Pickup Review: 2015 Ram 1500 Hemi Black Sport CrewCab - Driving
As you can see, my tester this week is a big truck. As a guy used to low, lithe sports cars punctuated only by almost as low sporty luxury sedans, it’s a bit of a shock to the system. Contrary to all those why-does-anyone-buy-a-pickup exposes written by cynics already determined to decry the unwarranted popularity of pickup trucks, I actually enjoyed my 1,500 kilometres in this monster (to me, at least) truck. But otherwise, I quite enjoyed my time driving above (quite literally) my station. Normally, even in the most hedonistic of luxury sedans, I stop once or twice on the four-hour trek to see my parents, the ants in my pants usually getting the better of whatever hurried deadline I’m trying to beat. I’m not sure whether it was because the big Ram was so comfortable or I was just trying to see how far one can really go on one 82-litre tank of gas, but I did the entire 400+ kilometre North York-to-Kanata trial-by traffic in one straight shot. There’s also nothing “truckish” about the seating position with little to distinguish the Ram from, say, a Caravan, save about a foot and a half more ground clearance. There is also, in a fully loaded Black Sport model at least, no lack of amenities, my tester getting the full UConnect experience (excellent user interface), Alpine audio system and an ease of. Source: driving.ca
