Ram completely revamped its Heavy Duty pickups for the 2019 model year and we recently put one to the test in 2500 Longhorn configuration. Modest Power, Ton of Torque The automaker eliminated the 5.7-litre HEMI V8 from the lineup, which means the base engine for the Ram 2500 is now …

WHISTLER, British Columbia— When FCA introduced the all-new 2019 Ram Heavy Duty at the Detroit Auto Show last year, the numbers were quite impressive: up to 1,000 pound-feet of torque with the Cummins turbo-diesel engine and a maximum towing capacity of 35,100 pounds. However, Ford announced last week that its …

LAS VEGAS (Nevada) – In the heavy-duty truck segment, numbers are everything, especially torque numbers, and the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty doesn’t disappoint: 1,000 lb.-ft., a 35,100-lb. (15,921-kg) max towing rating, and a 7,680-lb. (3,484-kg) payload capacity. Indeed, FCA’s latest rig is strong and ready to take on rivals such …

This week, The Car Guide heads over to Las Vegas to drive FCA’s latest work trucks, the 2019 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty. The War is On 2019 marks the return of professional-grade trucks from the three main American carmakers. General Motors recently pulled the drapes off its Chevrolet …

It’s a done deal. You’ve just bought a brand spanking new Ram Power Wagon. Despite its $73,000 price tag ($68,000 if you passed on the Leather package), you decide to take it for a ride on rough, muddy terrain. After all, this vehicle laughs in the face of obstacles. The …

Everyone knows the Ford F-150 Raptor, the pickup that has no equal in the sand and off the road. You’d think that the best-equipped Ram for play off the beaten track would be the 1500 Rebel, but it’s actually the Ram Power Wagon. What makes it unique is that it’s …

US engine maker Cummins has agreed to pay $1.67 billion USD to settle claims it installed devices to defeat emissions controls in hundreds of thousands of pickup truck engines, the Justice Department said Friday. The penalty is the largest civil fine ever for a violation of the Clean Air Act, …

Problems with brand new vehicles—including next-generation models—are, well, nothing new. Some of them are being rushed to market, while others may lack quality control at the manufacturer or supplier level. We’ve seen at least three more examples in the past few days. First, as many as 64,913 Ram pickups need …

Stellantis is recalling more than 340,000 Ram Heavy Duty pickups globally because they could potentially catch fire. Nearly 22,000 among them are in Canada. Affected models include 2021-2023 Ram 2500 , 3500 , 4500 and 5500 pickups and chassis-cabs, all of which are equipped with the 6.7-litre six-cylinder Cummins turbo-diesel …

Stellantis has announced a recall on approximately 1.4 million 2019-2022 Ram pickups covering the 1500 , 2500 and 3500 model lines. Most of these are in the U.S.—1.23 million units to be exact—but a significant number (around 120,000) are in Canada. The rest are split between Mexico and outside of …

Stellantis has announced a recall on more than 212,000 Ram pickups in the U.S. and over 42,000 in Canada to replace their side-curtain airbags. A U.S. investigation has discovered certain vehicles may be equipped with airbag inflators that were contaminated by moisture during the supplier’s manufacturing process, once again bringing …

You think Ram would let the competition rule the heavy-duty pickup game? Wrong. With the Ford Super Duty and Chevrolet Silverado HD now offering towing capacities of up to 37,000 pounds and 36,000 pounds, respectively, the company decided to make key upgrades to the Ram Heavy Duty for 2021, elevating …

As we’ve said repeatedly, full-size pickup manufacturers can’t afford to take a break. And when a major event like the annual State Fair of Texas comes around, every one of them must seize the opportunity to present something new. In the case of FCA, two special editions of the Ram …

Competition is so fierce in the full-size pickup segment that manufacturers can no longer afford to stay put for just one model year. For example, even though the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra were completely redesigned a year ago, General Motors wasted no time in announcing changes and updates for …