Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Dodge
2009 Dodge Ram Regular Cab and TRX-4 models quietly appear
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We hadn't realized this until it was pointed out by Mike Levine at Pickuptruck.com, but when Dodge debuted the 2009 Ram 1500 at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show amidst a herd of cattle, it only had the Crew Cab model on hand. Regular Cab versions of the Ram have remained absent from public view... until now. Pickuptruck.com has the scoop on the two-door, two-passenger half-ton pickups, and we have to say the Ram's new design looks just as good with a small cab as it does with an extended one. The 2009 Dodge Ram Regular Cab can be had with either a 6-foot 4-inch bed or an 8-foot bed, and its wheelbase will be either 120 or 140 inches depending on the bed you choose. Unfortunately, the innovative RamBox storage solution is not an option on the Regular Cab for some reason. Trim levels for the regular cab include the working man's ST, the higher-performance Sport and R/T models, and a new trim called the TRX-4 that's more off-road ready than the others with four-wheel-drive, a suspension upgrade and Goodyear Wrangler SRA All Terrain Tires. Though sales of half-ton pickups in the U.S. are falling fast, the Ram is obviously coming ready to compete in 2009 and the Regular Cab model is just one weapon in Dodge's arsenal.
Gallery: 2009 Dodge Ram
[Source: Pickuptruck.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Shakatar 5:05PM (4/11/2008)
Looks smooshed.
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Dan 5:41PM (4/11/2008)
I agree.
The '94 with the short grill looked about 10 feet wide. The 03 went stubby and this is even worse.
A stubby hood on a car looks like a clown car subcompact. No amount of hood work is going to make a 5000 lb truck look like a clown car, but whatever this one looks like - smooshed is as good a word as any - it doesn't look good.
Brent 5:23PM (4/11/2008)
I am ready to see the R/T.
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Eric Liberatore 5:27PM (4/11/2008)
I would never own a Chrysler product but MAN that is a good looking truck.
Does Laramie edition = "emblazen Ram logo on every part"?
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3cubed minus 3squared plus1 5:31PM (4/11/2008)
They had a black regular cab with longbed at the debut. Its even in one of your galleries.
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-dodge-ram-live-reveal/579207/
It looks nice but I like the black monotone one more than the two tone one.
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TriShield 5:31PM (4/11/2008)
Good looking trucks. I want to see an SRT8 model.
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Aprime 5:41PM (4/11/2008)
I want to see a Colorado SS go 'round the Nurburgring.
Aprime 5:42PM (4/11/2008)
Baaaaaaaaw I meant Silverado.
RJ 5:57PM (4/11/2008)
Doubt the brakes would hold up. To reapeatedly brake a truck weighting 5000 lbs, you'd better have 15" rotors all around with racing brake ducts.
Yar 6:10PM (4/11/2008)
You mean SRT-10 right? They've got the 8.4 600 horse power plant now.
Guenther 10:29AM (4/12/2008)
Yar- no, SRT8. It would have made a much better truck. A Colorado SS with an LS2 could be pretty sweet.
dance lady 5:34PM (4/11/2008)
Great looking Dodge
http://www.i-guide.ro
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Matt 5:35PM (4/11/2008)
What great looking trucks. FAR better looking than the 'bling-ified' 'Eff One Fiddy.
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That One Person 12:09AM (4/13/2008)
Yeah, cuz every single trim level of the F-150 is blinged out. Ok.
Anyways, I am still a little iffy on the Ram's design. My whole thing is how well are those coil springs going to hold up to a good amount of abuse.
bbooth 5:47PM (4/11/2008)
That has got to be the nicest mopar interior I have ever seen!!
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Zane 6:00PM (4/11/2008)
There's a dedicated blog on pickup trucks?!? Wow, I get to learn something new everyday.
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Rick 12:05PM (4/12/2008)
There are also sites and blogs for other everyday boring, utilitarian items...like toaster ovens and water heaters.
spots 6:03PM (4/11/2008)
Local Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealer (local being 60 miles from me, but their ads are all over the radio lately) is advertising that if you buy a new 07 or 08 Ram Quad Cab, you get a new PT Cruiser FREE.....
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Justin 6:04PM (4/11/2008)
Good looking truck (btw single cab FTMFW), and the fact that it's the only pickup I can get with a six speed manual (standard even!) and with the new 5.7 deserves another FTMFW.
The only thing I would change would be the grey trim at the bottom. Never been a fan of two-tone. I'm sure the sport model would fix that anyways.
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spots 6:06PM (4/11/2008)
Oh- and it's not a bad looking truck, either- much better looking than the flat-nosed 02-08 model. I agree that the interior is nice- too nice, really, for my tastes; I'd want to see what the ST or Work Special interior looks like, and I'm wondering if Dodge has gone the way of GM and stopped offering a manual transmission in the 1500 series trucks.
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