CAUGHT: 2023 Ram 2500 Rebel Crew Cab 4×4:

CAUGHT: 2023 Ram 2500 Rebel Crew Cab 4×4:
Fourth-Generation Heavy Duty Continues, With New Off-Road Package & Mirrors...



It’s been four model years since its last major mid-cycle-action (MCA), but the Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty pickups continue to be quite competitive against the new competition from Ford and General Motors (GM). Over the past decade, the truck market has played a constant battle between the three automakers over bragging rights about towing, payload, and technology. And it doesn’t look like it is going to slow down any time soon.

CAUGHT: 2023 Ram 2500 Rebel Crew Cab 4x4:

It's been four model years since its last major mid-cycle-action (MCA), but the Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty pickups continue to be quite competitive against the new competition from Ford and General Motors (GM). Over the past decade, the truck market has played a constant battle between the three...

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[Rustydodge]

Very interesting. They have their work cut out for them, improving on the best tow mirror in the class.

The rebel trim makes sense. Leave PW for gas only with winch, articulating offoad best in class. Add rebel for cummins optional Tremor/AT4 direct competitor that has the higher payload and tow ratings.

 

[UN4GTBL]

Very interesting. They have their work cut out for them, improving on the best tow mirror in the class.

The rebel trim makes sense. Leave PW for gas only with winch, articulating offoad best in class. Add rebel for cummins optional Tremor/AT4 direct competitor that has the higher payload and tow ratings.

I like the current towing mirrors while in towing mode, but I don't like them in the non-towing mode. It looks silly to drive around with them flipped out in towing mode when you aren't towing, so I'm curious to see how they change them.

 

[Rustydodge]

I hope these are not full time up and telescoping, like everyone else. Significantly more blindspot when full time up like fords dual arm and GM's origami design.

Flip up is vastly superior IMO. When down they are low profile, but still wide, and more importantly you can see over them as cars approach perpendicularly at 4way stops. In fLip up/tow mode they currently have among the best overall reach and good height plus good convex function. But once flipped up like competition you have to look around them to see cars.

They may not have quite the largest surface area currently but the design uses the surface area it has better - if that makes sense. These look to be larger and more square and unless they can also flip down (or slide down i guess) I cant imagine how blindspot issue is not going to be worse.

 

[Rustydodge]

I like the current towing mirrors while in towing mode, but I don't like them in the non-towing mode. It looks silly to drive around with them flipped out in towing mode when you aren't towing, so I'm curious to see how they change them.

I have mine flipped down always even when towing unless i'm pulling a taller, enclosed trailer. When up, your blindspot for approaching cars is larger. Aesthetically they look good to me either way. Simple design yet very functional.