Every Ram Truck Trim, Explained

They opportunity everyone likes having choices. Well, you get a ton of them pinch nan Ram lineup of pickup trucks successful nan shape of trims. The 1500 has nary less than 10 trims, while nan 2500 has nine, and nan 3500 has five. Frankly, we deliberation Ram could simplify their trim lineup a bit, unless their extremity is to confuse us. In that case, their evil scheme is working.

For nan 1500, nan trim lineup offers various combinations of cab design, motortruck furniture size, and drivetrains. But you'll besides spot nan engines alteration arsenic you move up nan trim tiers, starting pinch nan 3.6-liter V6 24V VVT eTorque, and past progressing to nan 3.0-liter I6 Hurricane SO Twin Turbo and nan 3.0-liter I6 Hurricane HO Twin Turbo. The 1500 trims travel pinch either nan 8-Speed automatic 850RE aliases 8-speed automatic 8HP75 transmission. Each of nan heavy-duty 2500 and 3500 trims travel modular pinch nan 6.4-liter V8 HEMI HD motor and 8-Speed Automatic 8HP75-LCV transmission. You'll request to opt for nan 2500 aliases 3500 if you want an 8-foot bed, which is offered only connected nan Tradesman and Big Horn for either model. All different heavy-duty trims travel successful Crew Cab/6-foot, 4-inch container combinations.

The trim lineup for nan 1500 is: Tradesman, Express, Warlock, Big Horn, Laramie, Rebel, RHO, Limited, Limited Longhorn, and Tungsten. The 2500 really adds a mates of trims to its lineup pinch nan 2026 exemplary year, nan Warlock and nan Black Express. It besides includes nan Power Wagon, which isn't offered for nan 1500 aliases 3500. It skips nan Express and RHO. The 3500 has only nan Tradesman, Big Horn, Laramie, Limited, and Limited Longhorn.

The Ram 1500 guidelines trim is ne'er astir frills. It's present to work, not to play. The Ram 1500 Tradesman starts astatine $41,025 (plus a $2,595 destination fee, which applies to each trim level from nan 1500 to nan 3500) and comes modular pinch nan 3.6-liter V6 24V VVT eTorque motor pinch stop/start, a powertrain it shares pinch nan 3 trims supra it. It comes modular pinch 18-inch alloy wheels, nan astir basal wheels disposable for nan Ram trucks. Our favourite Ram 1500 feature, nan multi-function tailgate, isn't disposable connected this trim. You can't moreover get a rear model defroster connected nan 1500 Tradesman, though it is disposable connected nan 2500 and 3500 versions.

The next measurement up for nan 1500 is nan Express, starting astatine $43,445. What do you get for that other $2,000? LED beforehand fog lamps, for 1 thing. They travel standard, arsenic do assemblage colour beforehand bumpers, a assemblage colour grille, 20-inch aluminum wheels, a rear power-sliding window, second-row in-floor retention bins, and achromatic interior accents. Those things are either unavailable connected nan Tradesman aliases you'd person to salary other for them. Both nan 2500 and 3500 skip nan Express trim.

The 1500 Big Horn comes pinch a starting value of $46,575 and has a somewhat little towing capacity than nan first 2 trims. It besides comes pinch immoderate fancy items for illustration bucket seats (standard connected nan 1500, optional connected nan 2500 and 3500) and heated exterior mirrors (standard connected nan 2500 and 3500, optional connected nan 1500). But nan biggest quality betwixt nan Big Horn and little trims, specifically successful nan 1500, is nan readiness of definite upgrades for illustration a leather steering instrumentality and a 12-inch display.

The Black Express is simply a caller trim and is only disposable for nan 2500. It's nan lowest-tier trim successful nan 2500 lineup that features a unit cab and a 6-foot, 4-inch box. It besides comes pinch immoderate information features not disposable successful nan little models, for illustration supplemental broadside curtain airbags and rear-seat reminder alert, and starts astatine $52,110.

The Warlock starts astatine $51,865 connected nan 1500 and $55,540 for nan 2500 version. It's nan first 4x4 trim connected some models, and towing capacity drops to 6,370 pounds connected nan 1500, compared to 7,700 pinch nan little 2 1500 trims. For nan 2500, towing capacity drops from complete 15,200 pounds connected nan Black Express trim to 14,930 connected nan Warlock. However, this is nan first trim wherever you tin opt for nan HEMI connected nan 1500. The 3500 skips nan Warlock.

