2023 Ram Rebel 2500 HD adds the diesel engine you can’t have in the Power Wagon

Have you been wanting a Ram Ability Wagon, but couldn’t pull the bring about mainly because Ram will not market it to you with the Cummins diesel engine? Properly, currently, Ram has an response for you, and it is the 2023 Ram 2500 Hefty Duty Rebel. Officially at the very least. Go forward and call it Ram Rebel 2500 Hd if you choose. And if you couldn’t convey to by now, it is significant responsibility truck 7 days — Chevy produced a refreshed Silverado High definition earlier this week, and Ford discovered its upcoming-gen Super Responsibility shortly thereafter.

Related to the gentle-duty Ram 1500 Rebel, the Hd model is a pickup with some off-highway chops and off-street seems immediate from the factory. You’ll quickly discover that it appears pretty very similar to a Energy Wagon — Ram says a great deal of the exterior layout cues are essentially shared with the Power Wagon. Having said that, the Rebel differentiates alone with a Mopar “sport performance hood” and Rebel badging throughout. It comes conventional with 20-inch wheels and 33-inch off-street tires, but Ram states 18-inch wheels will be created readily available afterwards in the 2023 model 12 months. It options a one of a kind off-street suspension (optional rear air suspension), four-wheel drive, Warn Zeon-12 winch rated for 12,000 lbs ., rear confined-slip differential, rear electronic locker and skid plates to secure the fuel tank and transfer circumstance. Really don’t anticipate it to very best a Energy Wagon off-highway, nevertheless, as it doesn’t get above-and-further than extras like the entrance-locking differential and electronically disconnecting sway bar.

The powertrain tale may possibly be plenty of to sway you to the Rebel’s facet, nevertheless, as contrary to the Ability Wagon, this Large Responsibility Ram can be had with the diesel motor. Ram nonetheless tends to make its 6.4-liter V8 the typical engine in the Rebel (like it is in the Energy Wagon), and it helps make a respectable 410 horsepower and 429 pound-toes of torque. This set up won’t get you optimum towing functionality, but the diesel will, maxing out at 16,870 lbs — a Electricity Wagon maxes out at 10,590 pounds of towing potential. The 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel inline-six provides 370 horsepower and 850 pound-ft of torque in the Rebel. You get a six-velocity automatic with the diesel, but the gas engine comes with an eight-pace computerized. Optimum payload is 3,140 pounds, which is one more big in addition for the diesel-powered Rebel over the Electric power Wagon that maxes out at only 1,630 kilos.

Inside, the Rebel can be experienced with fabric, Bristol leather-based or “Natura Plus” leather seats. Optional incorporate-ons incorporate a 12-inch digital gauge cluster, adaptive cruise control, blind-place monitoring and other driver help options. It is only accessible in 1 configuration: Crew Cab with a 6-foot-4-inch bed

Ram says the 2023 Ram Rebel will commence at $68,940, together with the place demand. Expect them to roll into sellers all through the fourth quarter of 2022 and Autoblog will be driving it in a couple weeks. Seem for our evaluate Oct. 24.