2014 Ram Power Wagon Looks To Make The Raptor Extinct

by Derek Kreindler

Published: April 9th, 2014

2014 ram power wagon looks to make the raptor extinct

Dodge is set to revive the Power Wagon as a high end heavy-duty truck option for Ram buyers.

Based on a Ram 2500, the Power Wagon packs a 6.4L V8 making 410 horsepower and 429 lb-ft. Power is put to the ground via a 6-speed automatic.

Additional features include a reworked suspension with an additional two inches of lift, locking differentials and a 12,000-pound winch. New for 2014 (and standard for all Ram HD trucks) is a front axle disconnect system for an additional 1 mpg of fuel economy.

Bilstein shocks are featured at all four corners, and a sway bar disconnect system can be engaged in four-wheel drive at speeds below 18 mph. At the rear, the 2500 adopts the Ram 1500’s coil-spring suspension.

While the Raptor is more of a single-purpose truck (meant for driving around off-road, specifically in sand) the Power Wagon looks to revive the heavy-duty/off-road capable truck that has been the traditional positioning of the Power Wagon. The adoption of the coil-spring suspension will likely prove controversial for many truck die-hards.

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Beerboy12 on Apr 09, 2014

Best it come with a winch... there's not a lot of road legal vehicles that can help recover this truck when it gets stuck. Shock upgrades, decent tires and those coil springs will help but it's a heavy beast and it will get stuck. And, yes, I would take this over a Raptor.

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Big Al from Oz on Apr 10, 2014

"Dodge is set to revive the Power Wagon as a high end heavy-duty truck option for Ram buyers." Heavy Duty? Can it carry a 1 500lb load in the bed? It's a toy, what else can it be. How good is this off road? It to large. What about FE? Maybe a diesel would make this into a much better off road vehicle, with a decent suspension that can carry at least 2 500lbs. We have the coil sprung Nissan Patrol one tone ute here with coils. It's a far superior off roader than this.

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