Eli5: Why cant trucks accelerate as fast as cars?

Question

For example:
Model 3:
Weight: 3,000lbs
0->60mph: 3.2 sec
Torque: 376lbft

Ram 3500:
Weight: 7,000 lbs
0->60mph: 10 sec
Torque: 660 lbft

I see that the weight doubles, but so does the torque. And the acceleration is roughly 3x’s as slow.

In: Engineering

Answer 1

Your comparing a Diesel engine truck to an electric car that weighs half as much. The ram 3500 turbo charged Diesel engine is designed to haul stuff, the turbo helps it move stuff faster, but with the stock configuration it’s not meant to be a race car.

If you slapped a 16k pound trailer on both you would see a big difference in performance and 0-60 times.