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Back on September 7, Allpar was the only outlet to break a story on the preparation of a truck for police use. The truck was, we said, to be sold as a “special service vehicle” rather than as a pursuit truck. Neither Ford nor GM offer a pickup with a specified police package, and there [...]
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The 2012 Ram 1500 today was named the “Best Half-Ton Pickup Truck” by the Canadian Truck King Challenge team. The announcement follows a few days of intensive real world truck evaluations with the focus on fuel consumption and capabilities. The testing included 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) of towing; 1,800 lb (817 kg) of heavy payload [...]
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Sources within Chrysler say that Ram will be preparing a truck for police use, including powertrain changes to make the standard Rams better suited to emergency vehicle duty. While no information is available, it is likely that the engine and transmission cooling would be beefed up, extra wiring added for various add-ons (particularly special lighting), [...]
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Dodge has chosen a name for the stripped-down Ram 1500 that was announced shortly after the hot Ram Tradesman. The new truck, dubbed Ram 1500 Express, strips out most options but throws in the Hemi engine as a standard feature. While the Hemi reportedly costs less to make than the 4.7 V8, it has usually [...]
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The long-rumored Ram Adventurer pickup was just announced by the Ram Truck division people. Aimed at first-time buyers, the truck has not yet actually been named; Adventurer is the code name. The Adventurer is currently planned to have a Hemi V8 engine with 20 mpg highway, at the same price competitors use for their V6 [...]
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