Stellantis announced this morning that the automaker has reached a deal with the “premium mobility service provider” SIXT which could see the rental car company purchase a quarter of a million vehicles for Europe and North America. SIXT is one of the largest rental car brands in Europe, but they are relatively new in the … Read more
When Volkswagen, followed by pretty much every other European automaker, was found to have been faking emissions gear, American diesel pioneer Cummins stood apart from the rest. Cummins had even, years ago, met future diesel standards years before they needed to.
The 2024 calendar year has arrived, so we wanted to take a quick look at the trim levels and engine availability for those different variations of the 2024 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty. As this piece is published, the 2024 Ram 2500 is available in six trim levels with two engine options and two transmissions while … Read more
In the all-important pickup category, Ram lost some ground to Ford and GM. Ford sold 750,789 F-series pickups and chassis cabs, across all size and weight classes; GM sold 555,148 Silverados and 295,737 Sierras. As happens so often, GM handily out-sold Ford in full-size pickups, but the F-series wins the title since GM split their sales across the Chevrolet and GMC brands…
During the saga of diesel-engine emissions “cheats,” first found in Volkswagens which only turned on certain pollution controls when they detected emissions testing routines, Cummins and Ram stood apart for a while as an example of how to do it well. Earlier, Cummins had met future diesel standards years before they were phased in.It turns … Read more
When the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois stopped building the Jeep Cherokee in February 2023, the plant was closed with no real outlook of it returning to production anytime soon. The recent UAW contract negotiations led to a plan for the future midsized Ram pickup to be built there, but for workers who were laid … Read more
There has been very little information about the upcoming all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona while the brand has focused on the 2023 Last Call program. The company has shown off the Charger Daytona SRT Banshee Concept at all of the major auto shows – most recently Detroit – but there has been very little new information. … Read more
The 2025 Ram 1500 might be coming sooner than we thought. While Ram has not provided any data on when it might launch, the 2024 Ram 1500 has gone into buildout, and none are available for ordering. (This only applies to the newer Ram 1500, not the old “DS” Ram 1500 Classic.Ram 1500 pricing and … Read more
The 2024 Ram 1500 is the probably last model-year of the “DS” body Ram Classic, and the pricier “DT” body series as well. It is also almost certainly the final Ram 1500 to have the 5.7 liter Hemi V8, though the Pentastar Six is to continue.Big pickups have come a long way in fuel economy, … Read more
Since the release of the Ram 1500 Ramcharger, there has been a good deal of unfounded criticism of the engineering choices—even before such key figures as the fuel economy on an empty battery have been released.
The Ramcharger is almost unique as a hybrid in that the engine is used both to recharge the battery and to power the motors when needed, but has no physical way to drive the wheels.
The reopening of Belvidere as an assembly plant won’t take place until 2027, which seemed like a surprisingly long time away—until more information was released yesterday.The local newspaper, the Rockford Register Star, described the deal as changing the large factory on the site into a “megahub,” or an extra-large parts distribution center. While it isn’t … Read more
Earlier today we introduced you to the 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger – an electric-powered half-ton pickup with a range extending engine that yields up to 690 miles on a tank of gasoline and a full charge. In that piece, we included many pictures of the new Ramcharger, but we focused more on the features than … Read more
This morning’s reveal of the 2025 Ram 1500 shows many changes for the new model year, most of which were expected. The Hemi V8 engines are gone, but in place of the 5.7-liter Hemi is a new Hurricane “Straight-Six Turbo” (SST) that combines more power with better fuel economy. A new high output version of … Read more
This morning, Stellantis released the first batch of 2025 Ram 1500 information. One thing many people did not expect is the return of the Ramcharger nameplate—but the 2025 Ramcharger is not a brawny truck-based SUV. Instead, it is the extended range version of the Ram REV, coming with a Pentastar-powered generator that can keep the electric drive system charged for endless range.
Earlier this year, Ram announced that 2024 would be the final year for the current TRX with the supercharged Hemi, leaving some to question if there would be any high performance options going forward. We learned today that Ram is working on another high-powered pickup; it doesn’t rely on a blown V8 with 700+ horsepower, but the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO packs enough punch to overpower the Ford Raptor.
The 2025 Ram 1500 lineup will be revealed just after midnight tonight—at 12:01 am on November 7.The 2025 Ram 1500 REV battery-electric has already been revealed, but without all its specifics. Stellpower has already reported that the 2025 Ram 1500 will have a range of gasoline engines.Stellpower will be covering the reveals from 12:01 am … Read more
