Arrival: 2010 Ram 2500 HD Laramie - MotorTrend Magazine
We chose a four-wheel-drive 2500, a crew cab with a short bed (6 feet, 4 inches), and Laramie trim. This would give us the chance to try out most of the interior amenities offered by the manufacturer in a package that included plenty of capability, too. To get the maximum towing capacity, you'd have to buy a base-model ST 3500 dualie, but the 16,600-pound towing of our long-termer isn't that far off from the max 17,600 anyway. It's painted Austin Tan with a beige and brown interior, and the Laramie package includes items such as a chrome grille and bumpers. a 10-speaker (nine speakers plus subwoofer) Alpine AM/FM/CD/DVD system with a year of Sirius Satellite Radio and an aux jack. We added a few more key features, the most expensive of which was the Cummins turbodiesel ($7615) plus the optional six-speed automatic ($405). Our long-termer also has the available ventilated leather bucket seats in front, a heated second-row... If this truck required Diesel Exhaust Fluid, the dealer likely would have refilled the tank, but the Ram line is the only one of the Big Three that doesn't need the urea-based fluid to meet 2010-1/2 emissions standards. The Cummins turbodiesel's 650 pound-feet of torque has already been put to work by many staffers, some of whom used the Ram to move to new homes, while some took long road trips, and another tested the Ram's mettle as a launch vehicle at a local... Source: www.motortrend.com