The 1500 Laramie steps up to nan 3.0-liter I6 Hurricane SO Twin Turbo. Towing capacity goes up to 8,300 pounds for nan 1500 model, but Ram does not supply towing capacities for nan heavy-duty versions. An other colour is unlocked connected nan 1500, but it's conscionable different shadiness of white. The dual rear exhaust pinch agleam tips is modular connected nan 1500 Laramie, arsenic is nan leather-wrapped steering instrumentality and leather-trimmed bucket seats. Bucket seats are available connected nan 2500 and 3500 versions, but nan different items aren't offered. The Laramie's starting value ranges from $60,780 to $62,950.

The Rebel starts astatine $64,740 for nan 1500 and $69,190 for nan 2500. The towing capacity for this trim jumps up rebelliously to nan highest for each nan 1500 trims, 11,140 pounds. This is besides nan first 1500 trim to adhd two-tone colour options. It features a raised thrust height, and it extends to nan 2500 lineup arsenic well, wherever it is 1 of only 3 4x4 trims for that model. This trim is truthful rebellious, it refuses to beryllium a portion of nan 3500 lineup.

The Ram 1500 RHO offers much powerfulness per subordinate than immoderate off-road athletics truck. The modular motor delivers 540 horsepower, which is much than immoderate of nan Chevy engines offered successful nan Silverado and much than each but 1 of nan engines offered for nan Ford F-150. This trim streps up to nan HO (high-output) type of nan 3.0-liter I6 Hurricane Twin Turbo motor and comes pinch a starting value of $72,495. 

The RHO is besides nan only different 1500 trim disposable successful two-tone exterior colour options, though it has only 1 monotone colour option, Diamond Black Crystal Pearl-Coat. This trim isn't offered for nan 2500 aliases 3500.

The 2500 has its 2nd unsocial trim successful nan Power Wagon, which isn't disposable for nan 1500 aliases 3500. Like each of nan different heavy-duty trims, nan 6.4-liter V8 HEMI HD Engine is standard, but this is 1 trim wherever you can't opt for nan diesel powertrain aliases nan TorqueFlite HD transmission. However, it is 1 of only 3 2500 trims that features a 4x4 drivetrain. It is besides 1 of only 2 2500 trims, on pinch nan Rebel, that offers two-tone exterior colors. What sets it isolated from nan Rebel is its 4.10 axle ratio. The Power Wagon starts astatine $72,390.

You'll find nan Limited connected nan 1500, 2500, and 3500. Like nan RHO, nan 1500 Limited features nan 3.0-liter I6 Hurricane HO Twin Turbo engine, but offers a small higher towing capacity astatine 9,120 pounds. The Limited seems focused connected its reflector game, and comes modular pinch precocious auto-dimming and auto-adjusting reflector tech. There are tons of small features that travel modular pinch nan Limited that aren't modular connected little tier trims, for illustration nan acheronian chrome cardinal fob, and dual wireless charging pad. The Limited starts astatine $75,700 for nan 1500, $74,045 for nan 2500, and $75,245 for nan 3500. The higher value tag for nan 1500 apt relates to it being a 4x4 successful that model.

We're not judge why nan Limited Longhorn exists, different than it looks somewhat different than nan Limited. The Limited Longhorn offers immoderate unsocial artistic features, for illustration nan premium leather seats pinch Filigree connected each 3 models, arsenic good arsenic nan instrumentality sheet bezels pinch existent wood connected nan heavy-duty models. But different than artistic features, some nan Limited and Limited Longhorn connection nan aforesaid drivetrain, capacity specs, interior space, and features. We deliberation nan differences that do beryllium could've been handled arsenic options connected a azygous trim. Honestly, comparing nan features connected these 2 trims was for illustration doing an insanely difficult type of those "spot nan differences" pictures they utilized to put connected nan backmost of Cap'n Crunch boxes. The Limited Longhorn starts betwixt $74,045 and $76,895, depending connected nan model. It comes arsenic a 4x4 pinch a short (5-foot, 7-inch bed) connected nan 1500 and a 4x2 pinch a 6-foot, 4-inch furniture connected nan heavy-duty models.

That brings america to nan premier trim, nan Tungsten, which is only disposable connected nan 1500 and starts astatine $88,095. We deliberation financing a conveyance that costly would consciousness for illustration taking retired a 2nd mortgage, which is appropriate, because if we spent that overmuch money connected a vehicle, we'd astir apt extremity up having to unrecorded successful it anyway. Some of nan features that are modular only connected this trim are nan exterior 115-volt AC outlet, chrome taillamp bezels, and nan RamBox® Cargo-Management System.