Source: AutoTrader
In what seems to have become an annual tradition, Ram has once again one-upped its heavy-duty pickup truck competitors in the torque department with 1,075 lb-ft from its 3500 model, which the company claims is the highest-ever torque rating for a diesel pickup.
Ram was the first truck maker to break the 1,000-lb-ft barrier in 2019 when it introduced its current lineup of heavy-duty trucks at that year's Detroit auto show. Ford answered early in 2020 with a new Super Duty lineup with as much as 1,050 lb-ft, only to be leapfrogged by Ram's over-the-top offering for the 2021 model year.
Ram says it coaxed the extra 75 lb-ft from the 3500's 6.7L Cummins straight-six turbodiesel by raising the engine's fuel flow rate and the turbocharger's boost level.
