Ram finally gave the Power Wagon faithful what they’ve been demanding for years. The 2027 model can now be ordered with the 6.7-liter Cummins diesel. The price of admission starts at $89,560 including destination, and that number climbs fast.
The Cummins alone is a $12,995 option over the standard 6.4-liter Hemi V8. Add the Level 2 equipment group at $8,545 and you’re comfortably past six figures before a dealer markup ever enters the conversation. Expect to see sticker prices north of $100,000 on showroom floors, because that’s exactly where this truck is headed.
The math tells a familiar story in the modern truck market: the most desirable configuration is always the most expensive one. Ram knows its audience well enough to understand that “most extreme version available” is the only box a Power Wagon buyer wants to check.
What the Cummins brings to the three-quarter-ton off-roader is serious. The turbodiesel produces 430 horsepower and 1,075 lb-ft of torque, pushing tow capacity to 19,630 pounds and max payload to 2,930 pounds. Those are real work numbers bolted into a truck that rolls on factory 34-inch tires, with locking differentials front and rear and a push-button sway bar disconnect.
Ram didn’t phone in the integration, either. Engineers added skid plating to protect the diesel exhaust fluid tank, fuel tank, and transfer case. The 31-gallon fuel tank should deliver a cruising range beyond 600 miles, which matters when you’re deep into terrain where the nearest pump might be a state away.
There is one meaningful trade-off. Opting for the Cummins means losing the factory winch. A diesel this size generates enormous heat, and a winch spool parked in front of the radiator creates cooling problems that Ram wasn’t willing to engineer around.
For a truck designed to crawl through the worst terrain on the continent, that’s a notable sacrifice. Aftermarket winch solutions exist, but they add cost and complexity to a truck that already demands a substantial financial commitment.
The Power Wagon has occupied a unique niche since its return in 2005, a factory-built trail rig with the warranty and comfort of a modern pickup. But limited to the gas V8, it always carried an asterisk for buyers who wanted diesel torque and range. That asterisk is gone now, replaced by a price tag that puts the truck squarely in luxury territory.
Ten years ago, a $90,000 pickup would have been absurd. Today it barely raises an eyebrow. The 2025 Ram 2500 Laramie with the Cummins already starts above $70,000, and the Power Wagon has always commanded a premium for its off-road hardware. The diesel option just accelerates the crossing of a psychological threshold that the truck industry abandoned long ago.
Ram is betting that buyers who want a diesel Power Wagon aren’t price-sensitive. Given the way fully loaded heavy-duty pickups have been selling for the past five years, that bet looks safe. The real question is whether the Cummins take rate will eventually push the gas V8 to the margins, turning the most expensive option into the default one.
Dealer allocations haven’t been announced yet, but history suggests they won’t sit long.
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