Driving The First Ever 5.9L Cummins Dodge - Origin of the Species - Four Wheeler Magazine
And even if all we wrote about was fishing lures, you can be sure we wouldn’t miss an opportunity to share what it’s like to drive the first ever 5. 9L Cummins-powered Dodge pickup. The new ’14 Ram Heavy Duty pickups can be had with three versions of the 6. 7L Cummins intercooled turbodiesel engine. In the Ram 2500 or 3500 with the six-speed manual transmission the 6. 7L is tuned for 350hp and 660 lb-ft. If you select a Ram 2500 with the 68RFE six-speed auto you get 370hp and 800 lb-ft. And finally, the Ram 3500 with the Aisin AS69RC six-speed auto features a High-Output 6. 7L good for 385hp and 850 lb-ft. Or the Ram 3500’s smooth-riding supplemental air suspension (think monoleaf plus air bag). In short, heavy-duty Ram pickups have come a long way since the mid-‘80s. But to fully understand the impact of that first ’89 Dodge you could option with a 5. 9L Cummins engine, you have to understand what else was available. In the early to mid 1980s if you wanted a diesel pickup you got a GMC or Chevy with a normally aspirated indirect-injected 6. 2L V-8 wheezing out 130-143hp and 240-257 lb-ft of torque or a Ford with an International Harvester-sourced... Source: www.fourwheeler.com
