Up next 1994 JDM Toyota Hilux Camper Published on January 22, 2019 Author Tread Staff Tags death of the manual transmission, heavy duty manual transmission, ram 2500 manual transmission, ram hd 2500 manual transmission, ram manual transmission, transmission magazine, Share article Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Mail 0 Death of the HD Manual Transmission Last week, FCA unveiled the 2020 RAM HD Lineup at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Among the highlights of beautiful new exterior lines, increased horsepower and torque, and revised Power Wagon’s was the dismal news of a missing line item: the Getrag six-speed ram manual transmission. Courtesy of Ram Our despair confirmed, we wept openly over the loss of the last HD ram manual transmission available. The reasoning behind the axe? In the battle of who will reign, the automatic has been making leaps and bounds. Less and less people are purchasing manual transmissions, and even less can drive them. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter The largest reason however, is the pure and simple fact that the Cummins is so damn strong, there is not a manual transmission that can tame its power. The secret is, that in order to unlock the full 1,000lbs-ft of torque that the Cummins is capable of, you need to purchase a one-ton 3500 truck with the optional, and pricey Aisin heavy-duty automatic transmission, as the 2500 models fitted with the current Chrysler built transmission are detuned to accommodate the power. Electronic output governing is how Chrysler is keeping these transmissions alive behind the Cummins, and simply put – with a manual transmission, the electronic nannies of keeping the engine power down until you reach deeper gears is not possible.
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