Ram’s Upcoming Midsize Pickup Will Be Body-On-Frame

Ram’s Upcoming Midsize Pickup Will Be Body-On-Frame​

No Unibody Here—Ram’s New Truck Targets Real Truck Buyers​

After years of speculation, Ram is finally getting back into the midsize pickup game. And here’s the kicker—it’s going body-on-frame, not unibody like some expected.

Ram’s Upcoming Midsize Pickup Will Be Body-On-Frame

Ram’s upcoming midsize pickup will be body-on-frame, providing ruggedness and traditional strength for truck enthusiasts.

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[redriderbob]

 

[Mike201]

Did you just say 2027? Seriously, 2 more years!!! If Stellantis did not have any mid/small pickups out there, I would say okay let’s suck it up and wait. They have 3 that have been out for years one of which is very successful. How hard would it be in this billion dollar auto company to bring that tech and design here and have it ready in 12-18 months?

 

[redriderbob]

Did you just say 2027? Seriously, 2 more years!!! If Stellantis did not have any mid/small pickups out there, I would say okay let’s suck it up and wait. They have 3 that have been out for years one of which is very successful. How hard would it be in this billion dollar auto company to bring that tech and design here and have it ready in 12-18 months?

We are already getting into 2026

 

[james.mooney.]

Cool. Build it at Toledo South with a gen2 Gladiator and build affordable STLA Small and STLA Medium (including Compass, gen2 Hornet, and Rampage) vehicles for the U.S. market at Belvidere. Let Brampton build vehicles for Canada and other markets outside the U.S. (tariffs).

 

[HuJass]

I thought if anyone would do a regular cab short bed truck, it would have been Dodge/Ram.
But alas, it doesn't seem so.

 

[Mike201]

We are already getting into 2026

Bob, I understand that the 2026 models will be out soon , if not already. But the article says “And we now know that it will be built at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, starting in 2027”. Key word starting. So that is 2 years out, which it will be a late 2027 or early 2028 model. I really do hope you mean a 2027 model which we will see some time next year at this time. As much as I trust Tim, I don’t see the truck on lots until 3rd or 4th qtr of 2027. Two years out.
BTW, I totally respect you and this site, but based on Stellantis past, not holding high hopes at this time.

 

[BWS1]

What’s the degree of certainty that we will see 2027? How many times have we been told this same story? Once again, count me in the doubters corner. I’ll believe it when I see one pass me on the street in 2027.

 

[redriderbob]

Bob, I understand that the 2026 models will be out soon , if not already. But the article says “And we now know that it will be built at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, starting in 2027”. Key word starting. So that is 2 years out, which it will be a late 2027 or early 2028 model. I really do hope you mean a 2027 model which we will see some time next year at this time. As much as I trust Tim, I don’t see the truck on lots until 3rd or 4th qtr of 2027. Two years out.
BTW, I totally respect you and this site, but based on Stellantis past, not holding high hopes at this time.

Correct they still got a lot of testing to do... whole point is, it seems like a long time away, but time flies when you are having fun.

 

[scatpack_69]

I thought if anyone would do a regular cab short bed truck, it would have been Dodge/Ram.
But alas, it doesn't seem so.

Why would they? So they could sell two?
No one wants or buys one. And those that claim they want one….are either too broke to buy or end up with a four door

 

[blknblu44]

These companies have lost their minds. This is an affordable option to a full size RAM? A smaller, less capable truck that's just a few thousand less. Get out of here with that. A reckoning is coming in the automobile industry that has only just started.