2016 Ram 2500/3500 HD: It loudly claims braggin' rights for payload and towing - STLtoday.com
When its 3500 heavy-duty truck arrives in showrooms later this year, the 2016 Ram HD will offer a 6. 7-liter Cummins Turbo Diesel rated at 385 hp and an astonishing 900 lb. -ft. of torque — "a number," a Ram press release crows, "never achieved in... A Ram 3500 housing the available 6. 4-liter Hemi V-8 will carry a best-in-class payload of 7,390 pounds, while its little brother, the Ram 2500, holds the trailering crown among three-quarter-ton trucks with a tow rating of 17,980 pounds. Among Ram HD's three available engines are the trusty ol' 5. 7-liter, 383-hp Hemi V-8, the aforementioned 6. 4-liter, 410-hp Hemi V-8 and, astonishingly, three versions of a 6. 7-liter Cummins Turbo Diesel straight six. The torque-rich diesel, depending on fuel-delivery calibrations, turbo-boost settings and transmission choice, can produce any of three sets of power specs. Specifically, the Cummins mated to a six-speed manual transmission is good for 350 hp and 660 lb. -ft. of torque. the diesel buttoned to the "68RFE" six-speed automatic transmission generates 370 hp and 800 lb. -ft. of torque. So 2016 will see the introduction of a new Ram HD trim level: Laramie Limited — or, as Ram partisans like to call it, "the. Source: www.stltoday.com
