This week Hooniverse featured the awesome Dakota 5.9 R/T, built from 1998 to 2003. Lil’ Red Express, Dakota RT, Ram SRT-10. Dodge seems to like building muscle trucks. Hmmm. Ram 1500 Hellcat anybody? More pics of Dakota R/T’s after the jump!
Category Archives: Trucks
Ram 1500 Diesel – A Truck Without Peers
The New York Times has done a short write-up on the Ram 1500 Diesel. The competition is paying attention and reacting quickly.
Ram Patents New Tailgate Design
Remember that magical station wagon rear door that could open out and down like a truck tailgate or sideways like a conventional door? Ram does and decided to take a closer look at truck tailgates. Allpar reports that Ram filed a patent on Feb 12, 2013 that shows a two piece tailgate that can be opened in a number of different ways. Just like the multi-link coil spring rear suspension, airbag rear suspension and the Ram Box–Ram continues to lead the pack in innovative new ideas. Find more detail at Allpar.
Drifting a Dodge Dually
Ever wonder what a Formula Drift driver could do with a Dodge 3500 and a wet parking lot? As found on Jalopnik. Pretty impressive video after the jump.
Ram Truck Rams Fleeing Veloster
A 14 year old kid fleeing the cops in a Veloster he had stolen from his grandparents made several high speed runs though a local park, almost hitting several children in the process. The owner of this Ram truck got tired of it and used his truck to stop the kid in his tracks.
Bryson Rowley was driving the truck, and he said he intentionally used his truck as a ram rod to stop the fleeing vehicle. Rowley provided the picture and videos in this story, and though he did not wish to go on camera he said he acted to end the chase because he was afraid for the safety of his and other children at the park.
“The person driving the truck could see it was turning back into the park, and he did not want the car to hit all of the children, or any of the children, and he actually pulled his truck in the way so the car collided with the truck,” said Officer Erin Behm with the Syracuse Police Department.
Brandy Rowley, Bryson’s wife, spoke about the incident. “My heart dropped,” she said. “I honestly thought one of those kids is going to die.”
Officials said the teen will be taken to a juvenile detention center.
This happened in Utah over the weekend. Watch the video after the jump! Via Fox
Superman Power Wagon to Raise Money for Charity
The Superman themed Ram Power Wagon built by Chrysler to promote the movie Man of Steel is going to auction. Funds raised are to go to the LA Family Housing charity that helps families escape from homelessness and poverty. Find more info at CarBuzz. I always pictured Superman as more of a Viper guy. More pics after the jump!
2014 Ram Power Wagon
The 2014 Ram Power Wagon has received many changes/upgrades, including a coil-link rear suspension, revised front suspension and the new 6.4 liter Hemi. The electronic disconnect sway bars remain as do the larger tires, increased ride height, locking diffs on both ends and the Warn 12,000 lb winch. Three trims levels results in prices ranging from $45,690 to $56,015. Find more info at PickupTrucks.com. More pics and video after the jump!
Ram Wins All Star Honors
As reported in Allpar, Automobile magazine has chosen the Ram 1500 as a member of its 2014 All Star list, a list of their 10 favorite passenger vehicles. This is the second consecutive year that the Ram was chosen as well as four of the past five years!
Per their editors “the Ram 1500 defies the limitations of a pickup truck, continuing a spirit of innovation that began in the mid-1990s, when Chrysler introduced the big-rig grille and reinvented the way pickup trucks look. Now the Ram has the best chassis in the business, with a coil-sprung rear suspension that offers a settled ride even with an empty bed. The list of options and the refined interior rival those of a luxury car. And a new diesel engine – the only one available on a light-duty pickup—achieves the fuel economy of a mid-size crossover.”
No rebuttal from GM spokesman Jim Cain yet.
Ram Overtakes Chevrolet in Sales
Since 2000, the monthly total pickup sales order has been Ford, Chevrolet and then Dodge/Ram. Not this past March. Ram passed Chevrolet in truck sales to take the number 2 spot. Jim Cain, a GM spokesman, was none too happy and displays poor taste with his response to the news “The 1980s called. They want their marketing strategy back…It’s really easy to deeply discount your truck, mine the subprime market and offer cheap lease deals to buy market share.” Nasty. Read more at Jalopnik.
Customized 1968 Dodge Crew Cab on Craigslist
So you’d like to buy the ICON Dodge D200 Powerwagon now that it’s for sale (as recently posted on Mopar Blog) but it’s level of craftsmanship and custom work and resulting $300,000 asking price makes it kinda impossible? This similarly styled, 12v Cummins powered Dodge is available on Craigslist for a more down to earth $39,000. More pics after the jump!
