Next Gen Ram, Leaving big rig look?

mohemipar · Jun 26, 2017

https://www.allpar.com/news/2017/06/ram-leaving-big-rig-look-behind-38102

A new article on Allpar speculates Ram may be changing its long time drop fender big rig styling. What do you guys think of the photos?

I for one am hoping they continue with the drop fender design. It is the only thing keeping the Ram unique. Everytime I look at my 2500 the design strikes me as the best looking truck since the vintage trucks of the past. Really hoping Ram doesnt mess it up.

SportyJames · Jun 26, 2017

IMO, those photos remind me a larger Dakota.

BAMF · Jun 26, 2017

I sure hope not.... I love the style of the current Ram

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Ken226 · Jun 26, 2017

It'll really help the used ram market and keep our resale value up.

sticknstring · Jun 26, 2017

SportyJames said:
IMO, those photos remind me a larger Dakota.

When I bought my new ram this year they told me they were bringing back the Dakota. So maybe it is.

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Devin1349 · Jun 26, 2017

I think it might be the new idea of a re made Dakota, kinda like chevy colorado's new look and size, with that being said the mid-size truck game could come to be the new big fight of the truck industry with the colorado new design with a possible new Dakota and that leads me to think ford could bring back the Ranger, open the mid-size market along with a new Design of the Full-size Ram trucks to give them the extra sales in the new 5th gen so we will see what comes in the future. MID-SIZE TRUCK WAR!!!!!!

GIJoe2010 · Jun 26, 2017

2019 Ram 1500 pickup trucks (DT): What we see coming down the line

If you look about 1/4-1/3 down the page you can see the front and rear in a darkened/shadowed pic. The front reminds me more of the current Durango than the Dakota.

Devin1349 · Jun 26, 2017

GIJoe2010 said:
2019 Ram 1500 pickup trucks (DT): What we see coming down the line

If you look about 1/4-1/3 down the page you can see the front and rear in a darkened/shadowed pic. The front reminds me more of the current Durango than the Dakota.

The idea that there will be a twin turbo V6 to replace the Hemi in my opinion is not a very sound idea for sales just for the fact that the Hemi is a mopar iconic symbol of owning a Dodge or a Ram even if the numbers are there. the sales will go down due to the idea of buying a V6 over a V8 Hemi.

mohemipar · Jun 26, 2017

FCA would be wise to enter the midsized market and with a new Ford Ranger coming they pretty much have to or they will be losing out big time. They also should be building the Ram TRX to eat that pesky little Raptor.

The truck in the pics could also be a mish mash of upcoming Ram full and midsize components.

mohemipar · Jun 26, 2017

Devin1349 said:
The idea that there will be a twin turbo V6 to replace the Hemi in my opinion is not a very sound idea for sales just for the fact that the Hemi is a mopar iconic symbol of owning a Dodge or a Ram even if the numbers are there. the sales will go down due to the idea of buying a V6 over a V8 Hemi.

I agree the Hemi name should live on. It is part of the brand. No matter what they do they should give a new motor a hemi-head to preserve the name.

I think FCA should have had Cummins build them a diesel for the 1500 trucks. That would prob sell like hotcakes.

Devin1349 · Jun 26, 2017

One thing I was really hoping for was a Redesigned 1500 that could handle the 5.0 Cummins. now that is something I would buy over a new V6. the new ford Ranger is a little too...nissan looking to me so hopefully Ram can engineer a better "truck looking" dakota and they can throw that new twin turbo V6 in that instead of the 1500.

JimsRamTruck2012 · Jun 26, 2017

Really? Whatever happened to a truck looking like a truck? :jawdrop:

crash68 · Jun 26, 2017

mohemipar said:
I think FCA should have had Cummins build them a diesel for the 1500 trucks. That would prob sell like hotcakes.

Devin1349 said:
One thing I was really hoping for was a Redesigned 1500 that could handle the 5.0 Cummins. now that is something I would buy over a new V6.

Ram had the opportunity but passed as it doesn't get the fuel economy numbers that the EcoD is capable of. Nissan is touting it as an in between 1/2 & 3/4 ton truck but it cost almost as much as the 3/4 CTD.

Where Dodge missed the boat was with Detroit Diesel 4.0L DELTA engine, back then they didn't think anyone would be interested in buying a 1/2 ton diesel.

If it was possible, have Cummins lighten and scale down the current 6.7 for the 1500.
With FCA owning VM Motori, any diesel for the 1500 will most likely be built in house.

Devin1349 · Jun 26, 2017

JimsRamTruck2012 said:
Really? Whatever happened to a truck looking like a truck?

lol, the reason i say that is when you google the new idea of the dakota it looks like a honda ridgeline and we all know how that turned out.
I'm really hoping they make the dakota for the purpose of having V6's and leave the V8 to the full size.

Devin1349 · Jun 26, 2017

crash68 said:
Ram had the opportunity but passed as it doesn't get the fuel economy numbers that the EcoD is capable of. Nissan is touting it as an in between 1/2 & 3/4 ton truck but it cost almost as much as the 3/4 CTD.

Where Dodge missed the boat was with Detroit Diesel 4.0L DELTA engine, back then they didn't think anyone would be interested in buying a 1/2 ton diesel.

If it was possible, have Cummins lighten and scale down the current 6.7 for the 1500.
With FCA owning VM Motori, any diesel for the 1500 will most likely be built in house.

Well with the whole fiasco with the ecodiesel hopefully Ram can come to some sort of agreement with cummins to redisign the 1500 to hold up the 5.0 Cummins why let nissan and toyota who are just fanboys of the cummins :flipthebird:

, when dodge and Ram are the true blue buyers if that makes any sense. this is just stirring in my brain with ideas I wish someone who worked for FCA was reading this.

pgr1990 · Jun 26, 2017

Rams the only truck left that actually looks like a truck.. and unfortunately the way the auto industry is evolving is in the way of lighter materials and smaller engines matched with forced induction for the same performance with better fuel efficiency. Which means the extinction of big V8's is coming and we are all going to live to see it.

It would be a real tragedy if Ram tries to go all super modern and high tech in their redesign like Ford did with the latest F150 because my appeal to buy a Ram stemmed from its more traditional truck look.

I don't see FCA pulling the plug on the Ecodiesel motor anytime soon to replace it with a Cummins so I wouldn't bank on that. FCA owns VM which means their cost to build the power plants is much cheaper than to sub out to Cummins. That paired with the notion that they are going to probably "fix" the Ecodiesels emissions with a software update and the sales they have made from the Ecodiesel wouldn't make sense for them to drop the engine out of their lineup.

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Rzrman328 · Jun 26, 2017

More reason to keep my ram.

huntergreen · Jun 26, 2017

mohemipar said:
FCA would be wise to enter the midsized market and with a new Ford Ranger coming they pretty much have to or they will be losing out big time. They also should be building the Ram TRX to eat that pesky little Raptor.

The truck in the pics could also be a mish mash of upcoming Ram full and midsize components.

They are with a jeep pick up.

coobie · Jun 26, 2017

JimsRamTruck2012 said:
Really? Whatever happened to a truck looking like a truck?

Sad to say most folks want trucks to be grocery getters NOT real trucks. :3639243774_5f528137

adrianp89 · Jun 27, 2017

The new Limited is about exactly everything I want - CarPlay + Sporthood + Suede headliner. Hope I can find one cheap when the new body style comes out.

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