I had a 1995 Chevy 6.5 diesel and loved that engine. At the time powerstrokes were all the rage and my boss asked what kind of new truck I wanted, I told him a powerstroke, that was 1997, that Ford was a dog, my Chevy would run circles around it. My next new work truck was a 2000 Dodge 5.9 Cummins, now that was a workhorse. The Chevy was still smoother , quieter and faster , the Cummins would out pull it though.
Kinda goes against conventional wisdom but fanboys do tend to exaggerate.