The truck features special “Man of Steel”-inspired design cues, colors and branding. Painted Dark Ceramic Gray, the truck has a high-gloss black roof with Anodized Red grille accents, forged-aluminum, satin black 17-inch off-road wheels, Superman logos on the front grille and rear tailgate and a custom vehicle wrap inspired by the crest and texture of Superman’s suit.
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According to Mecum Auctions, the pre-historic-esque truck appeared in the 2000 American comedy film and prequel to 1994's The Flintstones, named "Viva Rock Vegas". Besides the solid rock quality and Ram-looks, it also comes with…4-heel drive and stands approximately 10-feet tall (a little over three meters).
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The new 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel will use the same 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 unit manufactured by Italy's VM Motori mated to an eight-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission that was presented in the facelifted 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee at last month's Detroit Auto Show.
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At the end of January, for example, Chrysler released a revised business plan for the North American market, axing previously announced models, adding new ones and delaying others.
Adding to the confusing is the appearance of camouflaged vehicles like this prototype minivan, which if we're not mistaken, was filmed by KGP Photography testing in Colorado.
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Under the new schedule, the four small cars previously planned for Chrysler and Dodge, two for each brand, which would have been assembled by Fiat and be launched this year, are now dead.
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A group of young Americans who didn’t have anything better to do on what we assume to be a Friday night since the video was uploaded on Saturday, Dec. 15, watched two of their peers stage a tugging war at a parking lot with their trucks, a Chevrolet Silverado and a diesel-powered Dodge Ram Cummins.
The Silverado not only lost hands down, but the overzealous driver of the diesel Dodge truck took the Chevy for a foolishly dangerous victory run around the parking lot. Naturally, all hell broke loose once he stopped…
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Even more surprising was the truck class where the Range Rover Evoque beat the Honda CR-V and the BMW X3. Where is this world coming to if U.S. manufacturers can’t build an SUV or truck to make an impression in their own market?
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Following the introduction of the revamped 2013 Ram 1500, the Chrysler Group's Mopar division has released a new catalogue with more than 300 performance parts and accessories for the full-size pickup truck.
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Chrysler's in-house tuner dropped a 392 (6.4-liter) HEMI V8 engine into the Ram but it didn't stop there performing a series of go-fast and styling upgrades to the customized pickup truck.
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At this year's event, which runs from October 30 to November 2, the company plans to bring more than 20 new Moparized Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat and SRT vehicles.
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In particular, the Detroit-based carmaker said three of the fleet’s 109 pickups fitted with plug-in hybrid powertrains sustained damage when their prototype 12.9-kWh lithium-ion propulsion batteries overheated, adding that no injuries were reported with all incidents happening when the vehicles were unoccupied.
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With this setup, the lighter and more aerodynamic 2013 Ram 1500 is said to return 18mpg (13.1 lt/100km) in the city and 25mpg (9.4lt/100km) in highway driving.
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Originally unveiled as a new model series of the Ram 1500 two years ago to cater to the needs of the aforementioned hobbyists and professionals, the Detroit carmaker has now brought the Outdoorsman edition in line with the rest of the 1500 range that was revealed at the New York Auto Show this past April.
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While many will hold true – such as that the Impreza had better traction where it was standing – you cannot but praise the small Subaru for its ability to free a full size truck towing an even larger and heavier load.
You can see how it did it in the video that follows right after the break.
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