![]() Type of vehicle Crew Cab 4×4 half-ton pickup truck Engine 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel Power 240 hp 3,600 rpm, 420 lb.-ft. On these highway trips, her fuel economy hovered between 7.5 and 8.1 L/100 km, which is very close to the 7.4 L/100 km highway rating given it by Canada’s EnerGuide. Speaking of economy, during her week-long test drive Comstock added many kilometres plying the highways around Calgary, including a trip to Banff and then to Stavely. The truck also lowers itself automatically when at highway speeds to maximize efficiency. Those are for people who don’t know how to use their mirrors.” The electronic dial for shifting the transmission in the 2014 Ram Laramie.Ĭomstock liked the ride-height selection feature of the Ram, which can be controlled from the cab to gain extra clearance. “There are sensors all around it – rear, front and side. “This truck was responsive in tight spaces, and I think it’s been made a bit idiot-proof for parking,” Comstock explained. To test its parking lot manners Comstock drove the Ram into Calgary’s Bow tower underground parkade. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “You’ve got this big truck with lots of power, and there’s this little dial to put it in gear? Maybe I’m just a traditionalist, I don’t know, but it felt weak.” “It bothered me the whole time, and I couldn’t get over it,” she said of the dial gear selector. The diesel in the Ram is connected to an eight-speed automatic transmission, and a rotary dial selector found on the dash controls it. “There’s just so much more torque, and you have ‘more’ there when you’re climbing hills.” I hooked my trailer up (just to move it around the yard), and there’s a lot of power.”įrom that brief experience, Comstock figured the Ram with the 3.0L diesel pulled better than her Ford equipped with the EcoBoost engine. “The torque of the diesel is what’s nice. “It was surprisingly – I would go so far as to say extraordinarily – quiet in the cabin,” she said. Article content Back up screen on the 2014 Ram Laramie’s Uconnect screen. ![]()
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