Except that “Ridge Runner” is a trademark belonging to Goodyear Tire, and it sounds like a desert version of the Honda Ridgeline...
Happens more than you think. With "just in time" assembly plants the days of warehousing parts are LONG gone. Also OEM's only pay for one set of tools/dies. If a company goes down they can move those tools to another supplier but in the meanwhile the plant sits.
Nothing is confirmed anywhere yet. Speculation is that the diesel when it comes out might have a higher towing capacity... but that's speculation. Good news! They're revealing it next week and everything will be confirmed and the next countdown will start... ordering day.
Me too. Beer is nice.
This is me today, I've been holding off on the "Why" conversation with my wife until I had all the facts... but I guess it's pretty obvious that the why's would happen. She greeted me with a "I already know why, the question is HOW". I sure hope they price it to let me get a level of fun beyond "utilitarian" when order day comes.Me figuring out my financial situation so I can get the rubi.... I’ll be good!!!!...... ish....
I do t think I’ll be able to do anything higher than 50k that’s already crazy number as is.
I got to thinking some about this, the fact that they have a Sport/Overland/Rubicon setup... obviously this isn't being built the way Marchionne had said almost 2 years ago (?) that it would be a lifestyle vehicle and not many made... if that were the case there would be ONE model, sort of like the Raptor. The fact that there is an "everyone" version, a "comfortable" version and a "hardcore" version suggests they will be competitive. Here's my prediction:
Yah, that would make sense if it's an Overlanding vehicle... I hope there are design decisions in that version that actually lend to Overlanding and it isn't just Sahara with a different name. I find myself leaning towards the Overland as I consider my uses, the feature sets and costs with the others. I honestly am most interested in the Rubicon for the 4:10 gears with the 3.6l. I don't see how a heavier truck with the same engine as my JKU can be better at towing while using the same 3.73 gear ratio as well. (I'm not sure I want a Diesel yet.)
Looking at a towing chart for the 2018 Ram pickups, the 3.6L 4x4 quad cab 6'4" bed can tow 7430lbs with 3.55 gears (3.0L diesel is 7690 with the same gears). Interesting, the payload is "only" 1700lbs for the 3.6L (1400 for the diesel). Interesting because the JT is supposed to have a max of 1600lb payload and a max tow of 7650lbs. I'm guessing the payload max is with the gas and tow max is with the diesel... gas tow rating perhaps in the 6500 range? Hoping they publish all of the specs at the show so we're not stuck conjecturing for another month or two.
I disagree about the two doors or extended cabs - they'll need these to compete - for example the 2019 Ranger is coming out immediately with crew and extended cab variations right from the first year - Toyota, Chevy, GMC and Nissan also offer at least two cab configurations - even in the ZR-2 and the rumored Ranger Raptor. Investing all this effort and money in one single cab configuration would be stupid and not profitable.
