2013 Ram 1500 Debuts in New York with 305HP V6, and 8-Speed Auto for Both V6 and V8 Models

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/2013-ram-1500-debuts-in-new-york-with.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727918216706338034" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eflUZ2naCrw/T35Y3U423HI/AAAAAAAHR60/CnecPzqk6O0/s800/2013-RAM-1500-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/carscoop-to-z-guide-to-2012-new-york.html">New York Auto Show</a> hosted the world premiere of the meaningfully updated 2013 Ram 1500 pickup truck that brings a raft of improvements, the most important of which are the presentation of a new Pentastar V6, an eight-speed automatic transmission, a freshened up interior and several fuel saving technologies such as the stop-start system. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We'll start our tour of the 2013 Ram 1500 with the new 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine that's rated at 305HP and 269 lb.-ft. of torque, delivering 42 percent more horsepower, 13 percent more torque and at least 20 percent better fuel economy over the outgoing 3.7-liter V6. </span> </p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1fgl1fNcemA/T32nY5dhf8I/AAAAAAAHQ_M/L_nFi-xFckk/s1600/2013-Ram-1500-Pentastar-V6-46.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727918347268489154" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1fgl1fNcemA/T32nY5dhf8I/AAAAAAAHQ_M/L_nFi-xFckk/s200/2013-Ram-1500-Pentastar-V6-46.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); width: 92px; height: 136px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The new V6 is mated to a standard eight-speed automatic transmission dubbed TorqueFlite 8 that replaces the older V6's four-speed auto. The new 8sp automatic will also be available next year on the tweaked 5.7-liter V8 HEMI that delivers an additional 5HP for a new total of 395HP. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">All 1500s equipped with the 8-speed unit ditch the column or floor shifters for a new rotary knob placed on the right-hand side of the center console. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/2013-ram-1500-debuts-in-new-york-with.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Ram Joins Chevy in Smacking Around the Ford F-150 with a New Commercial

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/ram-joins-chevy-and-smacks-ford-f-150.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712425957998343682" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gDPk_kxFiNQ/T0adJKA2NgI/AAAAAAAGySw/wXh62jExraM/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">You'll most likely remember <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/chevy-takes-stab-at-ford-with-its-new.html">Chevrolet's recent Super Bowl XLVI ad</a> on the Silverado where it made fun of "Dave" who didn't make it to the rendezvous point with his friends after a post-apocalyptic catastrophe because he was driving a Ford F-150. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">General Motors' move to take a swipe at the F-150 has found a follower as the Chrysler Group's Ram Trucks division has launched its own commercial poking some fun at the Ford pickup truck. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The ad starts by showing the Ram truck with a deep voice (doesn't it remind you of the garbled voices shouting "they took our jobs" in South Park?) in the background asking this question:</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> "What would happen if you were to take away 30-horsepower from a Ram 1500, remove 27 foot pounds of torque and subtract 40,000 miles from its powertrain limited warranty?" The same voice answers: "Well, you'd end up with a Ford F-150."</span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/ram-joins-chevy-and-smacks-ford-f-150.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Meet Optimus, a Monstrous Dodge Ram 3500 Truck with 1,200HP and Over 2,000 lb-ft

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/meet-optimus-monstrous-dodge-ram-3500.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703898483528627938" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kjIumplclH8/TyhRc0Gc9uI/AAAAAAAGmPE/GEBSKxVt-SI/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We've shown you a lot of insane pickup trucks on these pages but this one is quite the find - and not only because it has the potential to emit as much CO2 as a small country with every sudden move of your right foot. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Nicknamed Optimus, the heavily modified <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Dodge/">Dodge</a> Ram 3500 truck is powered by a twin turbocharged Cummins diesel engine that churns out a whopping 1,200 horsepower and an even more mind-blowing 2,000+ lb-ft (2,711Nm) of peak torque! A pretentious beast indeed. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/meet-optimus-monstrous-dodge-ram-3500.html#more">Read more »</a>

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