Today, the NHTSA announced that Ram would be recalling over a million 1500s because the antilock brake module could knock out the stability control entirely; and that Jeep was recalling around 33,000 Jeep Wranglers and Wagoneers from multiple years because the instrument panel could blank out. The gauge cluster failures might be due to the … Read more
2024 marks the 9th annual Rebelle Rally – the first all-female off-road navigation rally raid, covering more than 1,500 miles over 8 days – and a new Ram 1500 RHO will be one of the vehicles entered in the Bone Stock and 4×4 Classes. This new twin turbocharged off-road Ram will be campaigned by Team … Read more
The Hurricane Six has been honored by Ward’s in their Ten Best Engines list, a global award, for the second year in a row. This is the eighth consecutive year FCA or Chrysler power has made the list. Ward’s specified the engine as used in the 2025 Ram 1500, where it is rated at 540 … Read more
Two pieces of good news came out of Trenton Engine recently, even as Stellantis temporarily closed the plant due to an oversupply of V6 engines. Industry insiders noted that running a plant seven days a week at full tilt, only to close it because of overproduction, is not unusual—it’s been industry practice across many automakers … Read more
Ram’s toughest off-road trucks are the Power Wagon and Rebel HD, and both are getting a Lunar Edition as they close out 2024. These have popular features and unique designs with Ceramic Gray paint in a two-tone black color scheme with tow mirrors, powder-coated bumpers, wheel flares, and side graphics. Ordering is open, and pricing … Read more
This past weekend, drag-and-drive legend Tom Bailey brought a 2001 Dodge Ram Charger to the 2024 Roadkill Nights Hurricane Grudge Match. Unfortunately, he broke a driveshaft before the actual competition – so he did not compete in the Grudge Match – but the discussions about his unique Dodge truck brought to light how many people … Read more
Amazon is already buying the new Ram ProMaster EV, according to an article in Automotive News. The electric version of the commercial van, originally based on a Fiat but extensively redesigned to have a higher capacity, more creature comforts, and sturdier suspension, has a range of around 162 miles in the city. That is more … Read more
Stellantis has talked a good game about upcoming cars, but dealerships haven’t seen much actual action yet. The Wagoneer was put into production, ending years of speculation, but so far there has been no lower-cost Dodge version; some expect that to end up as the 2026 Durango. The midsize pickup coming to Belvidere isn’t expected … Read more
A Ram truck played a key role in the 1996 movie Twister, so it makes perfect sense that this summer’s sequel – appropriately titled Twisters – also showcases the brand. As was the case in the first movie, one of the star vehicles is a right red Ram HD, but the supercharged Ram 1500 TRX … Read more
Ram topped the J.D. Power “initial quality” survey, which looks at just the first 90 days of ownership, beating every other marque by a hefty margin with 1.5 problems per car. Dodge somehow came out not just worst, but worst by a huge margin, with an average of 3 problems per car, possibly due to … Read more
The Build and Price feature for the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO is live on the Ram Trucks website, allowing us all to configure our ideal Hurricane-powered off-road truck. Those of you who are going to make a comment about how the first thing that you would add it the TRX Hemi, feel free to do … Read more
Most of our articles about executive changes don’t get much attention, but this morning, Stellantis issued a press release that is certain to rock the automotive world of many members of the Brotherhood of Muscle – as it has been announced that Tim Kuniskis is retiring from Stellantis. Kuniskis will retire on June 1st, 2024, … Read more
Chrysler leader Christine Feuell is taking over Ram and Dodge sales leader Matt McAlear is taking over Dodge on the retirement of Tim Kuniskis from Stellantis. The changes take place on June 1. Christine Feuell was an outside hire from Honeywell; Matt McAlear has experience in the “medical and digital sectors” as well as automotive. … Read more
As reported earlier today, Stellantis has finally provided a small amount of information on the Ram heavy duty plan for hydrogen power. Stellantis’ first vehicles to get hydrogen will be the midsized European commercial vans (Jumpy, Expert, and Vivaro; the Scudo should also be in the list) later this year, with larger European vehicles still … Read more
According to Electrek, quoting a German article in Welt, Ram will finally be adopting hydrogen power—and it may not involve Cummins hydrogen engines. Stellantis reported that they will be expanding to over 100,000 hydrogen-powered delivery vans per year by 2030, with new European vans getting hydrogen power this year. Those vans will be built in … Read more
Although the Ram 1500 RHO was only recently introduced, there are rampant rumors that a higher-powered half-ton truck might be waiting in the wings. The rumors currently focus on a new Ram ad video, which shows a pair of dirt bikes with number placards on the front. One has 540, which stands for the horsepower … Read more