2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pricing Shakes Up the Competition
With the lowest price among its competitors, the third-generation Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is poised to rock the ongoing truck wars.
FCA just recently released details on the upcoming 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, and it is a lot of power at a pretty reasonable cost. Pricing for the 2020 Ram 1500 with the new 3.0 liter V6 EcoDiesel engine has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starting at $36,890. It blows away its half-ton trucking competitors in price, as well as in towing and torque, The F-150 and Silverado will be facing some major competition in the Ram.
“The Ram 1500 EcoDiesel offers the best torque and towing among all half-ton diesel trucks,” said Reid Bigland, Head of Ram Brand. “Now with a 10-year track record, the Ram brand has emerged as a truck powertrain technology leader. Overall, the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel has outstanding pick-up truck capability and is truly in a class of its own.”
The EcoDiesel is available on all trims, and for the first time is now offered for the Ram Rebel. The 2019 Ram 1500 Classic is also offered with the second-generation 3.0 L EcoDiesel. Pricing for the Ram 1500 Classic EcoDiesel (Crew Cab 4×2) starts at $39,140.
Of course, most impressive of all is the capability of the 3.0 L V6 EcoDiesel.
The new, third-generation of the turbocharged EcoDiesel V6 delivers beefy torque and horsepower, along with excellent fuel economy. Plus, it is oh-so-quiet with minimal levels of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH).
In the 2020 Ram 1500, the 3.0 L EcoDiesel V6 tops the half-ton pickup truck segment in best-in-class torque of 480 lb.-ft at 1,600 rpm, a 14 percent increase from the previous-generation. Horsepower is also up 8%, producing to 260 hp at 3,600 rpm.
There are some other changes of note to the new EcoDiesel.
- A new-generation water-cooled turbocharger with variable geometry is more efficient and provides improved response as engine rpms rise and fall
- Redesigned intake ports to improve engine performance and fuel economy
- Introduction of a dual, high-pressure and low-pressure exhaust gas re-circulation system, a first for a diesel engine in North America. The EcoDiesel’s existing high-pressure EGR, with cooling exhaust gases drawn from the exhaust manifold, is augmented with a low-pressure EGR system that draws exhaust gases after they exit the diesel particulate filter. The addition of cooler, low-pressure exhaust gas makes a significant contribution to improved fuel economy and lower oxides of nitrogen (NOx)
- The compression ratio is changed to 16.0:1 from 16.5:1, which helps reduce exhaust emissions, particularly NOx
- Redesigned high-pressure (29,000 psi/2,000 bar) direct-injection fuel injector nozzles
- Combustion chamber geometry optimized to improve fuel economy
- Redesigned aluminum-alloy pistons improve fuel economy. The redesigned pistons use thinner piston rings and coating on the side skits to reduce friction
- The piston pin is offset 0.3 degrees from the centerline to reduce “piston slap” against the cylinder wall, minimizing NVH
- The lower portion of the two-piece oil sump uses a sandwiched polymer/metal material to reduce NVH
- The Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system is 50 percent larger and incorporates a new-generation diesel oxidation catalyst with the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system to reduce NOx
- New-generation brake system vacuum pump with low-friction blades contributes to improved fuel economy
The upgrades build on the already impressive specs of the EcoDiesel that rightfully earned its place among Wards 10 Best Engines award for three consecutive years; an engine they referred to as “a marvel.”
Sounds amazing. Sorry, Ford and Chevy.
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