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20 messages, Last post on Sep 26, 2009 at 10:49 AM
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List of Needs: 1. 6-speed Auto 2. Rampage Stling (Not Nitro), or is it "Notro"? 3. 4.0 V6, 275HP 4. 400Hp 6.1 Hemi 5. Small Cummins Diesel 6. 10k towing, with better frame. Feel free to compare to the 2009 Ford F-150! They need similar stats to compete. DrFill
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http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/future/dodge/09ram0120070203.html Here's hoping it knocks off the Rampage style! I'm sold on that. DrFill |
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Replying to: drfill (Feb 19, 2007 4:16 am) A six-speed automatic based on the current 545RFE will probably be available later in 2007. Dodge has been field testing it for over four years. I'm not sure I see any sense to a 275 HP V-6. Dodge will make available a 290 HP 4.7 V-8 in 2008. A larger Hemi appears to be in the offering for the RAM, but rumor is that it won't be a 6.1. It will likely be at or near 400 HP. I would add, however, that by the time the 2009s are here the horsepower race may be coming to a close and the various manufacturers may wish they had LESS horsepower in their stables. Regards, Dusty |
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But allpar.com says the 4.0 in the Nitro will be the base engine, and stepped-up to 270-275HP. 250-280 will probably be the cost of entry into this class, as Toyota has a 270HPV6, and Ford has built the 3.5. Nissan should put the legendary VQ 3.5 into the nest Titan. Manufacturers will need to compete with the 5.3 in the Chevy, at 315HP, as the top core engine. Dodge might continue with the 5.7 Hemi as well, as their core engine, and the 6.1 as the top. HP sells, and the benchmarks have been set. DrFill
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Replying to: drfill (Feb 20, 2007 8:58 am) So, if the 4.0 V6 can generate enough grunt to be a reasonable base engine, they can offer the Hemi for the "wanna go fast" crowd, and the new Cummins for the "I need to work" crowd. Makes ordering and production simple... how to you tell a GM customer to choose from the 4.3 V6, the 4.8 V8, three different 5.3s, the 6.0, and the 6.2? kcram - Pickups Host |
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Replying to: kcram (Feb 20, 2007 10:58 pm)  Rocky
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Replying to: kcram (Feb 20, 2007 10:58 pm) At what point is there enough, or a better question, too much horsepower. The critters in Congress are starting to look at all of the LD truck manufacturers with some disdain as they feel that they are responsible for our energy crisis. Now you and I know that's not true, but you also know that the specter of the "big" SUV and truck has drawn negative attention. Look at what's happened to the LD pick-up segment in the past twenty-years. Yes, a lot more horsepower, better appointments, more refinement, luxury, and...higher prices and worse fuel consumption. There's such a concentration on 0-60 times that with each year it seems someone has to out-do the other. We have a mixture of engines in our current Ford and Dodge fleets and you know, a six-cylinder F150 will do the same work for us as one with a 4.6. Yes, I know the bigger engine raises the GVW rating and towing, but for the vast majority of our trucks the sixes do fine. There's a local roofing company around here that has an aging fleet of six-cylinder RAMs. I've seen these things loaded so much that I'm sure the frame snubbers were resting on the top of the rear axle. I know this fellow and he claims that his total vehicle operating costs were reduced when he went to smaller engine trucks. And they do the job. Yep, they take a little longer to get there, but they get there. LD pick-ups are the current fancy of many American drivers who will never tax their vehicles full capabilities. I'm not criticizing choice here, I'm all for it. But for fleet buyers try to buy a bare bones work truck nowadays, or...try to buy one under $30k. Best regards, Dusty
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Replying to: dustyk (Feb 25, 2007 10:49 am)
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Replying to: kcram (Feb 25, 2007 4:53 pm) I'm looking forward to seeing the new 1500 diesel. While Ford and GM are trying to out do each other (and Nissan, Toyota) in price and features, people forget that there's still a serious commercial truck market out there. I'm being told that since the introduction of the new Dodge commercial upfitted chassis, the orders have been brisk and the Chevy and Ford chassis cabs are pretty stagnant. How many miles do you have on your Cummins? Best regards, Dusty |
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