Ken – We reach out to all the major brands and ask them to participate in these tests and submit samples that fit into the “category” that we are testing. We rely on them to submit what they feel is the best fit for the group we are testing. Obviously we send them some suggestions, but the samples they send are ultimately their choice. We could never “fund” purchasing all these tools ourselves so we rely on samples from all of them. So to answer your question…no we won’t be adding that to the mix. I really understand your request and wish we could add it, but it’s just not feasible.

First, I wish that reviewers would include Bosch’s “regular” impact driver (GDR18V-1860CN) instead of (or in addition to) the “Freak” model (GDX18V-1860CN). This omission is really Bosch’s fault, because they have really pushed the “freak” model despite it being much larger and possibly weaker as an impact driver compared to the regular model.

Second, your findings regarding the Bosch’s torque are exactly the opposite of what was found by Torque Test Channel on Youtube. They found that the “freak” made substantially more torque *with* an adapter. This was an unexpected finding and they discussed it at some length.

To my knowledge, not a single reviewer has measured the performance of the “regular” Bosch impact, nor compared the performance of the “freak” with the “regular” impact. Although they have the same ratings on paper, the very different designs are likely to result in very different real-world performance.

Any chance you would add the regular Bosch impact to your tests?