Well Dodge beat Chev and Ford to have an optional Diesel engine for their 1/2 RAM.
While he others are still in the works, Dodge got theirs done.


2014 Dodge RAM 1500 EcoDiesel V-6
Truck News by Mark Williams | June 28, 2013


At a time when fuel economy and efficiency-directed technology seem to be taking center stage, the 2014 Ram 1500 will be the first half-ton pickup to offer a small turbo-diesel. The rated horsepower and torque numbers are impressive as well, reaching 240 horsepower at 3,600 rpm and 420 pounds-feet of torque at 2,000 rpm.
The high-tech VM Motori-sourced (from Italy) 3.0-liter 24-valve V-6 is the same engine recently offered in the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee; it is likely to offer the best city and highway fuel economy of any engine in the segment. Final numbers are not out, but they are likely to be under 30 mpg on the highway and around 23 in the city.
The new diesel engine will offer either 3.23:1 or 3.55:1 ring-and-pinion gears along with the light-duty eight-speed transmission (8HP45) with the rotary dial on the center stack. The 2014 Ram 1500 will continue to offer three engine choices — the 3.0-liter turbo-diesel, the 3.6-liter V-6 and the 5.7-liter V-8 — but the oldest of the engines, the 4.7-liter V-8, will no longer be available.
Among some other interesting changes to the 2014 models, Ram 1500 will offer both front and rear park assist as well as a new type of compressor technology (along with interior humidity sensors) that will make air conditioning a more efficient event (meaning less strain on the engine).
Pricing for the 2014 Ram 1500 starts at $25,295 (including destination); more pricing information will be available later this summer.

 

$25,000? where is that? You can't touch a new truck here for less then 38,000 bucks.

And as for the HP to gas mileage, you can soup up the 5.3L Vortec to get that kind of fuel mileage with way more HP, since the 5.3L pulls 285HP stock. I have my truck tuned to get a average of 26 MPG with a little over 300 HP and I am perfectly happy with that.

 

I read about this new model and heard the tow rating is going to be close to 10,000 lbs. Seems high for a V6 but I;m guessing the diesel is where the torque comes from? Need to trade in my Commander for something that can tow a toy hauler.