2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie Mega Cab 4x4 Diesel - Long-Term Road Test Intro

2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie Mega Cab 4x4 Diesel - Long-Term Road Test Intro

Date: June 2010

Months in Fleet: 2 months

Present Mileage: 5128 miles

Typical Fuel Economy: 13 mpg

Array: 442 miles

Assistance: $0

Typical Wear: $0

Repair: $0

Unable to go without a tow automobile for much more than 5 minutes, we lined up yet another hauler to succeed the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 that lately left our long-term fleet. Its replacement as resident long-term Ram is this all-black 2010 don't-call-it-Dodge (even though we even now do) Ram 2500 Laramie Mega Cab 4x4 while using optional Cummins diesel. The name is as extended since the truck, but, in brief, it hauls.

To become sincere, a few of us had been dreaming of some thing just a little bigger-namely, a 3500 dualie just such as the two-tone beauty you may have witnessed in recent Ram Hi-def ads. Plus a couple of us desired a handbook transmission. And your author desired a front bench seat. But it's excellent that the less-insane amongst us won out, simply because this point is seriously massive; the dualie wouldn't have fit in a lot of staffers' driveways.

What we ended up with, though, is very easily 1 with the baddest-ass off-road executive limos feasible. Everyone is pleased while using Mega Cab's large back seat, a lot more for its capability to swallow an SUV-equivalent amount of cargo than to the extra legroom. (Most trips so far have been one- or two-up.) The fact that we are left having a six-foot-four-inch bed as opposed to the regular- or crew cab's eight-footer has gone mainly unnoticed.

A Mover, but Not a Shaker

And we've previously completely tested the Ram's potential to transport inanimate objects; in just two months, it has helped three editors move to new dwellings, towed our not-yet-completed project Mazdaspeed five to finishing school, and lugged 1 editor's Spec Miata and its assorted race-weekend accouterments to numerous track events. The Ram hasn't sat idle for extended since it arrived in April.

Whether or not unladen, filled towards headliner with moving boxes, or saddled having a trailer, the Hi-def Ram has proved surprisingly comfy. Trip was a concern when we spec'd out this truck, provided how the HDs ditch the 1500's coil springs-fitted in the title of mproved comfort-for a set of burlier leaf springs. But although t is not really as coddling as the coil-sprung 1500, the larger truck is among probably the most comfy heavy-duty rigs we've driven. Yes, the trip might be a bit choppy from time to time, but it's by no means unacceptably harsh, and this s really a freaking truck, after all; it ain't gonna journey like an S-class.

What's Inside

Our high degree of comfort also owes towards the Laramie finery with which the truck is outfitted, plus some with the possibilities. But first, let's get the really practical add-ons out with the way. The aforementioned Cummins diesel costs $7615, but that is prior to the $1170 credit history for the base guide transmission. We went for your six-speed automatic, which cancels the credit history and adds one more $405. Other functional choices had been a limited-slip rear diff ($325) and an integrated trailer-brake controller ($230).

Towards the Laramie's leather-lined cabin we additional bucket front seats ($500) with power adjust, heat, and ventilation; ordering this option also nabs a 115-volt AC outlet and rear-seat heaters. An upgrade from typical all-seasons to all-terrain tires expense $100, a rearview camera was $200, a drop-in bedliner expense $245, clearance lights had been $80, a skid plate for that transfer situation rung up at a mere $50, along with a remote starter was $185. You may possibly call us lazy for adding that last one, but we've discovered it shortens startup times by giving the cylinders the needed moment to preheat prior to we climb up into the cab and absentmindedly twist the mportant. (On second thought, you are able to go forward and call us lazy.) Our truck had a fixed rear window with a defroster rather than the sliding glass; this additional an $85 credit rating. Our single-color paint work deletes the fender flares, saving an extra $100.

Our total: $54,650, which can be definitely a whole lot for a pickup, but our optioned Ram is some 3 grand cheaper than the base price tag from the poshest diesel 2011 Ford F-250, the King Ranch. The Ford's Power Stroke V-8, nonetheless, does deliver an extra 40 hp and 85 lb-ft of torque over our Ram's 350-horse inline-six with 650 lb-ft of torque. A Ram 2500 SLT Mega Cab using the Cummins and six-speed car begins at $48,150.

So far, there are already no support visits or ssues to report. The Cummins diesel has netted a 13-mpg typical, that is fair considering the quantity of towing the truck may be doing and its prodigious poundage. Empty, our truck deas the scales at almost four tons, a full 1940 far more pounds than our current long-term Ram 1500. We're keen to discover out if our affection holds up over the following 35,000 miles' worth of road trips, hauling sprees, and towing adventures.

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