while gas prices might be on the rise the pickup market definitely isn’t
the pickup market definitely isn’t
the pickup market definitely isn’t dwindling hi I’m Randall Ison with
dwindling hi I’m Randall Ison with
dwindling hi I’m Randall Ison with watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a
watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a
watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a look at dodges brand-new Ram 1500
look at dodges brand-new Ram 1500
look at dodges brand-new Ram 1500 Laramie now we all know that dodge has
Laramie now we all know that dodge has
Laramie now we all know that dodge has suffered a bit over the years
suffered a bit over the years
suffered a bit over the years however for 2011 their new Ram trucks
however for 2011 their new Ram trucks
however for 2011 their new Ram trucks actually got an upgrade in the interior
actually got an upgrade in the interior
actually got an upgrade in the interior now it’s not just press release jargon
now it’s not just press release jargon
now it’s not just press release jargon they actually did update their features
they actually did update their features
they actually did update their features and their build quality and the
and their build quality and the
and their build quality and the materials used after playing with the
materials used after playing with the
materials used after playing with the radio and sitting in the seats and
radio and sitting in the seats and
radio and sitting in the seats and really driving this truck for a week I
really driving this truck for a week I
really driving this truck for a week I realized that Dodge really has stepped
realized that Dodge really has stepped
realized that Dodge really has stepped it up in their round lineup and that’s
it up in their round lineup and that’s
it up in their round lineup and that’s great I mean before you kind of had this
great I mean before you kind of had this
great I mean before you kind of had this low-grade truck that really didn’t meet
low-grade truck that really didn’t meet
low-grade truck that really didn’t meet standards but now you actually have a
standards but now you actually have a
standards but now you actually have a luxurious vehicle that can actually do
luxurious vehicle that can actually do
luxurious vehicle that can actually do work and it’s comfortable to drive now
work and it’s comfortable to drive now
work and it’s comfortable to drive now in the middle here you have the
in the middle here you have the
in the middle here you have the touchscreen entertainment system that’s
touchscreen entertainment system that’s
touchscreen entertainment system that’s very similar to the Wrangler in fact
very similar to the Wrangler in fact
very similar to the Wrangler in fact it’s pretty much the same things it’s
it’s pretty much the same things it’s
it’s pretty much the same things it’s all under the Dodge brand you have a
all under the Dodge brand you have a
all under the Dodge brand you have a climate control and you have here your
climate control and you have here your
climate control and you have here your two wheel drive and four wheel drive
two wheel drive and four wheel drive
two wheel drive and four wheel drive lock and auto and four wheel drive low
lock and auto and four wheel drive low
lock and auto and four wheel drive low for towing you also down here have your
for towing you also down here have your
for towing you also down here have your outlet for electricity is for when you
outlet for electricity is for when you
outlet for electricity is for when you tone hook up a back hitch and then on
tone hook up a back hitch and then on
tone hook up a back hitch and then on the steering wheel it’s actually quite
the steering wheel it’s actually quite
the steering wheel it’s actually quite plain and again this is a lot like the
plain and again this is a lot like the
plain and again this is a lot like the Wrangler you have back here your
Wrangler you have back here your
Wrangler you have back here your selection for your volume and your media
selection for your volume and your media
selection for your volume and your media outlet and then on here two very simple
outlet and then on here two very simple
outlet and then on here two very simple buttons that change the displays your
buttons that change the displays your
buttons that change the displays your information in your gauges here now this
information in your gauges here now this
information in your gauges here now this truck is loaded with storage you have a
truck is loaded with storage you have a
truck is loaded with storage you have a bunch of storage in the middle here
bunch of storage in the middle here
bunch of storage in the middle here you’ve got two glove compartments you’ve
you’ve got two glove compartments you’ve
