SEMA Preview: Mopar bringing Dodge Ram R/T concept
by Jonathon Ramsey on Sep 12th 2008 at 10:58AM 
With gas prices still leaving people numb, the Dodge Ram R/T probably won't get the reception Chrysler wants – but that doesn't mean the automaker won't give it some good car show loving: Mopar is bringing a 'roided up version of the truck to this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The blue bruiser gets the 5.7-liter HEMI with 390 horsepower, good for enough giddy up to shoot to the truck to 60 mph in under six seconds. The body gets more of the Mr. Olympia treatment: a bulging hood with dual intakes over a deep air dam, a bed cover with a spoiler, a lowered suspension over 22-inch wheels for that "Don't mess!" aggression, and obligatory racing stripes. We like the sound of all that. Come November 4, let the posedown begin.
[Source: 4 Wheels Blog]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Torrent 11:02AM (9/12/2008)
I wish Chevy Made that Silverado 427 Concept. That thing was amazing, and this looks great, too.
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TJ 11:03AM (9/12/2008)
What would a posting about any truck be without an overt reference to gas prices.
I thought this was a blog for enthusiasts, not environmentalists?
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john.paulsson 11:25AM (9/12/2008)
Enviromentally concious car enthusiasts, perhaps? One thing don't have to exclude the other, and personally, I think the auto industry is much more interesting when they're under the pressure of building efficient cars.
TJ 11:29AM (9/12/2008)
You feel that a restricted auto industry is more interesting than an unrestricted auto industry?
Additionally, for the 'Environmentally conscious car enthusiasts' there is AutoblogGreen. I do not need mindless, pointless, and frankly irrelevant sociopolitical commentary shoved down my throat when I stop by to hear about the latest in automotive news and rumor.
IndustrialDesignerStudent 11:46AM (9/12/2008)
As an enthusiast then, you'd know that the first few Porches were electrics and that even Henry Ford had the foresight to look into alternative fuels and worked with George Washington Carter before settling on, the then "abundant", crude oil products.
-IDS
TJ 11:56AM (9/12/2008)
IDS: um, ok? What is your point, and how does any of that correlate to a blog entry about a SEMA concept opening with a quip about retail gas prices?
It doesn't. There was no need to mention any of the items you did, as they are 100 percent irrelevant. Just as there was no need to interject sociopolitical commentary in a post about a SEMA concept.
Thank you, come again.
UnixSystemsEngineer 1:05PM (9/12/2008)
TJ,
There's nothing wrong with trucks.
But the era of people driving gussied up 'sport' trucks and pretending that they're sports cars is over.
Thank god -- truck drivers are vastly overrepresented in racing-around douchebaggery. Why do those with the least capable vehicles always feel that they have to challenge and try to intimidate everyone? Now I just laugh because I know how much those howling mud tires are costing him in fuel.
Mark 6:16PM (9/12/2008)
Unix, tell me you know the difference between sports trucks and offroad trucks. No mudders over here and I run a 14 flat in the 1/4mi with a Chevy Blazer.
zypr3xa 11:05AM (9/12/2008)
Thats Would Be The Most Kick ASS Truck....
I Like the Chevy SS but this is better....
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TJ 11:08AM (9/12/2008)
I have to disagree.... a return of the SRT10 would be the most badass. I'd still take this though.
MemphisNET 11:17AM (9/12/2008)
Agreed... the SRT10 RAM was amazing (driven.. didn't want to hand the keys back).
But this is still awesome. :D
SPG 11:04AM (9/12/2008)
I love it, that's really awesome.
I love short box regular cab sport trucks.
So silly but so very awesome.
P.S. the Aspen Hybrid (modified) engine would be pretty neat in this truck.
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K Dawg ONE 11:20AM (9/12/2008)
Wow, that truck is badd@ss...but yeah, come on GM, give me that 427 concept!
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mjk 11:24AM (9/12/2008)
Mark Surel...nice sketch, CCS baby!
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B 11:30AM (9/12/2008)
I cant figure out why, since there is even a little bit of a market for a performance truck, why not jam the 6.1L in there for more pleasure? It just seems logical. Offer it up with a moded version of the viper 6-spd transmission in the SRT-10 Ram and you have some serious hauling action.
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Shipey 11:53AM (9/12/2008)
You wouldn't want a weak-kneed eco truck for that show anyways... "more is more" at SEMA.
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IndustrialDesignerStudent 12:14PM (9/12/2008)
TJ: The point is environmentalism, even if its been on the back burner, has always been apart of the auto industry. Don't like the mention of gas prices in the blog? Get over it and learn the history of what you claim to be an enthusiast for.
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TJ 12:18PM (9/12/2008)
again, you completely fail to address how turn of the century scientists relate in any way, shape, or form to 2008 retail gasoline prices...
and more importantly, how EITHER of those has ANY bearing on a friggin SEMA CONCEPT.
You also fail to grasp the whole 'reply' function, apparently.
IndustrialDesignerStudent 12:28PM (9/12/2008)
TJ: What does the SEMA concept have to do with tea in china for that matter?
Concepts are based on trends, now or to come. And a big current trend is the cost of fuel. Whining about it isn't going to change the mention of it in other blog posts or in future articles of other concepts. Take a few steps back and you'd see where history plays a role in the big picture.
Reply function is a blogsmith fail. Disappeared on refreshing the page.
Putting your bantering aside, good looking sketch. Like the aggressive proportions.
TJ 12:49PM (9/12/2008)
No one anywhere mentioned tea in China. This is a post about a SEMA concept. Tea in china is just as irrelevant to the subject of the blog entry as retail gasoline prices.