000
2015 Ram 1500 Quad 4×2 3.0L 9:03.71 6.1 Up Only 7,850


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Ike Gauntlet 2.0 (Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado)

[Target GCWR: 15,900 lbs]

The 8,000 lbs load from the original test was not slowing these trucks down enough, so Ike Gauntlet 2.0 raised the ante to 10,800 lbs.  MPG is measured only on the way up as provided by the factory computer.

Year Make Model Up (sec) Up (MPG)  Load (lbs) 
2013 Ford F-150 Crew 4×4 EcoBoost 7:36 2.9 10,800
2014 Chevrolet Silverado Crew 4×4 6.2L 8:26 3.4 10,800
2014 Nissan Titan KingCab PRO-4X 9:08 2.8 10,800


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Ike Gauntlet SUV (Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado)

[Target GCWR: 14,000 lbs]

The 8,000 lbs load from the original test was not slowing these trucks down enough, so Ike Gauntlet 2.0 raised the ante to 10,800 lbs.  MPG is measured only on the way up as provided by the factory computer.

Year Make Model Up (sec) Up (MPG)  Load (lbs) 
2015 Lincoln Navigator 4×4 7:30 3.6 7,750
2015 Cadillac Escalade 4×4 7:33 4.0 7,500
2015 GMC Yukon XL Denali 4×4 7:41 4.1 7,750
2015 Infiniti QX80 4×4 8:11 3.9 7,760
2015 Lexus LX 570 4×4 7:43 3.8 6,100

 


 

2015 gmc sierra hd ike gauntlet extreme towing

Ike Gauntlet HD (Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado)

[Target GCWR: 20,200 lbs]

Year Make Model Up (sec) Up (MPG)  Load (lbs) 
2015 GMC Sierra 3500 HD 6.6L SRW 7:52.55 4.0 15,000
2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L SRW 10:38.82 2.5 13,000
2015 Ram 2500 HD 6.7L SRW 7:33.0 4.4 13,000
2014 Ram 2500 HD 6.4L SRW 11:51.92 2.8 12,500*

* payload limited.


 

2014 ram 3500 dually ike gauntlet extreme towing video preview

Ike Gauntlet HD – Dually Edition (Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado)

[Target GCWR: 27,800 -> 31,150 lbs]

Year Make Model Up (sec) Up (MPG) Load (lbs)
2014 Ram 3500 HD 6.7L DRW 9:38.0 3.3 19,250
2015 Ram 3500 HD 6.7L DRW 10:09.43 3.0 21,600
2015 Ford F-350 SD 6.7L DRW 9:44.88 2.7 21,600
2015 Chevy Silverado 3500 HD 6.6L DRW 9:39.55* 3.0 19,250

* – time corrected for traffic slow down.


 


2014 nissan frontier pro-4x extreme towing test video ike

Ike Gauntlet Midsize (Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado)

[Target GCWR: 10,800 lbs]

6,500 lbs total load was used.  MPG is measured only on the way up as provided by the factory computer.

Year Make Model Up (sec) Up (MPG)  Load (lbs) 
2015 GMC Canyon CrewCab Long 4×4 7:54.70* 3.6 6,100
2014 Nissan Frontier CrewCab PRO-4X 8:37.62 3.9 6,500
2015 Toyota Tacoma DoubleCab TRD 4×4 8:49.66 n/a 6,100

* traffic delay of around 4 seconds.


 

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Ike Gauntlet – Small Van (Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado)

[Target GCWR: 5,500 lbs]

1,780 lbs total load was used.  MPG is measured only on the way up as provided by the factory computer.

Year Make Model Up (sec) Up (MPG)  Load (lbs) 
2015 Ram ProMaster City Wagon 8:20.72 8.4 1,780


2013 ram 3500 dually laramie longhorn towing horse trailer

Ike Gauntlet – Other (Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado)

Selection of other Ike Gauntlet run that used different loads.

Year Make Model Up (sec) Up (MPG)  Load (lbs) 
2014 Chevrolet Silverado Crew 4×4 5.3L 8:23.3 n/a 6,500
2012 Ford F-250 Crew 4×4 8:28 2.8 8,750
2014 Ford F-150 Crew SVT Raptor 8:42 * 3.4 8,750
2013 Ram 3500 Crew 4×4 Cummins DRW 10:12.2 n/a 17,650