[tps_title]Ram 1500 EcoDiesel[/tps_title]
Ram 1500 EcoDiesel.
Ram’s approach to getting better fuel economy is to utilize a modern, clean-burning diesel engine. The EcoDiesel option for the Ram 1500 adds $2,850 to the cost of the truck over the V8 option. The EcoDiesel makes 10 more lbs/ft of torque than the Hemi V8.
On the road, the EcoDiesel’s 28 mpg highway fuel economy rating bests every other half-ton truck sold. From our experience with diesel engines, getting a higher miles-per-gallon number is easy on long highway trips.
In addition to getting best-in-class fuel economy, the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel can still tow 9,200 lbs of stuff. Buyers have to sacrifice very little in the Ram 1500 to get good towing and fuel economy.
Nick Cappa, head of Ram Truck’s media relations, sums up the EcoDiesel’s success. “The No. 1 unmet need in half-ton trucks is fuel economy,” he says. “Combine that with the long-time request for a diesel engine in the segment and along comes the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel. It not only answers both customer demands, it achieves a best-in-class 28 MPG.”
Diesels aren’t what they used to be. We drove the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel both on and off road last fall and couldn’t really tell we were in a diesel truck.