All-New 2019 Ram 1500 Wins 'Editors' Choice Award' From Edmunds
February 12, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Edmunds editors announced today the 2019 Ram 1500 is their pick for the Edmunds Editors' Choice Award.
Edmunds editors test more than 300 vehicles per year and rate each vehicle on more than 30 criteria across five categories. Vehicles are subjected to this gauntlet to ensure winners represent the gold standard of automotive excellence and worthy of the Editors' Choice designation.
2019 Ram 1500
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About Ram Truck Brand
In 2009, the Ram Truck brand launched as a stand-alone division, focused on meeting the demands of truck buyers and delivering benchmark-quality vehicles.
That focus leads Ram to design the industry's most innovative, award-winning trucks, emphasizing durability, strength, technology and efficiency.
With a full lineup of trucks, including ProMaster and ProMaster City vans, the Ram brand builds trucks that get the hard work done and families where they need to go. From the no-compromise Ram 1500 that defines the future of pickup trucks with innovative design, the highest quality materials and class-exclusive technology, to the Ram Heavy Duty which combines the ability to out-power, out-tow and out-haul every single competitor with the segment's most comfortable ride and handling, Ram is committed to product leadership.
Ram continues to outperform the competition and sets the benchmarks for:
•Most powerful: 1,000 lb.-ft of torque with Cummins Turbo Diesel
•Highest towing capacity: 35,100 lbs. with Ram 3500
•Heaviest payloads: 7,680 lbs. with Ram 3500
•Most luxurious: Ram Limited with real wood, real leather and 12-inch Uconnect touchscreen
•Best ride and handling with exclusive link coil rear and auto-level air suspensions
•Most interior space with Ram Mega Cab
•Most capable full-size off-road pickup – Ram Power Wagon
•Highest owner loyalty of any half-ton pickup
•Over the last 30 years, Ram has the highest percentage of pickups still on the road
Giving maximum effort all day, every day with confidence, the Ram Truck lineup steps forward with the full force of modern capability providing confidence-inspiring features and class-exclusive vehicle safety.
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'One of the best vehicles we've driven in a long time, the new Ram 1500 is a clever mix of old-school brawn, cutting-edge technology and thoughtful engineering,' said Alistair Weaver, Editor-in-chief, Edmunds. 'It drives well, tows well, and inside it feels more upmarket than even some luxury cars. It's a standout vehicle in all aspects and easily grabbed top honors for trucks in 2019.'
The all-new 2019 Ram 1500 is a no-compromise truck, leading in luxury, efficiency, capability and innovation. Ram leads the full-size truck segment with significant gains in fuel efficiency through an all-new eTorque mild hybrid system in both V-6 and V-8 configurations. Overall weight for the Ram 1500 has been reduced by 225 pounds. The frame uses advanced materials and engineering to eliminate 100 pounds while increasing stiffness and durability for 12,750 pounds of towing capability and 2,300 pounds of payload. The new Uconnect 4C with a massive 12-inch touchscreen leads the pickup world with technology, featuring split-screen capability, 360-degree camera views and exclusive content from SiriusXM with 360L. Active safety and security systems join the technology onslaught with adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and blind-spot monitoring.
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