The Ram 1500 offers a variety of models for customer who rely their trucks for work and play.
"The Ram 1500 lineup has a truck for everyone," said Fred Diaz, Ram Truck President and CEO and Head of National Sales - Chrysler Group LLC. "From the value priced Tradesman with a standard V-8 to the loaded Laramie Longhorn, Ram Truck brand will continue to answer our customers' needs with products that hit high marks for durability, innovation and appearance."
See what's new about the 2012 Ram 1500:
New Tradesman HD with an 11,500-pound maximum trailer rating, 3,100-pound payload and 17,500-pound gross combined weight rating (GCWR) tops all half-ton pickups in the market
New Ram 1500 Mossy Oak® Edition model that further extends the multi-tiered relationship between the Ram Truck brand and America's top camouflage brand
Ram Express popularity leads to expansion of the model to Crew Cab and Quad Cab
Industry-first RamBox cargo management system includes versatile, weatherproof, lockable, illuminated and drainable storage bins built into bed rails now available for Quad/Crew Cab and short bed Reg Cab (two bed sizes)
Pickup bed divider/2-foot bed extender; and cargo rail system with four sliding, adjustable cleats
RamBox bins hold up to 140 12-ounce beverages, or other gear for work or leisure
New six-speed automatic transmission calibration with Electronic Range Select (ERS)
New steering wheel with cruise control buttons
New 2012 colors: Black Clear Coat, Deep Cherry Red, Deep Molten Red, Sagebrush, True Blue Pearl and Tequila Sunrise
Eleven Ram 1500 models, Tradesman, Express, Outdoorsman, ST, SLT, Sport, Sport R/T, Lone Star, Big Horn, Laramie and Laramie Longhorn
Factory spray-in bed liner available on all models
Exclusive-in-segment coil-spring, multilink rear suspension fitted to a solid rear axle provides ride and handling capabilities unexpected in a pickup truck
Best-in-class aerodynamics - an estimated .419 Cd
5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 provides more horsepower (390 hp), torque (407 lb.-ft.) and 20 mpg
Shockingly fast performance: 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds (R/T model)
First-in-segment "store in the floor" storage bins with removable liners, big enough for ten 12-ounce beverages and ice
First-in-segment heated and ventilated front seats
Heated rear seats also available
First-in-segment surround-sound audio system
More than 30 safety features, including standard four-wheel Anti-lock Brake System and Electronic Stability Control with Hill Start Assist and Trailer Sway Control
Unsurpassed powertrain limited warranty: 5 years/100,000 miles