For as long as anybody around here has been selling them, the Power Wagon came with one engine and one answer. You wanted the winch, the lockers and the disconnecting sway bar, you took the gas V8, and if you needed a diesel you bought a different truck. That question came up on this lot at least a dozen times a year, usually from a farmer who wanted the recovery gear but did the kind of highway towing that makes a diesel obvious. Ram just changed the answer. For 2027 the Ram 2500 Power Wagon can be ordered with the 6.7 litre Cummins High Output turbo diesel, and orders are open. You can see what heavy duty trucks we have on the ground right now in our new Ram 2500 inventory.

This one is a genuine change, not a badge shuffle. Here is what Ram confirmed, what it does for the kind of work people actually do out here, and the one specification I would nail down before signing an order.

Key Takeaways

• The Power Wagon can be ordered with a diesel for the first time. The 6.7 litre Cummins High Output turbo diesel inline six brings 430 horsepower and 1,075 lb ft of torque through a TorqueFlite HD eight speed automatic.
• Towing climbs to roughly 19,630 lb, with payload up to about 2,930 lb. For context, the gas Power Wagon has never been the tow king of the heavy duty range. This changes that conversation entirely.
• Fifth wheel and gooseneck preparation is now offered on a Power Wagon, which is the first time that box has been available on this truck. If you pull a gooseneck stock or grain trailer, that line matters more than the horsepower number.
• The off road hardware carries over. Electronic disconnecting front sway bar, electronic locking front and rear differentials, Bilstein monotube shocks, skid plates, Mopar rock rails, 34 inch all terrain tires and 13.2 inches of ground clearance.
• Confirm the winch before you order. Ram's announcement lists the off road equipment but does not mention the winch on the diesel build. That is the single detail I would pin down in writing, and we will do it for you.

What Ram Confirmed

The engine is the same 6.7 litre Cummins High Output that the rest of the heavy duty range uses, at 430 horsepower and 1,075 lb ft of torque. Ram is calling that best in class base diesel torque. It runs through the TorqueFlite HD eight speed automatic with a 3.42 ring and pinion, a 9.25 inch front axle and an 11.5 inch rear axle on 38mm shafts.

The capability numbers are the headline. Towing goes to roughly 19,630 lb and payload to about 2,930 lb. Put that beside the gas Power Wagon and it is not close. The gas truck has always been the one you bought when recovery capability mattered more than trailer weight, and buyers accepted the trade. That trade is gone.

The off road package is intact, which was the real worry when word of a diesel first went around. Ram lists the electronic disconnecting front sway bar and the electronic locking front and rear differentials, both of which it calls class exclusive, with the rear locker working as a mechanical anti slip differential when it is disengaged. Bilstein monotube shocks front and rear, the five link coil rear suspension, underbody skid plates and standard Mopar rock rails all stay. So do 20 inch Satin Black wheels on 34 inch all terrain tires, 13.2 inches of ground clearance, and approach, departure and breakover angles of 26.1, 26.0 and 20.6 degrees. Automatic leveling rear air suspension is on the options list, and the fuel tank is 31 gallons.

Trucks start reaching dealers in the second half of 2026.

On price. Ram published a US starting figure, and the coverage has been quoting two different numbers for it, so we are not going to print one. Canadian pricing had not been published when this went up. Check our current pricing here on the new Ram 2500 inventory page for the most up to date pricing information, or ask us for a build quote and we will get you the real Canadian number on your exact configuration rather than a converted guess.

Who This Actually Solves a Problem For

Every announcement gets written up the same way, so here is the part that only makes sense from a lot in Portage la Prairie.

The farmer with a gooseneck and a bad approach. This is the buyer this truck was built for and nobody at Ram will say it out loud. If you pull a gooseneck stock trailer or a grain trailer, you want the diesel and you want the gooseneck prep. If your yard has a soft spot every spring that eats a two wheel drive truck, you want the lockers and the sway bar disconnect. Until this year you could not buy both in one truck. Now you can, and that is the whole story for a lot of people around here.

The guy who does recovery in the winter. A Power Wagon in a Manitoba February is a genuinely useful thing to own. Pulling somebody out of the ditch on a grid road, getting into a yard the plow has not reached, working a bush lot. Doing that job with 1,075 lb ft under your foot instead of a gas V8 changes how much of the truck's traction you actually need to use, because torque at low rpm is exactly what you want when you are easing a load out of a hole rather than trying to blast through it.

Not the guy who mostly drives to town. I will say the same thing about this truck that I say about every diesel. A diesel earns its money on load and distance. If you tow heavy, regularly, over real distances, it pays. If you are pulling a 5,000 lb trailer four times a summer and otherwise driving empty to Portage and back, you are paying a premium up front and in maintenance for capability you do not use, and the gas Power Wagon is the smarter truck. We go through this in more depth in our Ram 2500 diesel versus gas breakdown, and the honest answer is that a real share of the people who ask me for a diesel should not buy one.

