As I am in different discussions about these 4.5 Gen trucks and the 5th Gen 1500 DT and Classic 4th Gen DS, it has got me thinking about when the news of the next model year and/or the actual redesign of the HeavyDuty RAM hits, what will it be.
When we first learned about the 2019 HD there was alot of concern about not getting the bigger Cab and different bedsides.
That led to discussions about Regular Cabs, quad cabs, Crew Cabs, bigger crew cabs and the Mega Cab.
My take is that it is gonna be hard to justify a bigger cab when it will fit very awkwardly between Current Crew Cab and Mega Cab, and we already know RAM decided the quad cab had no place in the HD world.
So, I said all that to make my first discussion.
Will there be a 4.5 Gen classic?
The truck is all new, except the 3 cabs and the 2 beds.
There are other cab and bed configurations. Obviously there is the 1500 quad cab and new Crew cab. There are regular cabs with access doors, there is the 5'7 bed.
So, is it possible, that they could keep the classic, with the Regular cab and Mega Cab, and then have the true 5th gen with a Regular cab with access doors, and/or a quad cab and then the new Crew cab.
Also possibly trying out a new bed size.
RAM has also been quoted as saying they are done chasing the ever increasing horsepower, torque and towing wars to focus on making the truck work in its current capacity better, safer, more reliable, and more comfortable.
So, do we think there will be changes to the current drivetrains or will the just work on making them more efficient or reliable.
We know Ford brought the 7.3l V8 to the game upping the horsepower and torque in the Gas HD segment.
They removed the 5.7l making the 6.4l no longer an option, but the standard. So they do have room to put a larger more powerful gas engine in the ring.
I see within the community alot of back and forth on the Powerwagon. Some want more offroad capability and some want more HeavyDuty capability.
Could we see some trickle down of the Powerwagon tech (as in my outdoorsman threadz--basically all the Powerwagon stuff without the flexy suspension), then with the TRX see the Powerwagon become more offroad capable?
We know there were some issues at the role out (trailer camera), so could we see the towing technology package become even more advanced?
Ideas, comments, thoughts as we wait for more news.
When we first learned about the 2019 HD there was alot of concern about not getting the bigger Cab and different bedsides.
That led to discussions about Regular Cabs, quad cabs, Crew Cabs, bigger crew cabs and the Mega Cab.
My take is that it is gonna be hard to justify a bigger cab when it will fit very awkwardly between Current Crew Cab and Mega Cab, and we already know RAM decided the quad cab had no place in the HD world.
So, I said all that to make my first discussion.
Will there be a 4.5 Gen classic?
The truck is all new, except the 3 cabs and the 2 beds.
There are other cab and bed configurations. Obviously there is the 1500 quad cab and new Crew cab. There are regular cabs with access doors, there is the 5'7 bed.
So, is it possible, that they could keep the classic, with the Regular cab and Mega Cab, and then have the true 5th gen with a Regular cab with access doors, and/or a quad cab and then the new Crew cab.
Also possibly trying out a new bed size.
RAM has also been quoted as saying they are done chasing the ever increasing horsepower, torque and towing wars to focus on making the truck work in its current capacity better, safer, more reliable, and more comfortable.
So, do we think there will be changes to the current drivetrains or will the just work on making them more efficient or reliable.
We know Ford brought the 7.3l V8 to the game upping the horsepower and torque in the Gas HD segment.
They removed the 5.7l making the 6.4l no longer an option, but the standard. So they do have room to put a larger more powerful gas engine in the ring.
I see within the community alot of back and forth on the Powerwagon. Some want more offroad capability and some want more HeavyDuty capability.
Could we see some trickle down of the Powerwagon tech (as in my outdoorsman threadz--basically all the Powerwagon stuff without the flexy suspension), then with the TRX see the Powerwagon become more offroad capable?
We know there were some issues at the role out (trailer camera), so could we see the towing technology package become even more advanced?
Ideas, comments, thoughts as we wait for more news.