Dodge Ram 3500 - truck or car

Dodge Ram 3500 - pickup with the dynamics of the carcar and technical parameters of the truck. It has a unique design, a rich package, a spacious cabin, a leather interior and a powerful engine. A cargo platform ... Yes, you never know what (or someone) to carry in the conditions of domestic roads. True, in the vastness of our country there are not so many large pickups now. But among them the leader is "Dodge Ram".

Pick-up Dodge Ram

At the beginning of the new century, a new Dodge Ram3500 in three models with diesel six-cylinder engines Cummins and gasoline Hemi V8. These models are produced rear-wheel and all-wheel drive, with a gross weight of more than 5 tons, increased load capacity and dual-track rear axle tires. This Dodge Ram is a third generation car, which is still manufactured.

The Auto Show in Detroit in 2008 introduced the fourth generation of pick-up trucks "Ram". In the same period Ram became a separate brand, under which the passenger and cargo vehicles Dodge are produced.

The new 3500 series has been enhancedsuspension, added in the rear wings of the luggage niches. High-quality plastic has improved the interior of the interior, the lighting devices have changed. The fog and main headlights became more expressive, the steeper angle of the radiator grille was steeper, the central part of the grille was massive, the body contours were sharper and stiffer.

The auto show in 2012 exhibited a new modernized car with improved aerodynamic properties and an automatic transmission, which already had eight speeds.

Models of pickups

Pick-up Dodge Ram 3500 differs the increased load-carrying capacity and a two-pitched oshibovkoy a back axis. Models can be rear- and all-wheel drive, with a long or short body.

Car Regular Cab 2009 comes withpaired rear wheels, has two doors and only two or three, depending on the configuration, seats. Overall dimensions are 5309 × 2017 × 1999 mm with a short body, while at long the first indicator increases to 5867 mm. The wheelbase in the 3500 series is 3569 mm.

Model Crew Cab 2010 - not just a four-door,in it an enlarged rear door and a spacious cabin in which the rear passengers can sit comfortably. Depending on the configuration of the seats can be five or six. The increase in the cabin naturally led to an increase in the length of the pickup. With a width of 2017 mm, as with the previous model, its length is 5817 mm with a short and 6030 mm long body.

Model Mega Cab 2010 already provides not only a lot of space for rear passengers, but also the transformation of the rear seat in a full bed. The length of this model is 6300 mm.

Not very satisfactory for Russian roads geometric patency (clearance - less than 200 mm, the angle of arrival - about 19, and the angle of exit - 25 degrees) is typical for all models of the Dodge Ram.

Dodge Ram 3500 pickup trucks

Engine V8 5.7L HEMI Magnum capacity of 390 liters. from. with two spark plugs per cylinder, which became the base for pick-ups "Dodge Ram", is characterized by hemispherical heads of combustion chambers, the shape of the roof of which allowed to simplify the type of channels for fuel-air mixture movement in order to reduce the flow resistance and increase the suction capacity of the motor. In addition, the valves in the engine design are angled, which allowed them to increase their dimensions, and thus improve both the combustion of the combustion chambers and the power indicators.

In recent years, the HEMI engines have a special system that cuts off half of the cylinders when operating economically, while the fuel consumption is almost halved.

On Dodge Ram diesel engines are installedfrom the American company Cummins Inc. - the manufacturer of powerful diesel engines. Cummins turbodiesels are designed for difficult operating conditions and are characterized by a minimum of vibrations and noises, economy and remarkable resource.

Maximum power of Cummins R6 5.9L Turbo diesel is 325 liters. with., and Cummins R6 6.7L Turbo diesel - 350 liters. from. These engines are designed for medium payload capacity. They are six-cylinder, almost do not differ in fuel consumption (up to 13 liters per hundred kilometers on the highway and up to 18 liters in the city).

In the automotive market of Russia, more and moredemanded are the powerful heavy charismatic pickups Dodge Ram 3500. The characteristics of the new models prove that there is no limit to perfection. Today, a new pickup truck with a Cummins six-cylinder diesel engine with a capacity of 390 liters. from. and reinforced fastening of the rear axle gearbox can tow a cargo of more than 14 tons.