Picking a Used Ram 1500 in Kingston by Engine, Model Year and Winter Wear
In the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, a 2019 to 2026 Ram 1500 without "Classic" in its name carries one of these engines: 3.6 L six-cylinder named eTorque (every year), 5.7 L eight-cylinder (all but 2025), 3.0 L diesel named EcoDiesel (2020 to 2023), 6.2 L eight-cylinder named TRX (2021 to 2024) or 3.0 L gasoline six-cylinder (2025 and 2026).
Jim Thompson Chrysler, at 805 Gardiners Road in Kingston, sells new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles and used vehicles of other makes.
Our service department can inspect a used vehicle before purchase and tell you what it finds. The engine to look for in a used Ram 1500 follows from the work you have for it, and the frame and the papers come after.
Used Ram 1500 results on our website show what is currently available.
Key Takeaways
From 2019 to 2024, the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026, list Ram pickups in two groups each year: entries whose names begin "1500 Classic" and entries whose names begin "1500" without "Classic." Only the second group appears for 2025 and 2026, so a used Ram 1500 from 2019 to 2024 is worth checking with the seller, against its VIN, for which group it belongs to.
Pick a used Ram 1500's engine for the work ahead, and let the fuel figures decide between engines that both fit it, says Jim Thompson Chrysler in Kingston. Two 2023 4X4 entries in the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026, show the spread: the "1500 4X4 EcoDiesel," a 3.0 L diesel, at 9.7 L/100 km combined and the "1500 4X4 eTorque" with the 5.7 L eight-cylinder, on regular gasoline, at 12.1 L/100 km combined, figures generated by the manufacturers in laboratory testing and published by Natural Resources Canada.
Look at the cab corners, bed floor, frame rails and brake lines of any used Ram 1500 that has spent its winters on salted roads. On a Ram 1500 that has pulled a trailer, add the hitch receiver and the tailgate to that look.
In the legend of Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide, 4X4 in a model name such as a Ram 1500's stands for four-wheel drive, a vehicle designed to operate with either two wheels or four wheels powered. The Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings list Ram 1500 entries with and without 4X4 for every model year from 2019 to 2026, so a used truck of any of those years could be either.
Every 2025 Ram 1500 entry in the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026, is a six-cylinder, 3.0 L or 3.6 L. The federal ratings list a 5.7 L eight-cylinder named eTorque for the 2024 and the 2026 Ram 1500, so a 2025 listing that names a 5.7 L is worth checking against its VIN for its model year.
Is There Room in Your Week for a Used Ram 1500?
Yes, if your week includes moving something big for yourself or a friend, there is room in it for a used Ram 1500.
A secondhand sofa bought from a neighbour in Calvin Park rides home under a tarp in the box of a used Ram 1500, with two friends following to help carry it in.
In December, the family's Christmas tree comes back from a tree farm north of the city lying in the box, trunk toward the tailgate.
Choosing a used Ram 1500 for sofa runs and tree runs means settling its engine and model year first, then its condition.
Which Engines Went Into the Ram 1500 From 2019 to 2026?
Four engine sizes went into the Ram 1500 from 2019 to 2026 in the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026: 3.0 L, 3.6 L, 5.7 L and 6.2 L, with the 3.0 L a diesel in some years and a gasoline engine in others. Every 2019 to 2026 Ram 1500 entry outside the separate "1500 Classic" name carries the class "Pickup truck: Standard" and the transmission code A8.
Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide reads the A in A8 as automatic and the 8 as the number of gears or speeds.
