2025 RAM Power Wagon and Rebel HD defend their mountain

• Mild design optimizations do not change the off-road RAM trucks
• Ram Power Wagon still has no direct competitor
• 2025 RAM Power Wagon costs 74,235 USD and Rebel HD costs 70,740 USD

The competition woke up and found that there is space for the heavy off-road sand box in the heavy off-road sandbox. But Ram does not want to give a centimeter of a segment that he has defined for years.

After the introduction of the Chevy Silverado HD ZR2 and a refresher of the Ford Super Tremor for 2023, which 2025 RAM 2500 Power Wagon and 2500 Rebel HD arrive with their own refreshment. Both feature design and technology updates, while the rebels significantly improves the available turbodiesel motor option.

After spending time with the power car, it is clear that it is still alone in the segment in terms of off-road hardware, but the rebel HD now feels much more competitive with its updated turbodiesel engine. However, the suspension of the Rebel HD is still punished.

No RAM -Power -Wagon Diesel, Rebel HD turbodiesel has been improved

In contrast to the Silverado HD ZR2 and Ford Super Duty Tremor, the 2025 RAM 2500 -Power car cannot be selected with a turbodiesel engine. At least for the moment the rebel is for it.

The 2500 power car is still only available with a tried and tested 6.4 liter V-8 value of 405 hp and 429 LB-FT torque. It’s okay, but Fords 7.3-liter Godzilla V-8 is more modern, more powerful and more sophisticated.

The rebel HD soldiers with the Gas V-8 as the standard engine, but it is the optional 12,595-6.7-liter cumin inline-6 ​​turbodiesel, which allows buyers from power cars. It is not the 430 hp rating, but the 1,075 LB-FT torque This appeals to those who buy their trucks to work. This is more than Chevys 975 LB-FT, but less than Fords 1,200 LB-FT. The cummins turbodiesel was strongly revised for 2025 with a new turbocharger and a intake manifold, glow stuff replaces the old mesh heating, an oil filter in cartridge style and two first-class fuel filters. RAM also collected the old 6-speed automatic transmission, paired with the turbodiesel and replaced it with an 8-speed automatic.

The result of these changes is noticeably faster RAM said that 0-60 miles per hour now lasts 6.9 seconds compared to the outgoing sprint of the outgoing turbo diesel trolley-quick cold start and easy maintenance. Just like in combination with the gas V-8, the 8-speed automatic automatic, smooth shifts fires and is never lost in the shuffle. It is also a little less busy than Ford’s 10-speed when towing.

Is there a turbodiesel -Ram -Power car?

At some point it could. Doug Killian, chief engineer of Ram Heavy Duty, told the Motor Authority that the team heard loudly and clearly that buyers and owners of Power Wagon would like a turbodiesel engine option.

Killian confirmed the essentials Updates of the Cummin turbodiesel engine In no way have the problems that, according to RAM, prevented the car manufacturer from putting the diesel engine into the motor vehicle. These problems mainly include the oil pan for the engine, which does not fit properly with the front wheel suspension of the power supply. The electronic separation of the front fluctuation stands in the way.

However, the competition offers turbodiesel engines in your off-road truck. Killian and his team are aware of the new competition and the growing choir of the buyers of Power Wagon, who ask about the engine upgrade. The manager found that there was no technical challenge that the team could not master, but only money. He stopped confirming that the changes for a turbodiesel in the motor vehicle were in development. So you say there is an opportunity.

Power wagon remains soft and rebellious

What has not changed at all is how these trucks drive. On and in off -road the 2500 Thanks to the soft bilstein-off-road shocks, which are supposed to crawl and not dragging to the stones, the power wagon has a borderline plush ride. The 2500 rebel? Brutally. The Rebell also has Bilstein dampers, but they are much firmer than the power car as Compromise in the name of the ability. This ability comes in the form of towing and transport capacity. The rebel can drag pounds up to £ 7,130 and carry pounds up to £ 3,320 with the gas V-8. These numbers rise to £ 19,890 for towing and decreasing £ 2,450 for the payload with the turbodiesel.

The power car still only rages up to £ 10,530 and occurs up to £ 1,570 because this is not his mission in life. That makes it so much better. These softer bilstein pay dividends both on and off -road for driving quality. Driving on 18-inch wheels doesn’t hurt either.

During the off -road in the Old Kingman Highway Recreanational area in the Nevada desert, the two trucks decreased twice. The first time was climbing through some waves. The rebel lacks an electronic separation rod and front lock compartment. This led to Radspin and a bike in the air. The motor vehicle kept its front tires on the floor and kept the traction upright. Both made it through the situation, but the power car made it easier and with confidence.

