The latest 2027 Ram 2500 Power Wagon with a high-output Cummins turbo-diesel is about $13K more than the gas-powered version.
After announcing its addition to the Ram 2500 lineup right at the start of this year, order books are now open for the diesel-powered Power Wagon. There are a couple different ways you can look at it, too. Hey, there’s finally an option to get the iconic Power Wagon with a high-output Cummins, up to 2,930 pounds of payload and 19,630 pounds of towing capacity. Or…the other show just dropped. Sure, you can get that capability, but it’s not going to come cheaply. It is, in fact, going to set you back at least $89,560 at MSRP.
Effectively, that puts the upgrade to the 430 horsepower 6.7-liter Cummins with 1,075 lb-ft of torque at $12,995 all on its own. If you went over and looked at the Ram 2500 Rebel, you’ll see that same upcharge, so this may not be all that surprising for the Power Wagon. Nevertheless, that is a good chunk of change over the base 6.4-liter Hemi V8, and that’s just where things start.
If you want either the Level 1 or Level 2 Equipment Group, then you’re forking over well above $90,000. The Level 2 Equipment Group, which brings in Natura Plus leather seating, a 14.5-inch Uconnect 5 infotainment screen (instead of 12 inches) and a 10.25-inch passenger screen, a 17-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, a cargo-view camera looking into the bed, a Mopar spray-in bedliner and a deployable bed step, you’re looking at another $8,545. Add in the Towing Technology Group (cargo-view camera, 360-degree surround view system, trailer reverse guidance and tire-pressure monitoring) and the Tow Technology Plus Group (digital rearview mirror, trailer reverse steering control), and you’ve just gone past a cool $100,000.
That said, that sort of price tag is hardly unique to the Power Wagon, and yet another example of “holy cow, trucks are getting expensive” isn’t exactly earth-shattering anymore. Nevertheless, we just want you to be prepared to see some hefty price tags when you do make a trip over to the dealer. Over time, we do tend to see some pretty serious discounts on new trucks as well, so…your mileage (and dollar) may vary when you go to pull the trigger on a new diesel Power Wagon.
The 2027 Ram 2500 Power Wagon does sit at the top of Ram’s off-road stack, bringing factory-fitted 34-inch all-terrain tires, locking differentials, an electronic sway bar disconnect and, if you want to pay for it at least, that torquey Cummins turbo-diesel. So it’s plenty capable, and there’s more underbody protection involved if you do go for the diesel over the standard Hemi gas V8. However, one thing you don’t get, sadly, is a factory winch.
Is it worth the cash? Well, we’ll have more videos on the 2027 Ram Power Wagon diesel shortly, so stay tuned for those. In the meantime, Andre and Kase did a walkaround comparing the more affordable, Hemi-powered Tradesman Power Wagon with the loaded Cummins Power Wagon below:
