2013-16 Dodge Ram pickup trucks: Engine, Transmission, Axles
2013-2016 Ram 1500 • Dodge - Ram Central • Features, Interior, Styling • Suspension
The 2013 Ram 1500 achieved best in class gas mileage with the V6 and V8 engines, thanks largely to the new "TorqueFlite 8" automatic transmission. (Ram 1500 sustained its best in class mileage with diesel engines through 2016.) For 2014, the Ram 1500 diesel not only beat the gas engines, but most midsize pickups (even with four cylinders) as well.
The V6 leapfrogged Ford to get best-in-class gas mileage with higher performance, having 305 horsepower and 269 lb-ft of torque; the Hemi also got a five horsepower boost. Gas mileage for the 2014 Ram 1500 gasoline V6 HFE was rated at 18/25, while the best 2014 Ford mileage was 17/23; Chevrolet lagged at 15/20 and Toyota sat at the bottom.
The Ram 1500 diesel used a VM 3-liter engine, the same one as the 2014 Grand Cherokee, with the eight-speed automatic. A state of the art engine, it is compatible with up to 20% biodiesel fuel (B20) and has a common-rail injection system, high pressure cooled EGR, and selective catalyst reduction; the diesel exhaust fluid system can maintain full power when fluid is low, and has a refill port under the regular fuel cap (DEF cost around $34 per 10,000 miles from early 2014 to late 2015). The engine block and bedplate are made of compacted graphite iron, and has a structural aluminum oil pan; the heads have individual bearing caps.
Some Ram features include passive cooling for the DEF injector, an insulated DEF tank with heated lines for cold weather operation, and an exhaust designed to reduce crystal build-up. DEF is normally refilled roughly every 10,000 miles, corresponding with oil change intervals (using 5W30 synthetic). Ram 1500 diesels have a standard 3.55 axle ratio, with an optional 3.92 - no 3.21.
2013-2016 Ram 1500 • Dodge - Ram Central • Features, Interior, Styling • Suspension
The 2013 Ram 1500 achieved best in class gas mileage with the V6 and V8 engines, thanks largely to the new "TorqueFlite 8" automatic transmission. (Ram 1500 sustained its best in class mileage with diesel engines through 2016.) For 2014, the Ram 1500 diesel not only beat the gas engines, but most midsize pickups (even with four cylinders) as well.
The V6 leapfrogged Ford to get best-in-class gas mileage with higher performance, having 305 horsepower and 269 lb-ft of torque; the Hemi also got a five horsepower boost. Gas mileage for the 2014 Ram 1500 gasoline V6 HFE was rated at 18/25, while the best 2014 Ford mileage was 17/23; Chevrolet lagged at 15/20 and Toyota sat at the bottom.
The Ram 1500 diesel used a VM 3-liter engine, the same one as the 2014 Grand Cherokee, with the eight-speed automatic. A state of the art engine, it is compatible with up to 20% biodiesel fuel (B20) and has a common-rail injection system, high pressure cooled EGR, and selective catalyst reduction; the diesel exhaust fluid system can maintain full power when fluid is low, and has a refill port under the regular fuel cap (DEF cost around $34 per 10,000 miles from early 2014 to late 2015). The engine block and bedplate are made of compacted graphite iron, and has a structural aluminum oil pan; the heads have individual bearing caps.
Some Ram features include passive cooling for the DEF injector, an insulated DEF tank with heated lines for cold weather operation, and an exhaust designed to reduce crystal build-up. DEF is normally refilled roughly every 10,000 miles, corresponding with oil change intervals (using 5W30 synthetic). Ram 1500 diesels have a standard 3.55 axle ratio, with an optional 3.92 - no 3.21.
4x2 | Pentastar V6 | VM 3.0 | Hemi V8 6 speed | Hemi V8 8 speed | 4.7 V8 (2013 only) |
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Horsepower | 305 @ 6,400 | 240 @ 3,600 | 395 @ 5,600 | 310 @ 5,650 |