According to Chrysler the 2009 RAM could boast a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency. This can be possible because the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 that powers the 2009 RAM is now more powerful and more efficient.
The new engine delivers 380 hp and a peak torque of 404 lbs-ft and feature an improvement of 5%. The truck’s overall weight was cut by 80 pounds and in this way the pick-up became more aerodynamically efficient.
The 2008 Ram Quad Cab Laramie is powered by a 5.7-liter Hemi gets 15 mpg in the city and 19 mpg on the highway. Raising the highway mileage to 23 mpg on the highway makes it one of the most efficient full-size pickups on the road. Four-by-four models using the 5.7 Hemi typically hit about 17 mpg on the highway.
Chrysler also announced that the company is working on a diesel and two-hybrid versions of the 2009 RAM.
The all new 2009 Dodge Ram, presented in January 2008 at the Detroit Auto Show, is almost there. The first units should be reaching the dealerships in September.
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For all the loyal Dodge Ram fans this truck should be worth the wait. The big 5.7L HEMI engine has been worked on to produce 10% more power (380hp / 404lb) and 4% better gas economy. The truck is packed with 42 clever storage spaces, such as the optional ‘ram boxes’ that act as miniature trunk space located in the rear fenders. Those boxes can be locked and are water proof as well. The interior is coming to a whole new level. With a dual tone instrument panel, featuring hand stitching and the first heated steering wheel in its class. But breaking through technology is located behind the rear wheels. The 2009 Ram will be the first pickup to receive coil over suspension. This technology is supposed to bring the Ram to another level in comfort and handling without altering its legendary capability.
We can’t wait to see if it is as good as they say it is, but it surely looks good.
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Emerging from a herd of 120 long horn cattle driven by 10 cowboys on horseback down Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit today, the all-new 2009 Dodge Ram made its debut at the 2008 North American International Auto Show.
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They did it ! They did bring bulls in the street of Detroit, right in downtown for the presentation of the new dodge ram pickup trucks. Heliopters in the air, camera guys on roof tops and crowd lined up as if it was 4th of july.
Chryler / Dodge Top Executives
Posing proud in front of their new baby
The truck is nice and clean, for more info about that check our review here.
For the bullish presentation, check below:
Over the week-end, a picture of what was thought to be the new Dodge Ram surfaced on the internet, first on a Dodge forum site and then more broadly.
Dodge has now given up and posted that picture on its own site, ending speculation and confirming that this is the new 2008 Dodge Ram pick-up.
The restyled truck has a much sleeker look than the Ram it replaces and, for that matter, than its competitors. Eschewing the chunky look that the Ram originally pioneered and others, (...)
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It has become something of a tradition at the North American Auto Show for automakers, particularly Chrysler, to do something spectacular to introduce and all-new model, such as driving a
Jeep up the stairs and through a glass wall back in 1992.
Well, this January the folks at Chrysler, LLC want to introduce the
Dodge Ram at the show, which is at Cobo Hall in Detroit. But, they want to do something that leads up to Cobo.
They want to drive a heard of cattle down Jefferson (..
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"Built for towing," the Dodge Ram BFT is also one "big fast truck." Designed to be the "ultimate" workhorse, the vehicle will appeal to the hardcore truck buyer. And there’s one thing the heavy-duty trucker can never get enough of: a bigger box.
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At the Texas State Fair today, Dodge will introduce the new Resistol Edition 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie Mega Cab, the most distinctive model in the 2008 Dodge Ram
Mega Cab lineup. The new truck arrives early next year and will come standard with a Resistol Black Gold 20X felt cowboy hat – Resistol’s number-one selling felt hat for more than 25 years
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Diesel engine saves you money on fuel. The question is by how much? A normal gas fueled Dodge Ram 1500 pickup can on average can get about 15mpg city and 19mpg on highway. A Diesel fueled 1500 pickup can get about 19.5mpg city and almost 25mpg on highway. Diesel engines could save you money, and help out the environment.
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