you’ve got two glove compartments you’ve got a bunch of little compartments down
got a bunch of little compartments down
got a bunch of little compartments down here it even has storage in the bed the
here it even has storage in the bed the
here it even has storage in the bed the sides flip up and you can fit tools and
sides flip up and you can fit tools and
sides flip up and you can fit tools and any type of materials that you would
any type of materials that you would
any type of materials that you would need for construction or whatever you’re
need for construction or whatever you’re
need for construction or whatever you’re doing with your pickup and the back seat
doing with your pickup and the back seat
doing with your pickup and the back seat is pretty ginormous because this is a
is pretty ginormous because this is a
is pretty ginormous because this is a crew cab it has four doors which means
crew cab it has four doors which means
crew cab it has four doors which means you can actually fit five full-sized
you can actually fit five full-sized
you can actually fit five full-sized adults in here and the Headroom is great
adults in here and the Headroom is great
adults in here and the Headroom is great the legroom is great I mean it’s a
the legroom is great I mean it’s a
the legroom is great I mean it’s a really massive truck but again you do
really massive truck but again you do
really massive truck but again you do lose on the bedside so if that is enough
lose on the bedside so if that is enough
lose on the bedside so if that is enough shorter so you can’t maybe put in as
shorter so you can’t maybe put in as
shorter so you can’t maybe put in as long material as you want to but you do
long material as you want to but you do
long material as you want to but you do get a full sized backseat which is great
get a full sized backseat which is great
get a full sized backseat which is great as soon as you get behind the wheel of a
as soon as you get behind the wheel of a
as soon as you get behind the wheel of a ram you realize that this really isn’t a
ram you realize that this really isn’t a
ram you realize that this really isn’t a city car it’s a pickup it’s big it’s
city car it’s a pickup it’s big it’s
city car it’s a pickup it’s big it’s heavy and yet this year which is the
heavy and yet this year which is the
heavy and yet this year which is the first time in the segment actually
first time in the segment actually
first time in the segment actually they’ve given it a brand new rear
they’ve given it a brand new rear
they’ve given it a brand new rear suspension it’s a coilover system and
suspension it’s a coilover system and
suspension it’s a coilover system and what it does is it improves the handling
what it does is it improves the handling
what it does is it improves the handling and it makes it kind of feel a bit
and it makes it kind of feel a bit
and it makes it kind of feel a bit better on the road not so tricky not so
better on the road not so tricky not so
better on the road not so tricky not so floaty and again that makes it easier
floaty and again that makes it easier
floaty and again that makes it easier for city driving however what that
for city driving however what that
for city driving however what that doesn’t do is it doesn’t affect the
doesn’t do is it doesn’t affect the
doesn’t do is it doesn’t affect the payload or the tow you still have about
payload or the tow you still have about
payload or the tow you still have about 1,800 pounds of payload and about 9,000
1,800 pounds of payload and about 9,000
1,800 pounds of payload and about 9,000 pounds of towing capability now of
pounds of towing capability now of
pounds of towing capability now of courses Ram has the flagship engine
courses Ram has the flagship engine
courses Ram has the flagship engine which is a 5.7 liter v8 Hemi that pushes
which is a 5.7 liter v8 Hemi that pushes
which is a 5.7 liter v8 Hemi that pushes at about 380 horsepower and about 400
at about 380 horsepower and about 400
at about 380 horsepower and about 400 pound foot of torque that’s really good
pound foot of torque that’s really good
pound foot of torque that’s really good for a truck this size and it’ll get the
for a truck this size and it’ll get the
for a truck this size and it’ll get the job done no matter what you’re trying to
job done no matter what you’re trying to
job done no matter what you’re trying to do
dodj may have had a rough couple of
dodj may have had a rough couple of years but this round is proof of their
years but this round is proof of their
years but this round is proof of their back on the right track with a
back on the right track with a
back on the right track with a high-quality pickup that does the job
high-quality pickup that does the job
high-quality pickup that does the job and looks good well it does it
”
Be First to Comment