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With their white liveries and limited retail appeal, commercial cargo vans like the 2014 Ram Promaster are almost invisible to the majority of vehicle buyers, blending into the urban landscape or worksite like so many high-capacity chameleons. The commercial utility market is an important one, however, for each of the …

It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here: a turbodiesel engine available in a light--duty pickup. The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is the first such model outside of a commercial truck since the mid-90's, and its promise of excellent power with frugal fuel consumption seems custom-tailored for this …

The new 2013 RAM 1500 may be a little too familiar. With essentially the same silhouette since 1994, what’s so new about it? Bolstered by an already solid base, the folks at RAM wisely chose not to mess with a winning formula. After all, the previous version finished second to …

Few markets are quite as strange as that of the heavy duty pickup truck. Occupied in equal proportion out here in BC by those that would drive their truck with grease-laden hands from job site to job site where it'd be beaten upon by heavy loads and wayward tools, and …

You know, it’s amazing how a single idea can carry an otherwise pretty decent vehicle into the realm of brilliance. For the Ford F-150, it’s the addition of the twin-turbo EcoBoost engine. For the Land Rover brand, it’s their Terrain Response system. And for the Dodge Ram, it’s the Rambox …

In the mid 1990s, Dodge introduced a Ram with spectacular lines that highlighted an enormous front grille. Almost two decades later, the Ram is no less superb...and even more impressive! Last year, Dodge completely remodelled the Ram and took advantage of its recent fall into the financial abyss to rechristen …

There are absolutely no car buyers more stubborn than those shopping for a vehicle of the pickup truck variety. With the strongest brand loyalty extant, it takes nothing short of a complete paradigm shift to convince a fan of Truck X to switch to Truck Y. That being said, I …