2014 Diesel Guide

2014 Ford, GMC, Chevrolet, & Ram Diesel Pickup Guide

2014 diesel buyers guide comparing the 2014 model year Ford Super Duty, GMC Sierra HD, Chevrolet Silverado HD, and Ram 2500/3500 HD.

Note - highlighted field indicates best-in-class*

2014 Ram 3500 HD

2014 Ram 2500/3500 HD

Ram 2500 Ram 3500
Max GVWR 10,000 lbs 14,000 lbs
Max GCWR 25,000 lbs 37,600 lbs
Max Payload 3,140 lbs 6,720 lbs
Max Conventional Tow 17,000 lbs 17,000 lbs
Max 5th Wheel Tow 17,970 lbs 30,000 lbs

For 2014, the Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 models are available with the following diesel engine and transmission options:

• 6.7L Cummins, 350 hp @ 2,800 rpm & 660 lb-ft @ 1,500 rpm w/ G56 6 speed manual transmission
• 6.7L Cummins, 370 hp @ 2,800 rpm & 800 lb-ft @ 1,700 rpm w/ 68RFE 6 speed automatic transmission
• 6.7L Cummins, 385 hp @ 2,800 rpm & 850 lb-ft @ 1,700 rpm w/ Aisin AS69RC 6 speed automatic transmission

In addition to Ram's 3/4 ton and 1 ton models, the 2014 Ram 1500 pickup is available with a VM 3.0L V-6 "EcoDiesel", which is rated at 240 hp @ 2,800 rpm and 420 lb-ft of torque at 2,000 rpm.

2014  Ford Super Duty

2014 Ford Super Duty

Ford F-250 Ford F-350 Ford F-450
Max GVWR 10,000 lbs 14,000 lbs 14,000 lbs
Max GCWR 23,500 lbs 30,500 lbs 33,000 lbs
Max Payload 3,120 lbs 6,687 lbs 5,880 lbs
Max Conventional Tow 14,000 lbs 18,500 lbs 18,500 lbs
Max 5th Wheel Tow 16,800 lbs 23,200 lbs 24,700 lbs

Ford's Super Duty pickup line includes three models, the F-250, F-350, and F-450. Their available diesel engine is the 6.7L Power Stroke, which makes a peak 400 hp @ 2,800 rpm and 800 lb-ft @ 1,600 rpm. The engine is backed by Ford's TorqShift 6 speed automatic transmission.

2014 Chevy Silverado 3500

2014 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra 2500/3500 HD

Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra 2500 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra 3500
Max GVWR 9,900 lbs 13,025 lbs
Max GCWR 24,500 lbs 30,500 lbs
Max Payload 3,431 lbs 5,740 lbs
Max Conventional Tow 13,000 lbs 18,000 lbs
Max 5th Wheel Tow 17,800 lbs 23,100 lbs

The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD are available with the 6.6L Duramax LML mated to an Allison 1000 6 speed automatic transmission. The Duramax remains unaltered for 2014, rated at 397 hp @ 3,000 rpm and 765 lb-ft @ 1,600 rpm.

2014 Best in Class Diesel*

3/4 Ton Diesel Pickup 1 Ton Diesel Pickup
Best in Class Horsepower Ford 6.7L Power Stroke - 400 hp Ford 6.7L Power Stroke - 400 hp
Best in Class Torque 6.7L Cummins - available 850 lb-ft 6.7L Cummins - available 850 lb-ft
Best in Class GVWR Ford F250 & Ram 2500 - 10,000 lbs Ford F350 & Ram 3500 - 14,000 lbs
Best in Class GCWR Ram 2500 - 25,000 lbs Ram 3500 - 37,600 lbs
Best in Class Payload Chevrolet/GMC 2500 - 3,431 lbs Ram 3500 - 6,720 lbs
Best in Class Conv. Tow Ram 2500 - 17,000 lbs Ford F350 - 18,500 lbs
Best in Class 5th Wheel Tow Ram 2500 - 17,970 lbs Ram 3500 - 30,000 lbs

* Diesel Hub's "Best-in-class" recognizes diesel equipped pickups only - all capacities and ratings for gasoline equipped trucks have been omitted. "Class" refers to class II and class III pickup categories respectively.

Sources: www.ford.com, www.chevrolet.com, www.gmc.com, www.ramtrucks.com