New Ram redesign

2017 for the 1500 major update and 2018 for the HD trucks. What they are is anyone's guess, we know the V6 gas is getting a redo and a bump in HP.The V8 gets a bump to 400hp and twin turbos are coming around 2018-19 for the V6 gas. The VM 3.0 diesel will also get a refresh with a bump in power for 2018.

Don

FCA long ago released a road map that had 2017 as the preliminary year for the 1500 refresh. But since, they pushed back their plans about 1 year so far to work on releasing alfa-romeo vehicles. Who knows if they've made additional updates to that roadmap. We'd typically see mules running around 1 or 2 years prior to actual release.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I took the Cummins 6.7 factory tour at the CMEP plant at Columbus, IN today.

Word is that they will no longer build the 6.7 for Freightliner for the 2017 model year as they do now. It will be built at another plant, can't remember what one.

Big news is they are working on the 2019 6.7 Cummins for the RAM trucks. The Columbus facility will only be building the 6.7 for the RAM at the Cummins Columbus Facility for 2017 and beyond.

Soooo your saying the 6.7 will still be available for the lower end DP's ? There is a bunch of MH's using the 6.7 power plant mated to a Allison 2500 or 3000 lately.

The current Ram's are super nice rigs. I'd like to get a new truck in the next year or two and it will most likely be a CC pickup. I like everything about the Rams, but I'll probably lean heavily towards the Fords just because my Excursion (my first Ford ever) has hands down been the best vehicle I've ever owned. It has just shy of 200k miles and still looks great and does everything I ask of it. That said, I'm definitely not brand loyal and will be watching Ram closely. I love their interiors.

coolbreeze01 wrote:
The Ram is so much more truck than F or GM already, we'll be OK.

X2!

The Ram is so much more truck than F or GM already, we'll be OK.

I took the Cummins 6.7 factory tour at the CMEP plant at Columbus, IN today.

Word is that they will no longer build the 6.7 for Freightliner for the 2017 model year as they do now. It will be built at another plant, can't remember what one.

Big news is they are working on the 2019 6.7 Cummins for the RAM trucks. The Columbus facility will only be building the 6.7 for the RAM at the Cummins Columbus Facility for 2017 and beyond.