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Originally Posted by BBelanger
That's the one thing I wish I had is the 600 hp. I still pass tractor trailer trucks uphill though.
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for the amount of miles i put on, i'll take the better fuel mileage.....
i would only want the bigger power plant if i was consistently towing 15K....
a conventional dingy (i tow either a jeep unlimited rubicon or a crew crab ford 150) doesn't need all that power, IMHO....
i've taken my 380hp/1150ftpd torque phaeton to glacier last year and the oregon coast this year.....she did great....on the way home this year i pulled shell canyon and granite pass on WY 14 leaving cody, wy, through the big horn mountains....no issues at all.....i always was able to go as fast as i wanted to go....
the phaeton is lighter than the DS, for sure...but the dutch star has 70 more HP and 100 more ftpd of torque....
i think for overall fuel mileage, and overall drivability in all conditions, the 450 ISL is the sweet spot....based on weight, of course...put a 15K stacker behind a DS, and it will be a pig....
YMMV and JMHO.....