Dodge Ram 2500 2009
Features
- Power Wagon comes only in Quad Cab
- Larger front and rear brakes with two-piston calipers
- Hemi gets more horsepower, torque
- Manual transmission dropped
- Five-speed automatic standard with Hemi
- All 3500 models get limited-slip rear axle
- 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel standard on all 3500 models
Bads
- No regular cab short-bed Power Wagon
- Interior doesn't match light-duty Ram's fit, feel and ergonomics
- Tacked-on appearance of dually fenders
- Can't get second-row captain's chairs in Mega Cab
Goods
- Straight front axles on 4x4 models for customizing
- Aggressive offroad features on Power Wagon
- Brute pulling power of Cummins diesel
- Cummins engineers already meeting 2010 emissions standards
- Exhaust brake on Cummins
