Ram has dropped its prices (or in Stellantis-talk, “repositioned starting prices”) of its biggest seller, the 1500 pickup. All 2025 1500 models but the RHO will be $4,000 less, starting with the 2025 Ram 1500 Tradesman at CAD $58,740 including destination and $100 federal air conditioner taxes; that equates to around USD $42,571—around $40,600 before … Read more
How much can Ram charge for the Ram 1500 REV? New prices from General Motors suggest the company can charge quite a bit, since the 2025 Silverado EV will be priced at a premium. The base price for the EV work truck is $57,095, according to yesterday’s Chevrolet release; the Work Truck is only sold … Read more
The 2024 SEMA Show will be held in Las Vegas on November 5th through the 8th and we can expect that Mopar will have a significant presence at the massive convention. Yesterday, Mopar issued the first teaser of a concept headed to the 2024 SEMA Show and, not surprisingly, it is a Ram pickup, but … Read more
The 2025 Ram Heavy Duty lineup will feature a long list of changes for the new model year, including the exterior design and the powertrain. As the company is nearing the final phases of testing ahead of the grand debut of the refreshed Ram 2500, Ram 3500 and Chassis Cab, and a key component of … Read more
The Stellantis fleet site has been updated with the 2025 police cars, with one notable exception. The 2025 WD Durango Pursuit, which entered production on August 23, is largely a carryover from 2024 with the Pentastar and 5.7 engines. V8 models are limited to the number of 5.7 engines that were stored when V8 engines … Read more
The new twin turbocharged inline-six engines in the Ram 1500 lineup are both very powerful on paper, delivering 420 horsepower and 469 lb-ft of torque in Standard Output form; the High Output packs 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft of torque. Since the non-TRX Hemi engine in the Ram 1500 was rated at 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of torque, both of these engines have far more power, but how does that translate to real world performance?
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