The second was on a few miles of broken pebbles on which I was no longer a problem than necessary thanks to the softer suspension of the power car (um). I lost sight of the rebels, who only tried to keep their fillings safely in my teeth.

The rebel exists because the power car could not take over the towing and transport capacities of the Super Duty Tremor and Silverado HD ZR2. Ford uses the Super Duty tremor and drags up to 18,200 pounds over a conventional problems and £ 23,000 with a swan neck trailer. It can also bring up to £ 4,384 payload. The Silverado HD ZR2 can carry up to £ 18,500 and carry up to £ 3,397 payload, and all of this does with advanced technology in the form of Multimatic DSSV dampers These are the most advanced shock of a production HD pickup.

But it is the standard differentials of the front and rear electronic locking, the electronic separation front front fluctuations and the standard winds that distinguishes the 2500 power car from everything else on the market. No competitor has the front locker or the front front fluctuation rod.

2025 2500 power wagon and Rebel look harder

It is a friendly way to express it.

The front of the RAM HD setup was revised with updated headlights and grilling. The headlights are no longer bigger, but they look bigger because they are now stacked and halved. It looks worse in photos than personally, but it should still not be submitted as an upgrade. The barbecues are indeed larger, which imposes a more intimidated posture. The power car and the rebels now have grilles with bars that go both horizontally and vertical. There is a lot to consider.

While the front became busy, the rear was optimized. The updated taillights are easier and lose their almost side cattle brand. The entire lens is now red outside the reverse lighting 2025 RAM 1500 rear end.

The power car still drives on 18-inch wheels, which are merged into 33-inch rubber, while the rebels ride all-terrain rubber on 20-inch wheels and 33-inch rubber. The promised 18-inch wheels, which should be available on his debut on the rebel, never arrived. Who buys for 20 years to go in off -roading? Said RAM 35 and 37-inch rubber You will still not clarify the fenders of one of these trucks without rubbing. The Super Duty Zerly and Silverado HD ZR2 are both on 35s. Ford modified the front wheel suspension for the 2023 update to ensure that 37s do not fit without rubbing the suspension of the Super -Duty.

2025 Power Wecks and Rebel receive minor interior updates

Anyone who is in a RAM HD will feel at home in the updated 2025 trucks. Very little has changed. This is not a bad thing, because these trucks have the most beautiful interiors in their segment, through one or two mountain pass.

While the 12.0-inch touchscreen remains standard, RAM now offers A 14.5-inch touchscreen Upgrade both in the 2500 rebel and power car. The larger screen contains some hard buttons and makes it digital buttons. It seems a bit useless, but it doesn’t hurt either. A 12.3-inch cluster cluster is Pat and luckily has a turboost display when the turbodiesel is equipped with an inline-6 ​​gas engine of turbo-packed 2500 with an inline-6 ​​gas engine 2500.

A fairly big change for 2025 is the selection of equipment. Each RAM HD now has an electronic gear selection selected on columns. Previously, every truck equipped with the gas engine had a dashboard rotary switch button, while only turbodiesel trucks had a column-mounted gear lever. RAM said that the customer feedback – only loud complaints with us – causes the change. Look forward to the pillars -Shifter fans. You won.

2025 RAM 2500 Power Wagon and rebels fight with value

The 2025 RAM Power Wagon costs 74,235 USD including an absurd target fee of 2,095 US dollars. That is 4,105 US dollars more than a 2024 model for what mostly corresponds to the same truck.

The story is the same with the 2025 RAM Rebel HD, which now costs 70,740 US dollars with the gas engine. That is $ 1,020 from 2024. Factor in another 12,595 US dollar for the turbodiesel, which is the point of the rebel, no?

The real problem is that a Ford Super Duty tremor only costs $ 61,880 with a modern gas engine. If you insert the turbodiesel of $ 12,995 into the tremor, the total amount is $ 74,305.

Ford is strongly undercut the pricing of RAM and really puts it on the HD off-road pioneer as soon as a turbo diesel is taken into account in the equation. It also drives to 35s.

Despite the mildest updates to keep up with the competition with a fresh face, RAMS 2500-power cars can still do things that no competitor can or at least easier. The power car is alone with its hardware. The 2500 rebel, on the other hand, has some options for a softer suspension, smaller wheels and larger tires.

RAM paid for trips, accommodation and tacos in the desert for the engine authority in order to bring this check out first.