• Dodge designed the 6.7-liter diesel Mega Cab for work crews who have to travel long distances to the job site or families pulling big trailers on vacation. The company offers the 6.7-liter diesel and the Mega Cab as separate options on the Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 trucks. The 6.7-liter diesel Mega Cab provides power, comfort for five large people and heavy-duty hauling and towing capacity.
  
  

The Basics

• The Dodge 6.7 liter diesel Mega Cab is a front-engine, rear- or four-wheel drive, five-passenger, four-door truck, and it measures 248.4 inches from bumper to bumper. The 3500 uses dual rear wheels and and stretches 96.2 inches in width. The 2500 with just two wheels in the rear is 76.3 inches wide. The 3500 version will roll over anything less than 7.6 inches high without touching it. The 2500 gains .2 inches in ground clearance at 7.8 inches. The truck bed for both versions measures 51.0 inches between the wheel wells and 66.4 between the walls of the bed. The bed is 76.3 inches long. The truck weighs between 7,367 and 7,442 lbs., depending on the options chosen.
  
  

The Engine and Transmission

• The 6.7 liter, straight-six turbo-diesel engine produces 350 horsepower at 3,000 rpm and 650 foot-pounds of torque at 1500 rpm. It couples with a six-speed manual transmission and can push the truck from 0 to 60 mph in 9.3 seconds.
  
  

Truck Performance

• The Dodge 6.7 liter Mega Cab Ram 2500 will haul 2,570 pounds and tow as much as 12,850 pounds. The 3500 can carry 3,060 pounds and tow as much as 17,000 pounds. The difference in hauling capacity means the maximum gross vehicle weight for the 2500 is 8,800 pounds and 10,500 pounds for the 3500.
  
  

The Mega Cab

• Dodge boasted that the Mega Cab was the longest, widest, biggest cab ever made. It stretches 111.1 inches long with 145.2 cubic feet of space inside. The owner can fill the cab with 71 cubic feet of cargo, including 7.6 cubic feet behind the rear seat. The flat floor area measures 24.9 square feet, and there is 44.2 inches of space between the second seat and the front seat. The Mega Cab can come with a nine-speaker surround-sound music system with a subwoofer and a television with a DVD for the passengers in the rear seat. The Mega Cab also comes with heated front seats, a power sunroof and reclining rear seats.