Future Sibling: Ram Dakota Pickup First Look!

[JAY]

First looks at production Ram Dakota pickup!

https://www.dakotaforums.com/forum/threads/ram-dakota-pickup-production-version-first-looks.24095/

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[Josh00333]

 

[ericw.]

Giving me Chevy Avalanche vibes with that rear sports rack/bar thing on the bed.

I noticed it says "RAM Turbo" on the hood, I wonder what that means? Hurricane?

I've been dreaming for years that they'd put the hurricane motor in a gladiator, before I finally gave up waiting and got my ecodiesel.

 

[Sweetums]

Giving me Chevy Avalanche vibes with that rear sports rack/bar thing on the bed.

I noticed it says "RAM Turbo" on the hood, I wonder what that means? Hurricane?

I've been dreaming for years that they'd put the hurricane motor in a gladiator, before I finally gave up waiting and got my ecodiesel.

For a midsize truck, probably a turbo 4 cyl in the 2.0-2.5 L range. The only trucks left in the class without that setup are the Gladiator and Frontier.

It’s not a bad looking truck, I think the grill could be reworked a little, but a solid Tacoma and Ranger competitor.

 

[Shibbyjeep]

Looks like if a Tacoma and a Ram made a baby.

 

[stitch1]

I loved my second gen Dakota but seeing this makes me very happy I bought my Gladiator.

 

[Sweetums]

Giving me Chevy Avalanche vibes with that rear sports rack/bar thing on the bed.

I noticed it says "RAM Turbo" on the hood, I wonder what that means? Hurricane?

I've been dreaming for years that they'd put the hurricane motor in a gladiator, before I finally gave up waiting and got my ecodiesel.

Without the sport bar and a different grill insert it looks like a more conventional truck - and not a bad looking one. I think they nailed the proportions and those mirrors look like they give great visibility when towing.

It will be interesting to see the payload and towing figures when they are released. Owners of 1/4 ton trucks are always bemoaning the lack of payload and light towing capacity, especially in anything with off road equipment.
So, how long before someone at Ram looks at this and thinks "Baby TRX?"

 

[ericw.]

Without the sport bar and a different grill insert it looks like a more conventional truck - and not a bad looking one. I think they nailed the proportions and those mirrors look like they give great visibility when towing.

It will be interesting to see the payload and towing figures when they are released. Owners of 1/4 ton trucks are always bemoaning the lack of payload and light towing capacity, especially in anything with off road equipment.
So, how long before someone at Ram looks at this and thinks "Baby TRX?"

That looks a lot better than what was posted on the dakota forums.

Pic for comparison:

 

[PBCounty]

I guess no one does actual front bumpers anymore huh? Lines almost look similar to the last generation Colorado.

 

[DirkG]

I'm confused. That's the refreshed Ram Rampage (2023 version below) that lives on in the Brazil market. It's not on the Wrangler/Gladiator platform.

"The Ram Rampage is a compact pickup truck built on the Stellantis Small Wide unibody platform, shared with the Jeep Compass and Jeep Commander. It is currently sold in South America but is expected to be released in the US for the 2026 model year, where it will likely compete with the Ford Maverick."

 

[spanishmack]

No thank you.

 

[DylanM]

Looks like almost every other truck out there nowadays.

 

[red/green hawk]

Looks like something from the new Tron movie. Too CGI looking.

 

[Rusty PW]

From what I can see. It's got IFS.

 

[Deleted member 57233]

I can't wait for the online meltdown when the new baby Ram gets the V8, and the gladiator gets IFS due to sharing a platform

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