2009 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Crew Cab 4x4 - Long-Term Road Test - Car and Driver
Our long-term 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup is an excellent case in point. The Hemi’s potent throb provided an agreeable accompaniment to the various missions we found for this big boy during its 11-month tour at C/D. There were many of these, ranging from around-town furniture schleppage to cross-continent hauling,... Although fuel economy suffered with anything attached to the hitch—12 mpg or less was the norm—the Ram otherwise excelled at towing, inspiring numerous logbook entries of the “hell-of-a-truck” variety. That was the bottom line on this long-term test. Following the Ram’s first-place finish in our most recent Big Three pickup comparo , we requested a similar truck for long-term evaluation. It’s one thing to prevail in a three-day ramble through Texas (where the then-new Ram drew appreciative stares and queries, no mean feat in a land where pickups outnumber women). Pricing for 2009 half-ton (1500 series) Rams started at $22,420. That got you a basic standard-cab model with rear-wheel drive and a 3. 7-liter V-6 engine. The base price for our test truck—crew cab, four-wheel drive, mid-level SLT trim—was $36,000. To that we added. Source: www.caranddriver.com
