For decades, heavy-duty pickup-truck manufacturers have fought a number of shortcomings—reliability and longevity come immediately to mind—in winning the business of the all-important commercial buyer. Nowhere have those skirmishes been more frequent and intense than in the pursuit of power output and towing capacity.
The latest salvo over maximum muscle in the work-truck wars has been fired by Ram Trucks. Starting with the new 2018 model, the Ram 3500 will feature performance specs and towing capabilities once reserved for Class 4 and Class 5 trucks.