Finally! RAM gets a competitive transmission behind the Big C!
Welp, it’s finally happenin. The 8 speed Powerline slush boxes are rolling off the assembly line and gettin stocked up to go in the ‘25 model Ram diesels!!!
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The ZF is an amazing transmission which is something to get a little excited about but really unless the Cummins gets a big boost in HP the two more gears isn't going to make it any faster up the hill. Nor is 8 speeds vs 6 going to get the Ram any better fuel economy unless a much higher speed rear end is coupled to that ZF..... a 3.26 final drive would be nice.
Not sure what you’re getting at. Assuming apples to apples final drives and similar trans efficiency across brands, yup only HP will reasonably make it “faster”.
But it does the same thing and same reason the other brands went to 10 speeds (really the same concept for all vehicles).
Ability to run higher final drive ratio, like F and GM do, due to ultra low first gear and ability to have closer gear splits.
on the top end, you’re not sacrificing a deep OD ratio for the sake of good gear splits.
this is not earth shattering info or news, except for Ram who was so late to the table. Not to mention passing off the 68RE to consumers for at least 10 years longer than they should have. And resting on the big C name to sell a million trucks with sub par transmissions.
