2021 RAM 2500

The 2021 RAM 2500 is available in six awesome trim levels: the Tradesman, Big Horn, Laramie, Power Wagon, Limited Longhorn, and Limited. This larger-than-life pickup boasts extra-large headlights, a black front bumper with air intakes, and a black crossbar grille with RAM in metal at its center. Exterior features include light-tinted glass, a spare steel wheel, a manual tailgate, 17-inch wheels, a fixed rear window, and a rear-step bumper for safe and easy cargo loading and unloading. Exterior options include a tailgate lock, spray-in bed liner, special OWL off-road tires, chrome door handles, and headlights with automatic high beams. If you plan to tow often, seriously consider getting the extendable trailer mirrors.

Take your pick from a pair of ultra-powerful engines to power your 2021 RAM 2500. The most powerful option is the colossal 6.7-liter Cummins turbo-diesel inline-six version. It provides 370 horsepower and a jaw-dropping 850 pound-feet of torque. The base engine is a 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 engine generating 410 horsepower and 429 pound-feet of torque. That is the best-in-class rating for base engine horsepower in the 2500's class. Eight-speed and six-speed automatic transmissions can be tied to either engine.

When your friends and co-workers see what your RAM 2500 can tow, they'll be in the market for a new truck. The base engine can tow up to 17,540 pounds and carry up to 4,010 pounds. The optional engine's maximum towing capacity is an astonishing 20,000 pounds. It can carry a maximum payload of 3,160 pounds. Its front and rear locking differential system can be set so that all wheels get equal torque for the engine, increasing rock-crawling capability. Its electronic front sway bar grants even more extraordinary off-road capability. The front suspension system is multi-link and non-independent, and the rear suspension system is multi-link and rigid axle.

The 2021 RAM 2500 comes with a good range of entertaining features, like a voice-activated radio, a four-speaker sound system, an integrated roof antenna, and a first-row LCD monitor. Entertainment options include SiriusXM satellite radio, the Uconnect 12 infotainment system with GPS navigation, a second front-row LCD monitor, high definition radio, an amplifier, and a 360L upgrade to SiriusXM. Interior features include seats with black vinyl upholstery, cruise control with steering wheel controls, a systems monitor, a compass, and fade-to-off interior lighting. Interior options include a voice recording device, 10-way power-adjustable front seats, smart-device remote engine start, a GPS navigation system, and a charging bay with two 12-volt DC outlets and three 120-volt AC outlets. If you use power tools often, you should get that charging bank to keep them going.

The 2021 RAM 2500 comes with safety features like first and second-row curtain air bags, dual-stage driver and passenger air bags, side-impact beams, ABS driveline traction control, and rear child safety locks. Safety options include a blind-spot monitor, rear collision warning, and ParkSense front and rear parking sensors.