2014 Ram 2500 6.4L Tow Review
Today I took my new Ram for its longest tow to date, a 350 mile trek through Ky and and the Smokey Mountains ending the day in NC. This was a good test with light to heavy rain all day, low visabilty ...
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ib516 wrote:
The 6.4L Hemi in the 2500 gets better mpg than the 5.7L Hemi in the same truck, and it has more power. Pretty easy decision in my mind.
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No doubt!
The 6.4L doesn't have to work as hard towing, the TRQ comes at much lower RPM than the 5.7L. And at highway speeds MDS can get some good economy numbers. I have the 4.10 rear end. And if I can keep my foot out of it and take my time on the xpressways it does get really impressive mileage.
I am learning my truck still. One thing I have found is that the computer is very good at controlling the truck while towing. Set tow/haul mode, set your cruise speed (my truck does best at 60mph) and let the truck do it's thing.
Also I can confirm that the lateral stability is very good. I pulled a good portion of my last trip through 20-40 winds at freeway speeds. You could definitely feel the wind, no way around that when pulling a travel trailer, but I never got that white knuckle feeling and the truck handled it extremely well.
This truck is an excellent platform for those of us that need the power/payload/towing capacity for our recreational activities, but also need the versatility of a daily driver. It's an HD truck, so I won't pretend the ride is Lexus like, but I have no problem with the ride quality coming from a Tundra. And my family doesn't either. I love the way the truck rides.