Sorted by engine, then by fuel type code, then by year, every 2019 to 2026 Ram 1500 entry without "Classic" in the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026, appears in this table with its combined rating in L/100 km:
Engine | Fuel type code | Model year | Federal model name, as printed | Combined, L/100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2020 | 1500 EcoDiesel | 9.0 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2020 | 1500 4X4 EcoDiesel | 9.7 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2021 | 1500 EcoDiesel | 9.0 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2021 | 1500 HFE EcoDiesel | 8.9 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2021 | 1500 4X4 EcoDiesel | 9.7 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2022 | 1500 EcoDiesel | 9.0 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2022 | 1500 HFE EcoDiesel | 8.9 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2022 | 1500 4X4 EcoDiesel | 9.7 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | D | 2023 | 1500 4X4 EcoDiesel | 9.7 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | X | 2025 | 1500 | 11.5 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | X | 2025 | 1500 4X4 | 12.1 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | X | 2026 | 1500 | 11.5 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | X | 2026 | 1500 4X4 | 11.7 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | Z | 2025 | 1500 4X4 HO | 13.8 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | Z | 2025 | 1500 4X4 RHO | 15.9 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | Z | 2026 | 1500 4X4 HO | 13.8 |
3.0 L six-cylinder | Z | 2026 | 1500 4X4 RHO | 15.9 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2019 | 1500 eTorque | 10.8 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2019 | 1500 HFE eTorque | 10.4 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2019 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 11.1 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2020 | 1500 eTorque | 10.8 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2020 | 1500 HFE eTorque | 10.4 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2020 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 11.1 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2021 | 1500 eTorque | 10.8 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2021 | 1500 HFE eTorque | 10.4 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2021 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 11.0 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2022 | 1500 eTorque | 10.8 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2022 | 1500 HFE eTorque | 10.4 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2022 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 11.1 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2023 | 1500 eTorque | 10.8 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2023 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 11.0 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2024 | 1500 eTorque | 10.8 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2024 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 11.0 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2025 | 1500 eTorque | 10.8 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2025 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 11.0 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2026 | 1500 eTorque | 10.8 |
3.6 L six-cylinder | X | 2026 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 11.0 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2019 | 1500 | 13.6 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2019 | 1500 eTorque | 12.4 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2019 | 1500 4X4 | 13.8 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2019 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 12.9 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2020 | 1500 | 13.6 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2020 | 1500 eTorque | 12.4 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2020 | 1500 4X4 | 13.8 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2020 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 12.8 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2021 | 1500 | 13.6 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2021 | 1500 eTorque | 12.4 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2021 | 1500 4X4 | 13.8 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2021 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 12.5 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2022 | 1500 | 13.6 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2022 | 1500 eTorque | 11.7 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2022 | 1500 4X4 | 13.8 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2022 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 12.1 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2023 | 1500 eTorque | 11.7 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2023 | 1500 4X4 | 13.8 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2023 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 12.1 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2024 | 1500 eTorque | 11.7 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2024 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 12.1 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2026 | 1500 eTorque | 12.5 |
5.7 L eight-cylinder | X | 2026 | 1500 4X4 eTorque | 13.3 |
6.2 L eight-cylinder | Z | 2021 | 1500 4X4 TRX | 19.8 |
6.2 L eight-cylinder | Z | 2022 | 1500 4X4 TRX | 19.8 |
6.2 L eight-cylinder | Z | 2023 | 1500 4X4 TRX | 19.8 |
6.2 L eight-cylinder | Z | 2024 | 1500 4X4 TRX | 19.8 |
In the legend of Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide, fuel type X is regular gasoline, Z is premium gasoline and D is diesel.
Among the 2019 to 2026 Ram 1500 entries, fuel type Z appears on three names in the federal ratings: the 2021 to 2024 "1500 4X4 TRX," a 6.2 L eight-cylinder, and the 2025 and 2026 "1500 4X4 HO" and "1500 4X4 RHO," both 3.0 L six-cylinders.
Each Ram 1500 rating begins with a manufacturer's laboratory testing and reaches the public through Natural Resources Canada, which publishes the federal ratings.
Two Name Groups, 2019 to 2024
From 2019 to 2024, the federal ratings list Ram pickups in two groups each year, the entries in this guide's table, whose names begin "1500" without "Classic," and the entries whose names begin "1500 Classic," and only the first group continues into 2025 and 2026. A Ram 1500 Classic has its own federal entries, so a used 2019 to 2024 Ram 1500 that is a Classic has no row in this guide's table.
Which Used Ram 1500 Engine Would We Shortlist for Your Work?