And a Manitoba specific caution. A diesel in a prairie winter is a fine thing to own if you plug it in and treat the fuel system properly, and a headache if you do not. Winter fuel, a working block heater and clean filters are not optional up here. If a diesel is new to you, read our take on whether to warm up a diesel in the cold before your first January with it, and get the maintenance schedule set up with our service department from day one rather than after the first hard start.

The Winch Question

This is the part I would want a customer to hear from me rather than find out at delivery.

The winch is a defining piece of the Power Wagon. It is one of the reasons the truck exists and, for a lot of buyers, the reason they are willing to pay for one instead of a Rebel. Ram's announcement for the diesel Power Wagon lists the sway bar disconnect, the lockers, the Bilstein shocks, the skid plates and the rock rails. It does not mention the winch.

That silence might mean nothing. It might also mean something, because a Cummins is a heavy engine and front axle weight is exactly the kind of constraint that decides whether a winch fits on a given build. I am not going to speculate past that, and I am certainly not going to tell you it is included when Ram has not said so.

What we will do is confirm it. Before we submit any diesel Power Wagon order, we will get the winch availability answered in writing off the order guide, along with whatever else is or is not carried over from the gas truck. If the winch is the reason you want a Power Wagon and it turns out not to be available on the diesel, you need to know that before you order, not in the fourth quarter.

For 2027 the rest of the heavy duty range picked up its own set of changes, including a beadlock capable wheel package and the Warn winch becoming a standalone option on the gas Power Wagon and Rebel. Our rundown on what's new for the 2027 Ram Heavy Duty covers those, and it is worth reading beside this one, because that post was written before the diesel Power Wagon was announced.

Diesel Power Wagon or a Ram 3500

Worth asking, because a lot of people about to order one of these should be looking at a 3500 instead.

If your ceiling is trailer weight and nothing else, a Ram 3500 with the Cummins High Output goes well past what a 2500 will do, and a dually goes further again. The Power Wagon's case is not that it out tows everything. It is that it combines serious towing with genuine off road recovery hardware in one truck, and no 3500 offers the disconnecting sway bar and front locker.

So the question is simple. Do you need the truck to get itself out of trouble, or do you just need it to pull a lot. If it is the first, the diesel Power Wagon is now the only truck that does both. If it is the second, look at the new Ram 3500 lineup and put the money into capacity instead of recovery gear you will not use.

If you are moving up from something you already own, start with our instant cash offer tool to get a real trade number, and our finance application will tell you what the payment looks like before you commit to a build slot on a truck that arrives months from now.

FAQs

Does the 2027 Ram Power Wagon come with a Cummins diesel?

Yes. For the first time, the Ram 2500 Power Wagon can be ordered with the 6.7 litre Cummins High Output turbo diesel, rated at 430 horsepower and 1,075 lb ft of torque. Orders are open and trucks start arriving at dealers in the second half of 2026.

How much can the diesel Power Wagon tow?

Roughly 19,630 lb, with payload up to about 2,930 lb. That is a large step up from the gas Power Wagon, which has traditionally traded trailer capability for its off road hardware.

Does the diesel Power Wagon still have the lockers and the sway bar disconnect?

Yes. Ram lists the electronic disconnecting front sway bar and electronic locking front and rear differentials, along with Bilstein monotube shocks, underbody skid plates, Mopar rock rails and 34 inch all terrain tires.

Does the diesel Power Wagon come with a winch?

Ram's announcement does not mention the winch on the diesel build, so we are not going to claim it either way. We will confirm winch availability off the order guide before submitting any order. If the winch is why you want the truck, tell us up front.

What does the 2027 diesel Power Wagon cost in Canada?

Canadian pricing was not published when this post went up, and the US figure has been reported inconsistently, so we are not printing a number we cannot stand behind. Ask us for a build quote and we will get you the real Canadian price on your configuration.

The Bottom Line

The diesel Power Wagon closes a gap that has been open for as long as the truck has existed. You no longer have to choose between the recovery hardware and the towing capability. For a farmer with a gooseneck and a rough approach, or anyone who pulls heavy and still needs the truck to get itself unstuck, this is the most interesting heavy duty announcement of the year.

The homework before you order is short: confirm the winch, be honest with yourself about whether you tow enough to justify a diesel, and get a real Canadian price on your build rather than a converted US number. Come see us and we will work through all three, and in the meantime the current Ram 2500 lineup is on the lot to look at.

Tyler Dunn, Dunn Ram Trucks, Portage la Prairie