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While the 1500 could be ordered with the wheezy 3. 9-liter V-6, the 2500 came standard with a 5. 2-liter (318-cubic-inch) pushrod V-8, rated at 220 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. Optional on the 2500 and standard on the 3500 was the 5. 9-liter (360-cubic-inch) V-8 rated for 230 horsepower and a useful 330 pound-feet of torque. Because mileage estimates between the 5. 2- and 5. 9-liter engines are so close, we recommend the 360. For the towing inclined, two more engines are attractive. The Cummins-built 5. 9-liter inline-six turbodiesel makes a mere 160 horsepower (it would be boosted to 215 in 2001 models) but a Winnebago-tugging 420 pound-feet of torque. Dodge launched the line with the regular-cab truck, but late in 1994 the first Club Cab arrived, still a two-door but with a fairly roomy second-row rear seat. By then, access doors began to appear in competitors' trucks, so Dodge changed the name to Quad Cab in 1998, adding two rear-hinged doors and moving the shoulder-belt anchors to the seat frames for the driver and front passenger. For most of the model run, any cab could be had with a 6. 5-foot short bed or an eight-foot long bed. Dodge trimmed the line slightly in the last couple of years, as it launched the new 1500 in 2002 and prepared for the new 2500/3500 twins in 2003. This period in Dodge's history wasn't exactly trouble-free, and 1994-2002 Rams had a number of... Source: www.trucktrend.com
