If heavy-duty towing and hauling is your thing then
the new 2018 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty will leave you more than just impressed. Ram
claims that the new 3500 Heavy Duty is the pickup with the highest torque
rating in the segment and the one which offers the heaviest fifth-wheel towing
capacity.
The improved 6.7-liter Cummins inline-six diesel
engine now offers a total of 930 lb-ft of torque, an extra 30 lb-ft over the last
model, thanks to higher boost pressure and flow rates of the fuel delivery
system.
At the same time a newly engineered hitch design
allows the new 3500 HD to tow up to 30,000 lbs, enabling the new pickup truck to
haul the heaviest trailers in the industry. The new hitch also allows customers
to move away from Class 4 and 5 trucks to haul trailers that would have
otherwise been limited to 24,000 lbs.
The maximum gooseneck and conventional hitch maximum
trailer weight ratings for 2018 are set at 31,210 lbs and 20,000 lbs respectively
for the new Ram 3500 Heavy Duty. The first examples of the updated 2018 Ram
3500 Heavy Duty will be available in dealerships in August.
