Quick Drive: 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport R/T 4x2 - Winding Road Magazine
The “performance truck” is in keeping with the general drift of pickup trucks sold in the US in the Swiss Army Knife direction. Change up the list to: commute comfortably to work, pick up a plasma TV from Best Buy, haul kitchen cabinets home, and deliver some semblance of quickness and responsiveness while doing it all and you get various sport trucks like the Toyota... In the case of the Ram, the give up is that this is a regular cab pickup. The other trucks in this class generally give up on interior space too, being extended cab vehicles (though the Raptor has been released as a Crew Cab for 2011). The idea is to trade interior space for a shorter, more responsive wheelbase. In the case of the Ram, for example, the wheelbase of the R/T is 120. 5 inches, while a Crew Cab 1500 has a wheelbase of 140. 5 inches. In my week with the Ram 1500 R/T, I was impressed with the combination of relatively quick and direct steering and a willingness to turn-in. Of course, the Nissan Titan is decently responsive too, so to put the Ram in context it is good but no world-beater among full-size trucks. Source: www.windingroad.com
