The Ram 3500 features a Hotchkiss rear leaf-spring system with optional air suspension. And thanks for reading Autoblog.You still haven't turned off your adblocker or whitelisted our site. For reference, the diesel powerplant in question here is the 2500 HD’s 6.7-liter High Output Turbo Diesel thumper tossing out 1,000 pound-feet of torque and offering a 35,100-pound towing capacity plus a 7,680-pound payload capacity. It also boasts impressive front wheel articulation of up to 26 inches. To the sides, the new grille comes flanked by fresh headlight housings, which get a familiar horizontal shape set with a duo of horizontal daytime running lights around their outer edges.Below the new headlights, the 2500 Power Wagon comes rocking a new bumper design, plus the fog lights seen in the lower bumper corners are reshaped and now look slimmer and wider than the squarer fog lights of the outgoing model. An all-new interlocking side-step design incorporates deep tread patterns and a R-A-M logo.The new Ram Heavy Duty continues to offer the best lockable bed storage in the segment with RamBox. As for the rough stuff gear, buyers can opt into the FX4 Off-Road package, which tosses in Hill Descent Control, specially tuned shock absorbers, skid plates to protect the transfer case and fuel tank, and the requisite FX4 graphics on the box. Speaking of the sitters, the 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon offers seating for up to six passengers thanks to a lifting center console in front that adds another spot to the bench (plus the three standard seats on the rear bench).Once again, the Ram 2500 Power Wagon doesn’t come with a standard gear shift lever, but rather the incoming eight-speed transmission uses a rotary dial to help you select between Park, Reverse, Neutral, and Drive.
The award-winning fourth-generation Uconnect system offers new convenience and connected services, and keeps Ram truck customers connected, engaged and informed all while keeping their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.The new 2019 Ram Heavy Duty offers four audio systems to immerse passengers in the ultimate sound experience, including a 750-watt Harman Kardon Audio System with 17 speakers, including an 8-inch subwoofer.The class-exclusive Uconnect 4C with 12-inch display also features the next level of audio entertainment with SiriusXM with 360L.
This units is added as a replacement for the outgoing model’s six-speed, and helps to boost the truck’s specs in a number of different areas.For starters, we expect the latest 6.4-liter to come with a significant fuel economy bump over the current model’s 13 mpg combined.What’s more, the new eight-speed comes with a very short first gear, making for a far-improved low-range crawl, boosted from 35:1 to 51:1. And don’t forget the large type font for the Ram Power Wagon badging on the tail as well.Without a doubt, the Ram 2500 Power Wagon looks the part of a burly, muscle-bound off-roading machine from the outside, but move into the cabin, and things are quite a bit more civilized. Originally based on Dodge’s 3/4-ton military service vehicles from World War II, the modern Power Wagon is far more luxury-laden and tech-heavy than its predecessors, but it keeps the same endlessly capable undercurrent as before with a host of off-road ready gear.Heading into the 2019 model year, the Ram 2500 Power Wagon gets a rather significant exterior update.
Also new for 2019 is a standard coil spring suspension, while former Rebels were only offered with the air suspension. The legendary 6.4L HEMI ® V8 engine found in the 2019 Ram 2500 gets its name from the hemispherical combustion chambers found atop each cylinder head. This thing is a dirt-ready monster, and we love that.New 2019 Ram Heavy Duty is the Benchmark for Performance, Capability, Technology and Luxury“Ram Heavy Duty owners constantly demand the highest levels of capability to tackle the biggest jobs and with 35,100 lbs. While you can get your performance flavoring from any one of the various quarter-ton pickup competitors out there, two of which we’ve listed above, the Power Wagon’s overarching focus on tackling the great outdoors almost places it in a different segment altogether.It certainly has the resumé to back it, with Ram issuing claims that the original WWII army truck-derived Power Wagon is basically the first-ever 4x4 pickup.Overall, we can’t help but like this thing. The overarching aesthetic looks as though it pulls a good deal from the recently revealed 2019 The shape is reminiscent of the old model, and once again includes an upside-down “U” shape for the flat-black insert trim bits, but you’ll also notice the larger space added underneath the Ram logo.