The heavy duty 2025 Ram 2500 arguably offers the most luxurious interior in the segment. Thoroughly refined and feature-rich, it’s hard to believe that a truck with this kind of interior is capable of heavy hauling and more towing than some are licensed for. It’s a workhorse through and through. If you’ve ever really worked a Ram hard, you know firsthand that it loves a good job. But at the same time, it doesn’t work you hard.

We recently got behind the wheel of a 2025 Ram 2500 Laramie Crew Cab 4×4 with the short 6-foot 4-inch bed. The big deal for 2025 is the updated high-output Cummins engine with 430 hp and 1,075 lb-ft of torque for all trims, mated to an eight-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission. Spoiler alert: we loved it. (Read the FULL review HERE)

This review, however, focuses briefly on the interior. Keep in mind that the Laramie trim is a mid-grade trim. It goes: Tradesman, Big Horn, Laramie, Rebel, Power Wagon, Limited Longhorn, and Limited. This means our tester did not have all the bells and whistles, although you barely realize that at first. Along with the Big Horn, it’s probably one of the trims many would most likely buy.

An $82,000 2025 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Truck

The base price of our gorgeous Granite Crystal Metallic Clear-Coat 2025 Ram 2500 was $64,430. That’s pretty reasonable until you add the $12,595 premium for the Cummins diesel option. Add in the Laramie Level 1 Plus Equipment Group, some other options, and a $1,995 destination charge, and the total quickly rose to $82,050. That’s a chunk of change, but considering that today’s heavy duty trucks crest $100,000, it’s not so bad.

Laramie Level 1 Plus Equipment Group

The Laramie Level 1 Plus Equipment Group ($1,795) added some interior goodies that we appreciated: dual wireless charging pad, leather-trimmed bucket seats, power adjustable pedals with memory, adaptive steering system, rain–sensitive windshield wipers, and the second-row In-Floor Storage Bins. As for additional technology, it brought: Traffic Sign Recognition, Drowsy Driver Detection, and Active Lane-Management System. The Level 1 Plus brought tow mirrors with maximum functionality. As for the cargo area, the group added: remote tailgate release, center stop lamp with cargo-view camera, LED bed lighting, deployable bed-step by Mopar, and a spray-in bedliner by Mopar. As for performance, the package added an anti-spin differential rear axle. We’ll talk about some of these things in greater detail.

Leather-Trimmed Front Bucket Seats

Our tested was optioned with the Black interior color, a no-fuss palette that complied with the rigors of daily life. There’s another no-charge interior option called Bison Brown/Sea Salt. The leather-trimmed front heated bucket seats were comfortable and supportive thanks to eight–way power adjustable functionality. White piping and white stitching complemented the Laramie seatback lettering.

Spacious Rear Seats

The roomy rear seats gave all family members ample space. This meant less fighting and less kicking and more super happy fun times. A center console popped down to provide two cup holders—in addition to the two at the base of the seats in the center.

All three back seats had Latch; we fit two booster seats with no problems. Should you need to hoist infant carriers, the doors open wide and there’s plenty of room so you don’t smash your knuckles or hit your face on a pillar. You don’t have to move the front seats up in order to fit car seats. For the most part, kids in car seats won’t be able to kick the front seats.

Do not be afraid to use a Ram Heavy Duty as a family vehicle. The overall comfort, interior space, bed storage, towing and hauling capabilities, and safety technologies make it very suitable for family life. Plus, it’s just downright cool.

Rear Console, Charging Ports, and Outlets

The rear console had air vents on the sides, a small Center Console Rear Cubby Bin (as Ram called it) for smaller items, a 115-volt AC outlet, and dual USB-A and USB-C ports. The driver and front passenger had their own USB-A and USB-C ports as well, along with a 115-volt AC outlet. We really liked that Ram included so many of both port types—especially USB-C.

