10 Things to Know About the 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel

[@stronglikebull2994]

On 12" uconnect find the seat heater controls in the settings. Touch and hold, then drag it to the bottom. You can do this and add a shortcut to your homescreen for whatever you want. You can also set the background to whatever trim. So you can change to the Laramie, Longhorn, Rebel, or Limited background. It will also change the dash screen with it. Also with the 33 gal tank and 2wd the range is nearly 1,000 miles on the Diesel. Better than any EV. Great video though!

[@scottandrews4822]

On the seat heating or cooling, they can also be accessed by touching the temperature indicator on whatever side you want to change. A drop-down menu will then be produced, where you can change the seat heat or cooling easily. Great video!!

[@TheNovakReport]

Thanks for the suggestions Scott and for the feedback!

[@rogerspalding2847]

Eric: Thanks for converting fuel economy specs from l/100k to US and Imperial mpg stats. Very helpful and will lead me to look at your vlog again. s/kat/41.

[@scottandrews4822]

Note that a separate pull out step at the bottom left of the tailgate is available as an option

[@MickPsyphon]

Honestly, the plusses of an EcoDiesel RAM far outweigh the minuses.

[@scottandrews4822]

Very true. As the current owner of a Gen3 Ecodiesel Ram abd the previous owner of a Hemi Ram, I can attest to how superior the ED is in overall power, smoothness, and a 40%+ difference in fuel economy over the Hemi. The difference in 0-60 is minimal, with most folks saying the Ecodiesel does 7.5 secs vs the Hemi's 6.5. Both of these are with a 3.92 rear gear.

[@walter777smith6]

Who think those truck's in these day's are over price??

[@celticrunes1911]

EVERYBODY except the manufacturers lol

[@FredKuipers]

#11 Thing you need to know: You were wishing for buttons for heated seats and steering wheel? Get the 8.4" screen option. Still a nice size screen, but a few more buttons on the dash, including the ones you're looking for! I'm glad I went with the 8.4" option!

[@TheNovakReport]

Nice addendum. Thanks!

[@rkalla]

Ah! I thought I noticed this on a few review (had all the physical buttons I wanted) but couldn’t find a nice side by side comparison of what you gave up for the huge screen (that seems meh after the initial amazement)

[@denden01161]

Reliability, dependability, maintenance that's what trying to find if its worth buying. I have 6.7 2500 good truck, just to damn big for short family.

[@miketreadwell5654]

had a 2016-2018-2020 with 67,000 miles-33MPG 60MPH=30MPG 70= overall 27MPG no problems

[@budfox711]

Would be helpful to say payload and towing for the model you reviewed not just max.

[@rj9617]

Very nice looking truck. The price, however? Holy mackerel!

[@TheNovakReport]

Holy mackerel indeed! And yet...they don't stay on dealer lots for long.

[@shaneharker5748]

I've had an eco diesel since 2016. Typically Fuel is 0.10/L more in the winter and 0.10/L less expensive the other 9 months of the year.

[@TheNovakReport]

Yes, it fluctuates so a fair analysis would probably need to be done over a full year. Thanks Shane!

[@Tom-Fisherman]

You really need to add that are TWO different axles available and they IMPACT the towing capacity immensely (1000's of pounds)...

[@michaelnash1676]

My local dealers have ton of 2020"classics". From what I understand they're powered by gen 2 ecodiesels. In some cases not much price difference.

[@scottandrews4822]

Yes. The Ecodiesel on the Classic models is the Gen 2. There is a large difference with the Gen 3 Ecodiesel, where 80% of the parts are different and it also has much more HP and TQ. In addition, the 2019 + Ram is safer, stronger, and more aerodynamic. I wiukd rather have a 2019+ Tradesman Ecodiesel than a 2018 or below Limited Classic. There is that much difference in the overall power, reliability, safety, and fuel economy of the 2019+ Rams versus those before 2019 (the Classic models,). Save your money a little longer and buy a 2019 or later Ram. You won't ne sorry, especially if you're involved in a collision.

[@shotgunabc]

point #4 hasn't really panned out in Canada. It was supposed to be a late year release and here we are in July and they have yet to release it in a tradesman in Canada. I even contacted Ram Canada and it was suppoised to be released already. I guess COVID has put an end to that too.

[@TheNovakReport]

COVID has indeed impacted a lot of production and delivery timelines.

[@TheSlickpt]

Diesel is only for rebel and up in Canada

[@CactusJack252]

I would love to get an eco diesel but all that emissions mess just turns me off

[@TheNovakReport]

The emissions mess happened to Volkswagen. There has been no controversy over hiding emissions with FCA. Just because one automaker decided to fudge the numbers, doesn't mean that everyone did.

[@furiousfuryan]

@@TheNovakReport think he means that all the emission controls mire diesel engines and are prone to issues/decreased performance. This is why many heavy duty pickup owners delete their emissions systems. It's not great for the environment but then again neither is a prematurely worn engine

[@viannaparvaz8666]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@jrc0004]

Tail gate wars are getting stupid. 65PLUS K for a 1500 p/u?? SMH

[@bikermike]

$78,000!!!!!!! and its not even crew cab!!! REDICULOUS!!! I'd buy a 2 year old 3/4 ton for less $$ If I could afford it.

[@adrianc3477]

It’s all about looking for the best deal. Found a 2020 Laramie with 40 miles for 41k some dealers are smoking crack with all these mark ups

[@luiselcuateluis5644]

No. Sirben. Yo tengo una. Y la boy. A rregresar. Mejor. Agarre chevrolet

[@49ersfaithful209]

Chevy son pa Los paisas

[@WARDofLORE]

..diesels are great. With price of about $2.50/L the end if '22. Diesel is Never cheaper than unleaded. Average .30/L more No advantages for this diesel. That is qhy they are canning it.

[@TheNovakReport]

Diesel's days are numbered for a variety of reasons.