Ram Goes to Stunning 900 lb-ft of torque
The 2016 Ram 3500 breaks the towing record previously held by the old Ram 3500 (at 30,000 pounds) by moving up to 31,210 pounds,more than two tons beyond its closest rival. To get there, Ram went from...
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jmtandem wrote:Its funny to see the big 3 haggle over the standards. It seem Dodge is always steping out of line with there ratings. Its ok they got away with there new 3500 and the class 3 rating 4500. I will keep my 2013 LML ltz z71 with Allison 6 speed transmission any day . The last few year Dodge has really stepped up an produced some nice trucks.
Amazing how Ram now has Ford and GM playing catch up. Ford will likely be next to go to 900 plus pounds of torque and then it starts all over again. It keeps the testers heading up to the Eisenhower tunnel busy towing heavy trailers and watching speeds and fuel mileage.
And Ram has come a long way since 1989 when the Cummins in the Dodge put out only 400 foot pounds and 160 horsepower. Today, many gas engines easily put out 400 foot pounds of torque.
