Review: 2013 Ram 1500 Sport Crew Cab 4x4 - LeftLane News
The latest Ram 1500 is one of the stoutest offerings from any of the manufacturers involved in real life "truck wars. Having already checked out the new V6-powered Ram 1500, we decided to see how the company's new eight-speed automatic gearbox mates up to its carried-over yeah, it's got a Hemi V8 engine. What is it. . The Ram 1500 is part of the Dodge spinoff division that now exclusively handles trucks. Available from no-frills Tradesman model work truck through Laramie Longhorn trim with everything but a kitchen sink, ours was the mid-level Sport model with the popular Crew Cab body configuration and four-wheel-drive. To save fuel, it includes cylinder shutoff technology that can power down four cylinders for increased efficiency during highway cruising. The Hemi is newly mated to an optional eight-speed TorqueFlite automatic gearbox, whose two additional cogs and software programming contribute to fuel savings. Finally, to save fuel, the Ram hunkers down half an inch at highway speeds. You have to give the Ram fuel economy engineers props: They are going to achieve better mpg an ounce at a time, if that's what it takes. Source: www.leftlanenews.com
