The 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is ready for the long haul
Ram's new light duty diesel pickup can cover a lot of ground with impressive fuel economy and towing numbers, Fox News Autos editor Gary Gastelu reports.
Do I hear 37,200?! Ram has reclaimed the top heavy-duty truck towing crown with the 2021 Heavy Duty pickup.
The updated 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel-powered truck can now pull a 37,100-pound gooseneck trailer in its top towing configuration, which beats the F-450 Super Duty's 37,000-pound record set for the 2020 model year.
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Ram increased the inline-six-cylinder engine's torque to a class-leading 1,075 ft-lbs and strengthened the chassis, which includes integrated hitch hardware, to improve the tow rating by a ton compared to the outgoing truck's 35,100-pound limit.
For those of you keeping score, the Chevrolet Silverado HD has now fallen to third place at 36,000 pounds, but Chevy has argued that the F-450 is a Class 4 truck, while the Silverado and Ram compete in Class 3 against the F-350, which maxes out at 35,750.
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Regardless of who's in the right about that, while the 2021 Ram Heavy Duty also increased its conventional tow rating from 19,780 pounds to 23,000 pounds, it still trails the F-450 in this category, with the Ford rated at 24,400 pounds.