Nevermind, I found it. It's the ProMaster vans (Fiat vans with Ram noses). Will be interesting to see what they look like.FreeLantz said:The "Tradesman" cargo vans have been showing up for a while now.
What Ram Commercial model is debuting tomorrow in Chicago? On the Chrysler Communications Facebook page there is a post about a press conference to be held.
Agreed. We'll be buzzing here at least. If the grille is the only change, you see a negative reaction from myself, Norm and others for sure. If they really changed the nose, we'll see what commentary we get. See how much they managed to polish it.FreeLantz said:Nevermind, I found it. It's the ProMaster vans (Fiat vans with Ram noses). Will be interesting to see what they look like.
Very minor change, mostly in the grille area, crosshatch.bumonbox said:Agreed. We'll be buzzing here at least. If the grille is the only change, you see a negative reaction from myself, Norm and others for sure. If they really changed the nose, we'll see what commentary we get. See how much they managed to polish it.
Don't be mad - it's just that it's now "officially official."Jeepnut said:Really? I noted this change on September 20 2012.
http://www.allpar.com/forums/topic/145909-ram-promaster/page-3
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The one time I have some info that might lead to a news story and its crickets but let someone else mention it and its breaking news almost 5 months later. Where's the angry face emoticon.
Oh and the Ram C/V is sold against the Ford Transit Connect not the Transit. The Transit doesn't go on sale here for a few months.
Now that I see the pics... Well, that's just royally disappointing. It's just when you keep saying things like modified exterior to fit american tastes, then just slap a new grille on it, it's almost insulting. Now mind you, I get that it would cost money to make necessary changes, but it seriously bugs me they kept using that refrain, and it's discouraging in terms of my confidence in them. A new grille does not qualify as revising an exterior to meet American tastes. It's just quite absurd.oh2o said:Very minor change, mostly in the grille area, crosshatch.
Those headlights make the front end look like it has devil's horns.TWX said:TWX, on 07 Feb 2013 - 10:06, said:
I don't like the look of the Ducato-rebumpered Ram Van either. I think that they should blank out the current headlight placement and put the headlights down next to the grille. They don't even have to go as radical as the Ram's truck's front end, but they can certainly go closer to the minivan...
"The M40 automated manual gearbox, standard with the diesel, is a manual at its core but an electro-hydraulic actuation system completes gearshifts and clutch functions. Manual shift-lever inputs can be used instead. Road-bend detection prevents gearshifts in winding curves and shift logic adjusts according to grade steepness. This transmission provides not only more efficiency (due to the mechanical linkage, instead of a hydraulic linkage), but also a wider range, with a lower first gear and higher top gear, aiding both acceleration and cruising efficiency. It is a single-clutch unit with a hydraulic release."Seagondollar said:On the diesel Promaster: http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2013/02/ram-promaster-world-van-unveiled, what do they mean by "a six-speed automatically-shifted manual transmission"?
Is that a dual clutch manual, or what?
Do you mean they ( the headlights) are different than the pictures at Motor Trend?marlon_jbt said:Headlight assemblies are more "Ram" ish... squared off inside.