Even purely visually the Ram 1500 is a very big thing
Clear edge: The design of the Ram 1500 is inspired by American locomotives and trucks.
It’s not just the sheer size, which can be an eye-catcher of this automobile. It is also the characteristic locomotives design: The front with the monstrous radiator grill and the stage recessed spotlights we owe the idea of the former Dodge chief designer Phillip E. Payne, who was inspired by the appearance of American trucks and locomotives. Even Europeans attracts the Ram into its spell.
However, unlike the Americans, we have with him a technical problem: fat, thirsty V8 or heavy diesel , requiring a heavy-duty suspension. This dilemma is now complete. For now there is an additional motor, ideal for Europe: the 3.0 turbo diesel from the Jeep Grand Cherokee .
The supplied provided by VM from Italy V six-cylinder weighs only 20 kilos more than the V8 petrol, can therefore be used on the same chassis as the gasoline engine and thus remains despite 790 kg payload easily under the 3.5 tonne limit.