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2011 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty: Feature Tour

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Forget pulling over to ask for directions to the nearest restaurant, mall, park, lake or outdoors store. After plugging in the address of your intended destination, the satellite-linked interface will guide you there with turn-by-turn instructions in real time. Miss a turn? Automatic route recalculation means there’s virtually no need to try and u-turn the Ram 2500’s heft around.

Best of all, the Ram’s navigation system is fully integrated. Unlike most aftermarket systems, there are no distracting windshield-mounted suction cups or wires cluttering the dash.

Perfect for chilly mornings, a simple button press heats the Ram’s wheel up. (Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Auto123.com)

Heated Steering Wheel:
You don’t realize you need a heated steering wheel till you’ve had one! Perfect for chilly mornings, a simple button press heats the Ram’s wheel up, providing additional comfort and circulation for your fingertips. Audio controls are fitted to the steering wheel, too.

Exhaust Brake/Jake Brake:
Put the power of the Ram 2500’s 6.7 litre Cummins Turbo Diesel engine to work to maximize control and save your brake pads! Simply touch the Exhaust Brake button on the dashboard, and the Ram 2500 provides powerful deceleration courtesy of ramped-up exhaust backpressure.

Not only does the Exhaust Brake reduce brake-pad wear and brake fade, it also adds a degree of control and confidence while towing a trailer down a steep grade. Oh, it blasts really cool transport-truck sound effects off your neighbour’s houses, too.

Hard Drive Audio Storage: Like music? Hate swapping CD’s? Ram 2500’s hard-drive based audio system is the logical answer. Simply insert your disc, ‘rip’ it to the on-board hard drive, eject the disc and repeat. By storing your favourite tunes right inside the audio system, you can leave the bulky CD case at home. Best of all, Ram 2500 can also be fitted with a Pioneer surround-sound stereo system-- meaning drivers can share their favourite tracks with an entire intersection, campground or jobsite.

Power Outlet: Keep that cooler, laptop, digital camera, air compressor or other gadget charged and humming along with Ram 2500’s built-in household power outlet. With 120 volts and no waiting, the options for on-the-go juice are virtually limitless.

Keep that laptop, digital camera or other gadget charged and humming along with Ram 2500’s built-in household power outlet. (Photo: Ram)

Justin Pritchard
Justin Pritchard
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