2025 Dodge Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Power Wagon

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2025 Ram Heavy Duty Streamlines the Order Sheet

Ram skips the low-po diesel and offers a new Cummins or Hemi for power.

The 2025 Ram HD line of trucks gets a new Cummins 6.7-liter six-cylinder turbocharged diesel that sends 430 hp and 1,075 lb-ft of torque through a similarly new eight-speed transmission.
The 6.4-liter Hemi remains as the base powertrain and sends 405 hp and 429 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed transmission.
Ram pivoted back to a standard column-mounted electronic shifter for 2025.

Three-quarter-ton and one-ton pickups are like ice cream: everyone has a favorite flavor, and it’s hard to bring pistachio fans over to chocolate chip. But if that truck's new spec sheet is compelling enough, well, brand loyalty can come into question.

It seems like the Detroit brands making these diesel-burning trucks are all looking for conquest opportunities, as seen by the latest evolution of Ram’s 2500 and 3500 trucks. Gone is the middle-weight Cummins, with a new version of the high-output diesel as the only Cummins available, which poses a 1,075-lb-ft question to Ram shoppers.

Of course, powering the base-model Ram heavy-duty trucks is still the 6.4-liter Hemi. This Hemi is effectively carried over and shoves 405 hp and 429 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed automatic transmission. This gasoline engine is available in both 2500 and 3500 trucks in case you or your fleet are limited on available fuel.

In 3500 guise the Hemi performed its motionly duties without too much hitch in its giddy up. Power delivery is linear; you get to hear the siren song of the Hemi burble through the exhaust; and it has a lighter sticker weight. That said, for some, there could be a major downside: towing.

The most tow-friendly Hemi-powered Ram 3500 4x4 can tug an impressive 17,760 pounds with a regular cab and an eight-foot bed. With the new Cummins, that same truck is rated to tow 36,610 pounds. You can also shuttle as low as 14,630 pounds in the Cummins-powered 2500 Mega Cab Laramie, or 10,530 pounds in Hemi Power Wagon trim.

The latest 6.7-liter Cummins mill lives up to the name’s expectation and is a torque monster. The 430 hp figure might as well be ignored because the 1,075 lb-ft of torque can literally deliver the goods. This new Cummins engine features a revised block that can help it manage the stress from this much power.

While the engine itself is a nice touch, the true star of this updated powertrain is the eight-speed automatic mated to the improved Cummins. This eight-speed gives you more flexibility with power delivery but also shifts smoothly without jostling your trailer or cabin too much.

Towing a single-car trailer that was topped with a Dodge Ram SRT-10, to the tune of around 8,000 pounds, felt like light work for the updated Cummins powertrain. Towing the SRT-10 up the Davis Dam run in Arizona felt almost like shuffling a diesel-burning Ram limousine. Sure, it was harder to manage because the effective wheelbase was stretched, but the Cummins didn’t bat an eye.
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