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Future Vehicles 2008 Dodge Rampage!
40 messages, Last post on Feb 21, 2007 at 7:05 PM
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Changes that MUST be made to Dodge Dakota: 1. Change the name of the Dakota to Rampage! 2. Change the front end to the Rampage front end 3. Make 20" wheels available 4. Make Hemi available (But have 400+HP, 6.1 Hemi, available for the Ram when it gets redesigned around 2009!) 5. Stow and Go rear seats, with a power rear window, or removable, door action rear cab wall available. 3.5 V6 (250HP), or Hemi power (drop the outdated 4.7 V8). Toyota's Tacoma would be sweatin' bullets! DrFill
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Replying to: drfill (Mar 13, 2006 11:09 am) So please don't compare this to any other truck on the market....thisa is in a class of its own |
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| Is the Hemi really needed if this goes into production. Especially if its front wheel drive.. How much power will this thing need. I would hope they would like to keep the price down.... | |
the sliding doors in the back have to go, they make it seem like a van, also make a smaller engine or get 4WD, the front end needs to be changed, and the lights on it rite now will never be on the production line, it will be cheap lights instead, these are only for show, the ridgeline is the same thing, and it has better features than the rampage, so, this may be better than the tocoma, but it will not beat the features of some other trucks
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Replying to: gugimann (Mar 15, 2006 4:56 am) i read an article that most trucks will go to sto and go seating in the next few years... |
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Have a V6, FWD model. And a Hemi, AWD model. DrFill |
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i agree with u bubbahotep, they should put in suicide doors, the ridgeline wont go down in price though, they r leaving it high becuz of what is in it, so, i think that the rampage will also be in the low 30's, i also dont like the idea of the stow and go seating on trucks, if someone needs to put anything into a truck, they can just put the seats up to make room, DrFill, thats the best idea ive heard today, make more than one type of an engine, this truck deoesnt seem like its gonna be made for off road, just seems like a family truck, do u think that they will have a two door model also? |
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Does anyone think that the rampage will replace the Dakota ? If it goes into production, I was hoping the size would be somewhere between the Dakota and Ram. Also, how long does it take for Dodge to decide if they will make this go into production, 2-3 years ?? |
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1. If they release this before Ford can fix the Ranger, the Ranger is done! 2. The Dakota has no buzz, no press, and is off the radar screen, passed by vehicles like Nissan Frontier. If Frontier can pass you, you need a major overhaul of how you compete in that class. 3. If the Ridgeline had a halfway conventional look, or if Honda had any type of truck pedigree, it would outsell vehicles like Frontier. 4. The Ram will have to get more powerful when it is redesigned, and I doubt the 5.7 Hemi will be retired anytime soon, so why not use it to revitalize a dying vehicle in your truck stable? They have the 6.1 they can use for the next Ram. 5. Having driven the Ram, forget it's styling, if they can give it a great "lead-in" vehicle, they will have a Dodge Truck buyer for a long time, once in the fold. I don't see a downside to changing the name, adding the Hemi, or even making it a soft-roader. They are on the right path, and can take huge chunks from clearly inferior trucks like Colorado and Ranger. DrFill |
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Heres my situation... 33 years old. wife is 8 months pregnant just bought a house 3 months ago... Sounds like I need a mini-van , right ?? WRONG!!!! --I don't want a car cuz I'm tired of driving on the highway and not being able to see whats going on. --But I don't want a gas hog either - (300 miles a week) --I run to the hardware store very often considering I just bought a house and never have room to haul anything back home.... -- I don't plan on going off-road anymore . Been there, done that. -- I need something that has easy access to a baby seat and the rear seating. -- And....I want something cool. I may be in my early thirties, but I'm far from dead and shouldn't have to be tied down to mini-van life.... I probably wouldn't have said this ten years ago, but this whole concept of a family truck is for me !
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