2021 RAM 2500 0-60 time, horsepower and power-to-weight

0-60 mph, quickest trim

6.5s

Tradesman 4x2 Reg Cab 8' Box, 410 hp.
Estimate from power and weight.

Every trim: 0-60 and power-to-weight

2021 RAM 2500: 0-60 and power-to-weight by trim
Trim	Engine	hp	Torque	Curb weight	hp per ton	lb per hp	0-60 and basis	Transmission	Drivetrain	MSRP
Tradesman 4x2 Reg Cab 8' Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	5,988 lb	137	14.6	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	2WD	$35,425
Big Horn 4x2 Reg Cab 8' Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,058 lb	135	14.8	6.6 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	2WD	$39,175
Lone Star 4x2 Reg Cab 8' Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,058 lb	135	14.8	6.6 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	2WD	$39,175
3500 Chassis SLT 2WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,260 lb	131	15.3	6.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	2WD	$38,500
3500 Chassis SLT 2WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB 10K GVWR	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,260 lb	131	15.3	6.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	2WD	$38,500
Tradesman Crew Cab RWD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,340 lb	129	15.5	6.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	RWD	$38,980
Tradesman Crew Cab LB RWD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,470 lb	127	15.8	6.9 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	RWD	$39,180
Big Horn Crew Cab RWD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,441 lb	127	15.7	6.9 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	RWD	$43,630
Lone Star Crew Cab RWD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,441 lb	127	15.7	6.9 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	RWD	$43,630
Laramie Crew Cab RWD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,472 lb	127	15.8	6.9 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	RWD	$50,840
Tradesman 4x4 Reg Cab 8' Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,307 lb	130	15.4	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$38,325
Tradesman LB 4WD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	N/A	4WD	$38,325
3500 Chassis SLT 4WD Reg Cab 60" CA 143.5" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$38,700
3500 Chassis SLT 4WD Reg Cab 60" CA 143.5" WB 10K GVWR	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$38,700
3500 Chassis Tradesman 4WD Reg Cab 60" CA 143.5" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$38,700
3500 Chassis Tradesman 4WD Reg Cab 60" CA 143.5" WB 10K GVWR	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$38,700
3500 Chassis SLT 4WD Reg Cab 84" CA 167.5" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$40,195
3500 Chassis Tradesman 4WD Reg Cab 84" CA 167.5" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$40,195
Tradesman Crew Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,643 lb	123	16.2	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$41,880
3500 Chassis Laramie 4WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,000
3500 Chassis Laramie 4WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB 10K GVWR	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,000
3500 Chassis Limited 4WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,000
3500 Chassis Limited 4WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB 10K GVWR	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,000
3500 Chassis SLT 4WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,579 lb	125	16.0	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,000
3500 Chassis SLT 4WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB 10K GVWR	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,579 lb	125	16.0	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,000
3500 Chassis Tradesman 4WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,000
3500 Chassis Tradesman 4WD Crew Cab 60" CA 172.4" WB 10K GVWR	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,000
Big Horn 4x4 Reg Cab 8' Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,075
Big Horn LB 4WD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	N/A	4WD	$42,075
Lone Star 4x4 Reg Cab 8' Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,075
Lone Star LB 4WD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	N/A	4WD	$42,075
Tradesman Crew Cab LB 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,826 lb	120	16.6	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$42,080
Big Horn Crew Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,766 lb	121	16.5	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$46,530
Lone Star Crew Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,766 lb	121	16.5	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$46,530
Big Horn Crew Cab LB 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,958 lb	118	17.0	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$46,730
Lone Star Crew Cab LB 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,958 lb	118	17.0	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$46,730
Big Horn Mega Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	7,071 lb	116	17.2	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$48,030
Lone Star Mega Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	7,071 lb	116	17.2	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$48,030
Laramie Crew Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,865 lb	119	16.7	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$53,740
Laramie Crew Cab LB 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,986 lb	117	17.0	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$53,940
Power Wagon Crew Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	7,001 lb	117	17.1	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$54,740
Laramie Mega Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	7,088 lb	116	17.3	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$55,240
Limited Longhorn Crew Cab 4WD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	N/A	4WD	$61,235
Longhorn 4x4 Crew Cab 6'4" Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	6,945 lb	118	16.9	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$61,235
Limited Longhorn Crew Cab LB 4WD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	N/A	4WD	$61,435
Longhorn 4x4 Crew Cab 8' Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$61,435
Limited Longhorn Mega Cab 4WD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	N/A	4WD	$62,735
Longhorn 4x4 Mega Cab 6'4" Box	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$62,735
Limited Crew Cab LB 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$65,740
Limited Crew Cab 4WD	6.4L 8-cyl	410 hp	429 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.6 sOnline	8-speed automatic	4WD	$66,040

Quickest 50 of 75 trims shown.

Ton = 2,000 lb. Curb weight, no passengers.

Estimates: a fit on 7,236 tested times, using power and weight. Typical error 0.3 s.

Engines offered

1 engine offered.

Engines offered, cheapest trim of each
Engine	Trims	hp	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Price step	Fuel a year	Fuel vs base
6.4L 8-cyl	64	410 hp	Tradesman 4x2 Reg Cab 8' Box	$35,425	Base	N/A	Base

12,000 miles a year. Gas $3.20.

Turbo: only when the engine or trim name says so.

Transmission

CVT: no.

Transmissions by trim
Transmission	Trims	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Quickest 0-60
8-speed automatic	64	Tradesman 4x2 Reg Cab 8' Box	$35,425	6.5 s

2500 by year

Quickest 0-60 of any trim, seconds.

Most horsepower of any trim.

Which is faster?

Quickest trim of each car, unless you pick a trim.

2021 Ford F-150: 1.3 s quicker to 60. More hp per ton: 2021 Ford F-150.

Seconds to 60 mph. Shorter bar is quicker.

2021 RAM 2500 and 2021 Ford F-150
Measure	2021 RAM 2500	2021 Ford F-150
Trim	Tradesman 4x2 Reg Cab 8' Box	Raptor SuperCrew 4WD
0-60	6.5 s	5.2 s
Basis	Estimate	Online
Horsepower	410 hp	450 hp
Curb weight	5,988 lb	4,960 lb
hp per ton	137	181
lb per hp	14.6	11.0
MSRP	$35,425	$64,145

What this cannot tell you

0-60 times vary by test. Estimates use power and weight only.

Fuel cost uses EPA combined ratings.

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Model-level, rule or estimate
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