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The nearly-$10k price tag that comes with this engine-trans combo is no small sum, but it is one that will pay dividends to those equipping it for its intended purpose. It delivers its power smoothly and quietly, and with respectable efficiency. With these in mind, the Cummins diesel upgrade is at least an easy checkbox - indeed, it is likely the reason many will look to the 2500 in the first place. You’ll be alright if you can trust your forklift operator to slip a load in dead-straight, but get crooked and you’ll be wincing at the ding in your inner wall. Standard shipping pallets, for instance, squeeze in with precious hairs of clearance on either side. Handy as my tester’s optional Ram Box rear stowage is for straps and gloves, boxing in the full run up each side makes loading some cargoes more stressful than others. The pucker-free experience can’t quite be said of the in-bed payload experience, however.

Making sense of truck trims: 20/3500 Heavy Duty lineup in detail.

Where expansion joints on curved highway ramps might make a half-ton tower (or even Jeep driver) gently pucker, these disturbances remained a non-event when working with the 2500. Nevertheless, the Ram’s air-levelled rear suspension made easy work of the load and kept the truck poised along our extended tow route. While 6,500 lbs is less than half the Cummins’ maximum tow rating, it is at the limit for towing without a load-distributing hitch. Whereas I had been averaging an expected 14.0 L/100 km unladen (with tonneau cover), this three-ton load only ticked the Cummins’ thirst up to a modest 16 L/100 km. Pulling a ~6,500 lb (gross) load of Lada parts and redneck junk in a dump trailer, the Cummins is altogether unbothered.

Refocusing after all of that window dressing, this slow, lumbering pickup is built with a core focus on towing very heavy things from one place to another. All tallied, this truck comes in at $106,775 before freight and fees.

Piling even more in is a $3,095 equipment group, including digital rearview mirror, lane-keep and forward-collision assists, adaptive steering, adaptive cruise control, 360º camera view, and adequately-premium 17-speaker audio. Stepping things up are a $1,995 appearance package ($2k for all black - super original), $2,155 6-speed automatic transmission, $7,295 Cummins diesel engine, $1,595 rear auto–levelling air suspension, and a $525 rear limited-slip differential. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.