First Drive: Dodge RAM 2500 - Top Gear
Mother of whatnot, that’s a huge truck. But it is huge, so huge that I’m going to open with some stats. The Dodge Ram 2500 is 6. 3 metres long, 2. 1 metres wide and 2. 0 metres tall, so shades about the same amount of road as a Rolls-Royce Phantom, but double the height. Anyway, it weighs about 3. 5 tonnes, can tow 7. 7 tonnes and is basically a commercial vehicle. We used it to tow the Dodge Challenger Hellcat to the amazing Maryhill Loops road in Oregon , but that mention didn’t really do our time with the Ram justice, hence why I’m telling you about it here. What’s it powered by. Well, you can have your Ram with a V8 HEMI engine, but this one had something better: a diesel. Yes, I know that sounds wrong, but if you want your Ram to work and work hard, surely it’s best when powered by something that develops 800lb ft of torque at just 1,600rpm. 7-litre Cummins six cylinder isn’t the last word in civility, but that’s not the point here, it feels as if it could haul the Titanic from the deep - without troubling to switch to 4WD. Apparently the engine alone weighs 499kg, which makes it... I kept losing small cars - by which I mean things like RAV4’s - below the bonnet (OK, hood), like little bugs trapped in the grille. Source: www.topgear.com
