I review the 2025 Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel Engine with NEW ZF 8 speed POWERLINE Automatic Transmission. I discuss the history of ZF and Ram and then go over Performance Specs, reliability and strenghtof this new 8 Speed Transmission like input torques, Max towing figures and give my opinion as a heavy duty diesel mechanic.
ZF POWERLINE AT Demo video - [ Ссылка ]
What I Use:
Engine Oil - [ Ссылка ]
Engine Oil Filter - [ Ссылка ]
Engine Air Filter - [ Ссылка ]
Cabin Air Filter - [ Ссылка ]
Gear Oil - [ Ссылка ]
Penetrating fluid - [ Ссылка ]
Rust protection - [ Ссылка ]
Towing Gear:
10 ton Pintle hitch (2.5" receiver) - [ Ссылка ]
7 Ton Adjustable hitch (2" receiver) - [ Ссылка ]
Adjustable Pintle hitch mount (2.5" receiver) - [ Ссылка ]
15 Ton Pintle hitch - [ Ссылка ]
10,000lbs Tie Down Straps - [ Ссылка ]
My Camera Gear:
Go Pro Hero 10 - [ Ссылка ]
Go Pro Hero 8 - [ Ссылка ]
Go Pro Accessories - [ Ссылка ]
Sony A6400 - [ Ссылка ]
I take a deep dive into this upcoming New ZF 8 speed powerline Automative transmission in the new 2025 Ram HD platform. Overall It looks pretty impressive. I think for most people this transmission will be way overbuilt for there needs but it does mean that hopefully these new 8 speed transmission will lead great reliability and longevity.
the first thing that really caught my eye was that this is a commercially built and designed transmission which I really like to see. I think ZF's main focus was on the commmercial vocational truck use and application meaning this
transmission will be built tough and hopefully be extremely strong for the Ram Hd truck platform.
I think this 8 speed is exactly what Ram needed behind their 6.7L cummins. I think this ZF 8 speed is probably going to be a game changer and if they are as good as the ZF transmissions in the ram 1500 trucks it will be the new bench mark for HD truck transmissions going forward.
The one thing I'm not sure about is the HO cummins because technically the this engine is putting out too much power for the 8 speed. the ZF powerline has a max of 1,000 lb-ft of input torque so we'll have to see what happens there is RAM is going to keep the Aisin or if they will bump up the ZF powerline input torque figure.
Let me know what you guys think.
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - ZF History
02:51 - Ram 1500 8 Speed
04:20 - Ram 2500 8 Speed
