New 2007 Dodge Ram 2500, 3500 Clean Diesels Coming in March

Dodge — along with the EPA — is calling the new 2007 Ram 2500 and 3500 the cleanest diesel pickups ever, and one can be yours in March if you pony up the $32,750 starting price, plus $900 in destination charges. The diesel beast powering these heavy-duty trucks is a 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel that produces 350 hp and 650 pounds-feet of torque, compared to the outgoing model’s 325-hp 5.9-liter with 610 pounds-feet of torque. In the heavy-duty truck game, torque is king, and buyers will also enjoy the addition of a six-speed automatic transmission and a 50% quieter engine. Towing remains the same, though, at 16,350 pounds.

What makes the emissions so clean is a new self-cleaning particulate filter added to the exhaust system. More important for the tinkerers out there, the muffler is separate from the system, so it can be replaced without impacting emissions.

The 5.7-liter V-8 Hemi gasoline engine still remains the base power plant for the lineup and is on sale now, but heavy-duty truck shoppers are increasingly buying diesel, and this is a worthy new entry.