2023 Ram 1500 Pickup to Drop EcoDiesel V-6

Ram will end production of the 1500 pickup’s EcoDiesel engine in January 2023.The turbodiesel 3.0-liter V-6 is still available to ordering for the time being in a variety of trim levels.This leaves the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra as the only light-duty diesel pickups, as the Ford F-150 previously discontinued its diesel offering.

The light-duty full-size pickup segment will soon have only one diesel engine left, as Ram announced that it will stop building the 1500 pickup’s EcoDiesel V-6 engine starting in January 2023. All three of the domestic pickups offered light-duty diesels at one point, but Ford previously discontinued the F-150’s PowerStroke diesel and Ram’s diesel exit means that the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra’s Duramax turbodiesel 3.0-liter inline-six will be the only diesel offering in this segment going forward.

The Ram’s EcoDiesel powertrain is a turbodiesel 3.0-liter V-6 with 260 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. It is rated at up to 33 mpg in its special HFE trim with rear-wheel drive and a few other tweaks to improve aerodynamics. Without the package, it’s rated at 32 mpg with rear-wheel drive and 29 mpg with four-wheel drive. In our real-world testing, however, it missed these EPA ratings by a fairly wide margin.

The engine costs $4995 extra and is still available for ordering, Ram says, for the Tradesman, Big Horn/Lone Star, Laramie, Limited Longhorn and Limited trim levels.

The upcoming electric version of the Ram 1500 will effectively serve as the EcoDiesel’s replacement. Ram claims it will arrive in 2024, and we’ve seen some teasers previewing its styling. There’s also a website called RamRevolution.com where the company is asking buyers for input, and a range-extender version of the pickup may arrive in the near future as well.

This content is imported from OpenWeb. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.