- In October of 1980,
the Dodge Motor Company announced it was retiring
it's ever successful D series pickup truck.
In its place, the bold new rebadged little brother,
the Dodge Ram.
Over the next few decades,
the Ram pickup would undergo several changes,
both visibly and mechanically.
Fast forward to 2019, however,
and Dodge made waves in the automotive market
by dropping an absolute bombshell of a truck.
I'm Dustin of Custom Offsets
and today we're gonna be sweeping the headlights back,
loading the bed up and just finding out what's the hut
with the fifth-gen Ram.
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When it comes to domestic pickup trucks,
Ram has always had a seat at the table with the big three.
From the square and boxy W series to the iconic cross grill
of the second and third gen pickups,
Dodge has always done a fantastic job with their trucks.
The fourth gen though it needed a bit of a reboot.
I mean, after all Dodge has run them mostly unchanged
for almost a decade.
While the truck had seen great success over that decade,
we would be lying if we said that the design
wasn't a bit tired and dated towards the end.
Good news though, Ram listened.
Introduced at the North American International Auto Show
in Detroit in 2018, Ram dropped a massive rework
on their pickup trucks by launching the fifth gen.
This new redesign featured
a more aerodynamic exterior design,
full LED headlights in certain trims
and either black or chrome bumpers.
All the grills now feature the big Ram lettering,
which you guys have come to love,
which was only previously available on higher trim packages.
Also new for this generation, Ram only offered these trucks
in a quad cab four door, which to your average Joe
is known as an extended cab
or a four door crew cab configuration.
Sorry, regular cab fans,
Ram discontinued this configuration
simply because there was low sales.
When it comes to power plants,
the fifth gen Ram delivers.
It offers a whole fleet of engine options to fit your needs.
At the bottom of the spectrum is the 3.0 liter eco diesel,
which is perfect for those guys
that are putting tons of miles on their pickups annually.
This is actually the same eco diesel that's coming
in both the Gladiator and the Wranglers.
On the other end of the spectrum, in true Ram fashion,
is the unadulterated 5.7 liter Hemi V8,
which makes 395 horsepower and 410 foot pounds of torque,
which is unchanged from the fourth gen trucks.
In addition, all of these engine options
are available with what Dodge calls
their E-Torque Mild Hybrid System,
which is just a really fancy way of saying
it has a hybrid assistant system
that helps give the truck both better fuel economy
and an increase in the towing capacity.
All engines are made into
an eight-speed automatic transmission
and can be had in either the two-wheel drive
or four-wheel drive configurations.
The biggest change to the fifth gen trucks
is the massive overhaul that the interiors got.
When it comes to interiors, they kind of got it going on.
Their mid-level speaker system is made by Alpine,
which is no slouch,
with Harman Kardon being on the top tier of their package.
Oh yeah, and their top tier, it has 19 fricking speakers.
It's dubbed as the highest end factory audio system
ever installed in a full-sized truck.
Additionally, the newly redesigned interior
promised to offer more head and leg room.
Also promised to contain the most genuine leather used
in any full-sized truck, which it did.
On top of all that, the limited trim features
a ton more stitched leather bits on the interior
and is dubbed as
the most luxurious full size pickup available in its class.
Bold statements by Ram, but to be honest with you,
they're absolutely correct.
When it comes down to it,
the fifth gen Ram interiors simply cannot be beat.
They come with a 12-inch touchscreen.
That's a whole (beep) iPad in the dash.
All of this is neat and all,
but I'm sure at least one of you is wondering
how big a wheels and tires can I put on it?
Good news for you, Ram has always had a great knack
for stuffing entirely too large a wheels and tires
into their wheel wells,
and the fifth gen is no exception to that rule.
With something as simple as a leveling kit,
you can clear 33s and with a little trimming,
you can even stuff a 35 on a 12 wide in there.
Add a lift kit and suddenly 37s aren't that hard to attain.
In fact, we actually just did a top five suspension video
on these trucks, which you could find right here.
Plus, with a wide array of color options from the factory,
you should have no problem finding a wheel choice
that looks absolutely prime on your truck.
What do you guys think about the fifth gen Ram?
Do you love it? Do you hate it?
Let us know down in the comments section below
and as always wheels, tires, suspension, custom offsets.com.
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