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The minds at
Chrysler have set out to make sure that buyers who need to tow small planetary bodies on occasion are taken care of with its new high-output 6.7-liter
Cummins turbo diesel engine. The oil-burning mill churns out 23 percent more torque than the old engine, and the final figure now sits at an astronomical 800 pound-feet. There's also 390 horsepower on hand, and combined, those numbers are good enough to help the 3500 HD tow up to 22,700 pounds. The big-daddy
Ram also packs a ridiculous gross vehicle rating of 30,000 pounds when equipped with the optional Max Tow package.
Those impressive ratings are partially thanks to the truck's braking system. Chrysler's engineers folded in the largest brakes of any full-size pickup with 14.17-inch rotors up front and 14.09-inch discs out back, and the 3500 HD wears what Chrysler calls the strongest exhaust brake available on any heavy-duty pickup.
Additionally, that meaty Cummins block is said to be good for over 350,000 miles before requiring a major overhaul, and unlike competitors from
Ford and
General Motors, this beast requires no diesel exhaust fluid to pass emissions.
Hit the jump for the full press blast.
Live photos copyright (C)2011 Zach Bowman / AOL
[Source: Chrysler]
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