Ram head Mike Koval Jr. has shown the upcoming midsize Ram pickup, but only to dealers at a meeting in Las Vegas. Automotive News reported on a dealer’s views of the pickup, which he said exceeded his expectations—and was “spectacular.” The new battery-electric pickup matches the “aesthetic” of the Ram 1500 Revolution from January, pictured … Read more
During the Street Car Takeover event in Bradenton, Florida on February 25th, Jody Otwell’s Ram 1500 TRX ran a 9.99 in the quarter mile, just one hundredth of a second behind the world record for a boost only (no nitrous oxide). After that 9-second pass, he knew that with the recent tuning help of Tim … Read more
We have talked a great deal about the new Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer with the new Hurricane Inline 6 engine lineup, as well as the possibilities of seeing that turbocharged I6 in a next generation Dodge Challenger. What we haven’t talked about, even though it is the most likely vehicle to carry the Hurricane … Read more
The Ram Revolution 1500 REV electric concept truck debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, making its auto show debut last week in Chicago. I didn’t go to CES, so the Chicago show provided me with my first chance to see the truck in person, and I liked the look of it. Since Ram … Read more
Last year, Ram recalled 2021-2022 pickups and chassis cabs powered by Cummins diesel engines because the intake heater grid relay on some trucks may overheat and cause a fire. To date, there has been no injuries or crashes; however, now the company reports that there have been six possibly-related fires. Ram has advised owners to … Read more
The Ram 1500 REV, a battery-electric full-size pickup, was revealed for the first time today on a Super Bowl ad. At the same time, Ram started a contest to win one of 200 early-reservation codes, normally selling for $100. The contest is running in both the US and Canada, from the Ram web site. The … Read more
Ram just issued a press release confirming the name for the Ram 1500 BEV. It will be just one letter different from its description: Ram 1500 REV. This pales in comparison to the Ford Lightning name, but is still far above the competing Chevrolet Silverado 1500 BEV. Production is to start next year. Ram promised … Read more
Stellantis has announced that both the Jeep and Ram brands will have 60-second advertisements during Super Bowl LVII, being played on Sunday, February 12th between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. Best of all, the brief press release explained exactly what both commercials would run during the broadcast of the game, so if … Read more
The new trailer claims that Forza Motorsport will have 500 vehicles at launch, over 100 of which are new to the franchise—at least 100 cars, trucks, and SUVs that have not been featured in Forza Motorsport 1 through 7. The list of performance vehicles in Forza Motorsport 7 is so lengthy that it is hard to come up with more than a hundred cars, trucks and SUVs for the new game, but we can think of a few models from Dodge, Ram and Jeep that would fit nicely into the next generation Forza title.
This morning, the automotive world is morning the loss of one of the greatest wheelmen of the modern era with the untimely passing of Ken Block. Around 10pm on Monday, January 2nd, the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office posted news on their official Facebook page that has shocked pretty much everyone in the automotive world when … Read more
Ram 1200 (possibly Dodge Dakota): … this unibody vehicle will be more than 5 meters long and positioned against the Ford Maverick. They believed that the Jeep Compass-based vehicle would be made in Toluca, Mexico, for the United States, Canada, Mexico, and possibly South America. It will be powered by the 2.0 turbo engine and ZF nine-speed automatic, with optional all wheel drive. They also expected a plug-in hybrid to go up against Hyundai’s Santa Cruz…
The 2023 Ram 1500 TRX Havoc Edition, in Baja Yellow, will provide a paint color that matches the performance of the TRX’s 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI® V-8 engine. It starts with the TRX Level 2 Equipment Group and adds Baja Yellow, 18-inch black beadlock-capable wheels, a dual pane panoramic sunroof, spray-in bedliner, cargo tie-downs, bed step, and cab-mounted LED brake light.
We have been getting lots of questions lately pertaining to the launch of the Build and Price feature for the 2023 model year Dodge Challenger, Charger and Durango, but sadly, we do not know for sure when that information will go live. Fortunately, the Ram Trucks website does have the Build and Price section for … Read more
Ram sold around 1.3 million pickups whose tailgate strikers may have been misaligned, causing them to refuse to latch properly—so the tailgate could pop open at random.
Stellantis has announced that CEO Carlos Tavares will be giving the keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and during the course of that appearance, he will introduce a pair of battery electric vehicle concepts – one of which will be the Ram Revolution. The Ram 1500 Revolution will be the company’s first … Read more
When the Ram 1500 TRX was introduced back in 2020 for the 2021 model year, it rocked the performance truck world. Delivering a whopping 702 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, the TRX is the most powerful production truck ever, beating the V6-powered Ford F-150 Raptor by a huge margin in literally any head-to-head test. … Read more
