2014 Ram 2500 Power Wagon: Now You're Playing with Power - Car and Driver
While the Brewster Buffalo got lost in the shuffle of the Hellcats, Wildcats, and Corsairs that followed in its wake, the Dodge Power Wagon is remembered alongside the Jeep CJ as a vehicle that emerged from the fog of war and into the careers and... While the Jeep Wrangler has carried on the legacy of the CJ without interruption, the Power Wagon evolved over the years—from a slightly-civilized variant of Dodge’s WC wartime trucks to a 4x4 version of Dodge’s mainline pickups, until the name... Dodge resurrected the Power Wagon moniker back in 2005 to denote its top-spec 4x4 2500 HD and it has soldiered on since, through the DaimlerChrysler divorce, through the lash-up with Fiat, and through the Ram brand’s split from Dodge. Based on the 2500 4x4 Crew Cab, all trim levels ride on 33-inch Goodyears mounted on 17-inch wheels, and have 14. 5 inches of ground clearance (up 2. 5 from a standard Ram 2500). Approach angles have been increased to 34 degrees, departure is now... Ram claims the new trucks can ford 30 inches of water, which is just 10 shy of fording a Ford GT-40. Fore-aft bars link the transfer case and fuel-tank skid plates, affording a measure of underbody protection for when the ground. Source: www.caranddriver.com