Tow Mirrors for the 2025 Ram 2500

You can’t talk about a heavy duty Ram without bringing up its tow mirrors. In this category, the Level 1 Plus brought auto-dimming power heated, folding, telescoping memory mirrors with automatic adjust-in-reverse functionality. Recall that the Ram Heavy Duty received new tow mirror for the 2024 model year, replacing the beloved “tow mirrors up” tilt-up units with sliding functionality. The mirrors can be controlled via door panel buttons—but as you can see, some practice might be helpful.

Screens and Functionality

This Laramie was equipped with Uconnect 5 Nav with the higher-resolution 12.0-inch touchscreen display. It had SiriusXM 360L along with wireless Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto. We’re somewhat embarrassed you caught us listening to Whitney Houston on SiriusXM. Although the touchscreen looked giant, it wasn’t even the new 14.4-inch screen that’s optional for the Laramie for 2025. Did we feel like we missed out? No. The Laramie does not get the 10.25-inch interactive passenger display that’s also new for 2025 on top trims. There was a fun little storage cubby in the dashboard atop the screen.

Column Shifter, Physical Buttons

The column gear shifter remained but had a lightweight electronic feel thanks to the new eight-speed transmission. Despite the large screen, Ram retained physical buttons for dual-zone HVAC functions and a prominent volume knob for the sound system. For instant silence, there was a convenient mute button underneath the volume knob. The start/stop button was isolated from other buttons, so you shouldn’t be tempted to reach for it at the wrong time.

Digital Cluster Display

Ram continues to offer one of the cleanest cockpits in the business. Behind the heated steering wheel, notice the 12.3-inch digital cluster display that offered colorful 3D graphics, vehicle information, navigation commands, and tons of customization capability. If you’re looking for a mid-level trim with big-screen capability, the Laramie is a good option.

Complex Center Console

Navigating the center console was an adventure in itself. If basically had a non-sliding main center console atop a movable console tray, atop a large storage belly. But first, we have to acknowledge the elephant in the room—there are coin divots. We think these are for the formal storage of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies—which we haven’t seen in about a decade. We use these things called credit cards. In front of the coin thing, you’ll see nice cup holders dangerously close to the dual vertical wireless charging pad. There were two more cup holders rearward of the console lid.

The movable console tray—the part with the coin storage and cup holders—could be locked into several positions. It could slide all the way up to the dual wireless charging pad. It could retract toward the back of the cabin, leaving the cup holders exposed. Fully retracted, the whole tray (and the cup holders) disappeared under the large center console. To “find” the tray again, lift up the whole console. (Fun note: The underside of the console has a bunch of conversion charts and ratios, should you need such information while you count your coins.) Lifting up the whole console will jostle anything you have stored in the console.

Underneath the sliding console tray and the main console, you’ll find a cavernous storage area. On one adventure, we stored a laptop in this space and fully concealed it by moving the tray completely forward toward the wireless charging pad. Too bad the tray doesn’t lock. Despite this, the movable tray acted like a retractable lid that could completely expose or completely conceal the contents below. The center console setup is hard to explain, so check out the pictures to see what we’re talking about.

Balanced Door Panel

With lots of functional storage and a water bottle holder, the soft-touch door panel exemplified the classiness for which Ram interiors are known. It showed a palatable blend of textures and colors without going overboard by mixing every shade of black, tan, and beige. The large door handle was easy to find and use. The power front windows had one-touch up/down functionality.

Fold-Flat Storage Floor

This Laramie had Ram’s class-exclusive Fold-Flat Load Floor with Under-Seat Storage. If you flip the rear seats up, you’ll find a roomy storage cubby underneath the driver side and components (subwoofer and amp) for the nine-speaker Alpine system under the passenger side. The Fold-Flat Load Floor Storage system was pretty self-explanatory: a bi-fold panel flaps over into the footwell and supports itself (via support brackets) to form a flat storage area.

Rear Cubby Boxes

Last but not least, we had to recognize the class-exclusive secure in-floor Ram Bins with removable liners for easy cleaning. These flush storage bins were hidden under the rear floor mats. Ram thinks they’re good for storing things like four-inch drop hitches, but you do you.

It’s hard to believe that only two trims fall below this Laramie—Tradesman and Big Horn. We can only image what await inside a top-tier Limited trim.