We would shortlist the 3.6 L first for a used Ram 1500 that will mostly commute on Highway 401 or run errands in town. In every model year from 2019 to 2026, each 3.6 L entry outside the separate "1500 Classic" name is rated lower on combined fuel consumption than every gasoline entry of the same year with a different engine size in the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings.
3.6 L and eTorque, 2019 to 2026
Every 2019 to 2026 Ram 1500 entry with the 3.6 L six-cylinder, outside the separate "1500 Classic" name, carries eTorque in its name in the federal ratings.
5.7 L, With and Without eTorque
Ram 1500 entries with the 5.7 L eight-cylinder, outside the "1500 Classic" name, exist for 2019 to 2024 and for 2026 in the federal ratings, named eTorque or not through 2023 and named eTorque only in 2024 and 2026.
Two Engines Share 3.0 L
The 3.0 L in a 2020 to 2023 Ram 1500 named EcoDiesel and the 3.0 L in a 2025 or 2026 Ram 1500 are different engines: the federal ratings give the first fuel type D, diesel, and the second X or Z, regular or premium gasoline.
Is the Used Ram 1500 You Found Sound Underneath and on Paper?
A used Ram 1500 passes the driveway test when its frame and bed show no rust-through, its engine and drive match the federal name you expect, and its papers agree with its VIN. A pre-purchase inspection comes next.
Frame Rails, Cab Corners and the Bed Floor
Look for rust on a used Ram 1500 at:
the lower rear corners of the cab;
the bed floor, under any mat or liner;
both frame rails, from the rear bumper toward the cab;
the brake lines underneath.
If rust has eaten through a frame rail, we would move on to another used Ram 1500.
On a Ram 1500 that has towed, look at the hitch receiver, the trailer wiring plug and the tailgate hinges for wear you can see.
Which Federal Name Is This Truck?
Pin a used Ram 1500 to one federal name: a 2025 or 2026 truck with a 3.0 L and 4X4, for example, carries one of three names in the federal ratings, "1500 4X4," "1500 4X4 HO" or "1500 4X4 RHO."
A 2020 to 2023 EcoDiesel's Service Records
Before any talk of price on a 2020 to 2023 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, look through its service records for the dates and the work done.
When the Seller Is Not a Dealership
For a used Ram 1500 sold privately in Ontario, ask the seller for its Used Vehicle Information Package, which carries the truck's registration history in Ontario, owners included. Set the owners listed in that package beside the seller's account of the Ram 1500's history.
Before the Deal: Inspection and Open Recalls
Before you buy a used Ram 1500, have someone other than the seller look it over. Our service department can inspect a used vehicle before purchase and tell you what it finds.
Put the used Ram 1500's inspection request through our Request Auto Service Online page.
Our service department can check a vehicle's VIN for open recalls in the maker's system. Have our service department run that check on the used Ram 1500.
Light trucks such as the Ram 1500 fall within Transport Canada's Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database.
Which Other Ram 1500 Choices Sit Alongside a Used One?
Two other Ram 1500 choices sit alongside a used one: a used Ram 1500 Classic, listed under its own name in the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings for 2019 to 2024, and a new 2026 Ram 1500.
The new Ram 1500 results page shows what is currently available.
Where Does a Used Ram 1500 Stop Being the Right Pick?
A used Ram 1500 stops being the right pick when the work needs a heavy-duty pickup or only a Jeep pickup will do. Skipping the pre-purchase inspection rules out any used truck, in our view, a used Ram 1500 included.
What Does It Take to Trade In and Finance a Used Ram 1500, O.A.C.?
Trading in toward a used Ram 1500 starts with an appraisal, with your vehicle inspected on our lot, and financing starts with a credit application; financing is available on the vehicles we sell, O.A.C.
Apply for financing online, from home, before you visit, O.A.C. Any approval depends on the review of your application.
Trading in your current vehicle: ask Value My Trade for an instant trade-in value. We work to get the maximum value for your trade.
Selling your current vehicle with no trade: We Buy Cars.
Before you trade a vehicle that still has a loan on it, read about the payout and the lien.
