we're here in the northwestern part of arizona where we're getting a chance to
drive the all-new 2015 RAM rebel now this truck is going to slot right in the
middle between the entry-level tradesmen and top-of-the-line layer me limited and
it's supposed to be their most off-road capable half-ton ramp
let's take a closer look at the details and then we'll tell you what we think as
with any off-road capable vehicle everything starts underneath this
package is no different
heavy-duty front skid plate underneath the front axle and the transfer case for
corner standard air suspension that allows almost two-and-a-half inches of
travel from full extension and full off-road mode to an arrow mode' for
better fuel economy on the road also uniquely cute bilstein shocks monotube
shocks designed specifically for fast reactions in high speed and low speed
off-road situations but maybe the key here a very excellent off-road tire
choice
toyo tire open country all terrain tires good aggressive tread but not too noisy
when you're driving on the street to their credit ram gave us an opportunity
to go to a local off-road vehicle park and just beat the snot out of these
trucks which is a lot of fun lot of work to do is a lot of steep hill climbs and
a lot of very loose volcanic terrain that we got a chance to go on very
similar to loose and so we got to see a lot of traction control system working
and also how much traction these tires are going to give and a pluses all
around for a turn for the first time off road package for ram we think this is a
great a great package not as aggressive or as as sophisticated as something like
a raptor or even a powerwagon but for a mid-level half-ton ram pickup truck
we think this is spot-on for what a lot of people are going to want for their
camping adventures or just exploring the backcountry near their local home
on road control is very well done and balance very comfortable I don't feel
any head toss suspension and the shock seem to do a very good job of keeping
everything under control which is good this is an off-road capable vehicle you
expect to feel some kind of penalty or trade-off that you have to endure but
not so here I like the handling the steering seems very comfortable
everything feels like a very normal and comfortable half-ton pickup truck the
wheel and tire combination seems especially well done not too noisy when
you're on the road and still gives you great traction when your offer and looks
pretty good too
inside ram has done a great job of making this a completely unique interior
just for the RAM rebel wonderful red anodized accents on the interior both
the center console on the dash and in the door
also every time you start up the truck you get the rebel named in your
information center you get completely unique floor mats for the RAM rebel and
probably our favorite feature on the RAM rebel are the seats they're completely
unique you won't find him in any other truck and they have the special detail
of having the actual tire treads of the tires on this truck embedded into the
seat we think that's pretty cool for one final note we think customers are really
going to like the fact the ram is letting them make a lot of choices here
with or without ran box v6 or v8 and also five different unique paint colors
and you can get into toe but we're not exactly sure how customers are going to
warm up to the new unique grille design or the huge ram name on the tailgate
we're going to have to wait and see on that for right now pricing won't be
released on this truck until closer to when it goes on sale the end of june and
beginning of july but for more information about this pickup truck or
any other pickup truck sold in the u.s. go to pick up trucks . com
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