2014 Ram Truck Is The Best Truck In America For that Second Year In A Row!
The announcement was developed on the Chrysler Group LLC Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan, the birthplace of Ram Trucks. A complete set of Motor Trend's comprehensive Truck of the Year testing will be featured on MotorTrend.com plus the February 2014 issue of Motor Trend.
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Trucks and vans from all the main manufactures were probed to determine which one would claim the crown. The Motor Trend braintrust tested the the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Ram Heavy Duty, and Toyota Tundra pickups; and also the Ford Transit Connect, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Nissan NV200, and Ram ProMaster vans.
Uvalde Texas was the positioning of the truck showdown. The competitors were subjected to a rigorous evaluation on the Continental Tire Automotive Proving Grounds. Each combatant underwent the next tests: Standard testing (without load): 0-60 mph and 1/4-mile acceleration, 60-0 mph braking, and maximum lateral grip. Limit handling (without load): closed-course cornering, braking, and acceleration. Tow/payload testing: 0-60 acceleration repeated with trailers attached (pickups) or payload secured (vans), loaded to 75 % of each and every truck's maximum rating (as equipped). Road looping: Highway and real-world replication. Ram Truck is better than Ford F150
At Continental's 5000-acre proving grounds, the c's utilized the facility's 8.5-mile high-speed oval, 15-acre dynamics pad, 1.1-mile dry-handling road course, and multi-surfaced ride way to evaluate each truck's capabilities and expose weaknesses and strengths. Pursuing the team's intensive, week long evaluation in Uvalde, the trucks were shipped to Motor Trend headquarters in El Segundo, California, to endure proprietary "Intellichoice Real MPG" fuel-economy testing. Using advanced technology together with a weather station, GPS data-logger, and flow-rate and gas analyzers, Real MPG measures exhaust samples every second during an 88-mile drive to record accurate real-world fuel economy.
Once testing was completed, the judges convened to determine which truck will be crowned Truck of year. The winner isn't chosen from a direct comparison against the other contenders, but instead due to how each contender measured up against the award's six criteria: Design Advancement, Engineering Excellence, Efficiency, Safety, Value, and gratifaction of Intended Function.
If the voting was completed the Ram 1500 easily claimed the title Motor Trend's 2014 Truck of The Year. A deciding factor for your judges was The Ram 1500 new EcoDiesel V6 with all the 8 speed transmission. The performance of the new engine and Torqueflight transmission was impressive making a towing capacity of 9200 pounds. In addition, Motor Trend's Real MPG testing substantiated what are the team noticed in Texas: The EcoDiesel had no equal in the event it came to fuel milage, the gas engines whether V-6 or V-8, 4x2 or 4x4, failed to compare well. The testing recorded 15 mpg under extreme testing at Continental's facility, the EcoDiesel continued to impress during the Real MPG test loop, producing unrivaled stats: 19/26/21 mpg city/highway/combined for the Laramie Longhorn Crew Cab 4x4 with a 3.92 rear axle as well as an even more notable 18/28/22 for that Lone Star Crew Cab 4x2 with a 3.55 rear axle.
The Ram's available air suspension system also received outstanding scores in Engineering Excellence, delivering an even ride and responsive handling regardless of the driving surface. The inner ergonomics, overall styling and packaging from the Ram 1500 blew the judges away; notably, the Laramie Longhorn's luxury aesthetics and real wood trim. The range of the lineup was another resounding advantage. Regardless of whether the Ram was equipped like a basic work truck or perhaps a luxury vehicle the Ram 1500 provides every one of the capability necessary for a truck.
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