On top of all this we added Inferno Red pearl coat paint for $225, because, well, aren't all new Dodges supposed to be Inferno Red? We also got the front bucket seats which, for $500 in option charges, also nets you the console-mounted automatic shift lever, heated second-row seats, ventilated front seats and floor mats. The surprisingly luxurious Laramie line already gave us the 115-volt two-prong electrical outlet, power-sliding rear window, dual-zone climate control, 20-inch chrome wheels, foglamps, locking tailgate, 506-watt, nine-speaker surround-sound Alpine audio system, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, power memory 10-way driver and six-way passenger seats and a whole host of other comfort and convenience items that a trucker from 20 years ago would never have believed could be found in a pickup. At least it comes with an easy-to-use cargo bed divider and some movable tie-down cleats. We'll see if the covered and lockable 7.4 cubic feet of cargo space that the RamBox provides proves to be worth the 11.6 cubic feet of cargo bed storage it sacrifices and the not-insubstantial $1,895 it adds to the bottom line. It also squeezes the bed's maximum width by more than 15 inches. In addition to providing generous rear-seat room (with heated rear seats in our case, of course), ordering the Crew Cab also brings in-floor storage bins in the rear footwell and it meant we could opt for the Ram's newest trick, the RamBox Cargo Management System.ĭodge says the RamBox's (yes, the company insists that the words be smashed together) two bed-wall lockable storage boxes can hold 240 12-ounce cans. We got the Crew Cab with its four big doors, even if it meant that we'd have to settle for the shorty 5-foot-7-inch bed. We also opted for the four-wheel-drive system with an optional electric shift-on-demand transfer case. We backed that up with the optional "anti-spin" differential carrying 3.92 gearing. The Hemi comes bolted to a five-speed automatic with automanual operation. That starts with the biggest, most powerful engine available in the regular-duty Ram, the 390-horsepower, 407 pound-feet of torque 5.7-liter Hemi V8. What we got was no less than the ultimate 1500 Series Dodge Ram. Just because the Ram is a truck doesn't mean it has to be an uncomfortable truck. That's right: Our truck has a heated steering wheel to go with its heated and ventilated, leather-covered front seats. And you know what? Our bare hands will be kept warm and toasty the whole time thanks to the optional heated steering wheel. We might even do some light off-roading in it. We will load it with children, adults, adults who act like children, mulch, bed frames, statuary.whatever. We will tow vintage cars and motorcycles with it. We also will commute in this Hemi-powered beast. ![]() ![]() To which we, the proud possessors of a brand-spanking-new Inferno Red 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Crew 4x4, say, "Hell yes, it's a coffee shop truck." We plan in the next year to frequent a whole slew of coffee houses in our monster-size, chrome-slathered, coil-spring-having Ram. The Best Full Size Truck I've Ever DrivenĪt the press introduction of the 2009 Ford F-150, one Ford employee derided the also-new-for-2009 Dodge Ram as a "coffee-shop truck." This was meant to imply that, unlike the beefy Ford, the Dodge was, you know, a sissy truck.Every Good Road Trip Vehicle Has This.Yet Another Roadside Stranding Prevented by TPMS.How Many Girl Scout Cookies Can It Carry?. ![]()
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