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2005 Dodge RAM 2500 and 3500 Full-Size Pickup Truck

Description: Premium Full-Size Pickup Truc

The label "Heavy Duty" applies to this series of big and powerful work trucks for the upward expansion of Dodge's line of Ram trucks. Constructed on a strong chassis that's modular in design to allow multiple configurations for cabin size and box length, the heavy-duty Ram trucks dominate the road with their forceful exterior styling as they also flex muscles from powerful engines designed to pull far more than their weight and tow class-topping loads.

The collection consists of two weight designations with 2500 (three-quarter-ton) and 3500 (one-ton) series. Cabs conform to two-door Regular Cab with split bench seat and a four-door Quad Cab with four doors and seats for six. Two transfer cases -- one with manual shifting and the other with an electric shift -- go to 4WD versions.

Standard engine is the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 pumped to 345-hp. A 5.9-liter in-line-six Cummins turbo diesel is optional at 325-hp with best-in-class tow capacity of 16400 pounds.