If you owe more on your current vehicle than it is worth, that difference may be added to the amount financed, which increases the amount you borrow and can increase the total cost of borrowing.
What Kind of Dealership Is Jim Thompson Chrysler?
Jim Thompson Chrysler, at 805 Gardiners Road in Kingston, sells new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles and used vehicles of other makes. Our live inventory shows what is currently available, and the used Ram 1500 results page shows the Ram 1500 alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
When Do EcoDiesel Entries Show Up for the Ram 1500, 2019 to 2026?
From 2020 to 2023: the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026, list Ram 1500 entries named EcoDiesel, each a 3.0 L diesel, in those four years and none in 2019, 2024, 2025 or 2026 outside the separate "1500 Classic" name. Ask to see a used Ram 1500 EcoDiesel's service records before the sale.
What Separates a 2019 Ram 1500 From a 2019 Ram 1500 Classic?
A 2019 Ram 1500 and a 2019 Ram 1500 Classic differ by name and engine entries: for 2019, the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026, list eTorque only under "1500" names and EcoDiesel only under "1500 Classic" names. A 2019 EcoDiesel is therefore a Classic in the federal ratings, and a 2019 eTorque is not.
Is Every 2025 Ram 1500 Entry a Six-Cylinder?
The 2025 Ram 1500 has six entries in the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026, all six-cylinders: a 3.0 L in the "1500," "1500 4X4," "1500 4X4 HO" and "1500 4X4 RHO" and a 3.6 L in the "1500 eTorque" and "1500 4X4 eTorque." No 2025 entry lists a 5.7 L, an EcoDiesel or a TRX.
Does Fuel Type Z on Ram 1500 Ratings Mean Premium Gasoline?
Yes, Z means premium gasoline in the legend of Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide. Among the 2019 to 2026 Ram 1500 entries, the Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings, read October 20, 2026, give Z only to the 2021 to 2024 "1500 4X4 TRX" and the 2025 and 2026 "1500 4X4 HO" and "1500 4X4 RHO."
Does Every Kingston Driver Need a 4X4 Used Ram 1500?
No: at Jim Thompson Chrysler in Kingston, we would shortlist a used Ram 1500 with 4X4 in its federal name for a home reached by an unpaved road, and consider entries without it for cleared city streets. The Government of Canada's Fuel Consumption Ratings list both kinds for every model year from 2019 to 2026.
Find Your Used Ram 1500 in Kingston
A used Ram 1500 is ready to buy once its engine suits your work and a pre-purchase inspection backs up what you found underneath.
Used Ram 1500 results on our website show what is currently available.
Apply for financing online, from home, before you visit, O.A.C.
Visit us at 805 Gardiners Road, Kingston, ON K7M 7E6
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About the Author:
Kerry Irven is the Vice President of New and Used Automotive Operations for Heighton Automotive Group, a family-owned and operated automotive group serving communities across Eastern Ontario. Kerry began his automotive career in new-car sales, building his experience on the showroom floor and working his way through multi-store dealership operations.
With over 25 years in the automotive industry, Kerry has helped grow automotive businesses from one location with 40 to 50 vehicles in stock to more than 500 vehicles across 10 rooftops. His hands-on background in both new and used-vehicle operations gives him a practical understanding of what customers look for when shopping for their next vehicle.
Throughout his career, Kerry has always been actively involved in staff coaching and in understanding customer wants and needs, helping ensure the businesses he works with continue to adapt to what customers are truly looking for.
One of the most exciting chapters of his career has been the shift into modern automotive marketing, embracing new technology, transparent pricing, customer-first inventory strategies, and new ways to create a better vehicle-shopping experience.
Kerry has completed extensive automotive training, including certification through the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council, involvement with the Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario, Canadian automotive dealer training, and multiple customer service courses.
Born and raised on a farm, Kerry has always valued family, hard work, and a practical, down-to-earth approach. Joining Heighton Automotive Group and working alongside Thomas Heighton and family, along with managing partners Kyle Lothian and Martin Gougeon, has allowed him to bring those same values into the car business. It has also allowed Kerry to continue following a simple philosophy: treat every customer exactly the way he would want to be treated.
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