Ram Will Bring Back The “Rampage” Nameplate On Its Newest Compact Pickup

Ram Will Bring Back The “Rampage” Nameplate On Its Newest Compact Pickup​

Recently Caught Testing In Brazil In Its Rebel Form...​

Stellantis has been working on a new Ram “monoblock” pickup, known as “Project 291”, in South America. Autos Segredos, a Brazilian automotive news outlet, has managed to capture images of the new Rebel model during its testing phase. But the biggest news that Autos Segredos have found out, is its name.

Ram Will Bring Back The "Rampage" Nameplate On Its Newest Compact Pickup

Stellantis has been working on a new Ram "monoblock" pickup, known as "Project 291", in South America. Autos Segredos, a Brazilian automotive news outlet, has managed to capture images of the new Rebel model during its testing phase.

moparinsiders.com

 

[bill burke]

Ram has two glaring segment holes, compact and mid-size trucks in its current lineup and they seem rather complacent and to be just dragging their feet with the situation. Why this new and I would guess, capable compact Ram truck, not register on the” let’s test it in our market” meter is also a mystery. Texas might be the perfect place to test market a few dozen of these trucks to see if they gain traction with a very sophisticated truck audience and also determine in a real American world reality if a South American sourced compact truck has the goods to bring it stateside. Just saying, not like we got something in the wings.
As our very intuitive friends at Mopar Insiders alluded to, its too bad the Rampage will be reserved for Latin America. Imagine that Ram South America has a compact truck and the North American market just ignores the potential slight to our pride, the doubts of our engineering talent and the whole stink smell of it all. Leaves everyone wondering what the heck is going on at Ram???

 

[redriderbob]

Cheap, fuel-efficient cars are what people are looking for right now, not electric ones. It blows my mind Stellantis doesn't get that, yet their CEO complains about electric cars everyday. They could make a killing and have their Belvidere plant back and running with mild investment.

 

[bill burke]

Electric is DOA but these myopic executive types are ignoring the obvious. Worst of all valuable resources and finances are being misdirected to this myth of electric cars saving the environment. They can believe what they choose, hug all the trees they want, unless it violates their financial duty to stockholders and the forces of the marketplace and consumer choice. Maybe if they had their priorities right and their heads on straight and some guts, this Renegade would be running down the Belvedere production lines in short order. If it were only egg on the face consequences at risk here, no big deal, but Stellantis is heading on a fools mission to a bridge too far and ignoring, perhaps out of hubris, the wisdom of the ordinary Joes and common sense putting the whole company at risk. We get it, they don’t.

 

[crouchta]

Electric is DOA but these myopic executive types are ignoring the obvious. Worst of all valuable resources and finances are being misdirected to this myth of electric cars saving the environment. They can believe what they choose, hug all the trees they want, unless it violates their financial duty to stockholders and the forces of the marketplace and consumer choice. Maybe if they had their priorities right and their heads on straight and some guts, this Renegade would be running down the Belvedere production lines in short order. If it were only egg on the face consequences at risk here, no big deal, but Stellantis is heading on a fools mission to a bridge too far and ignoring, perhaps out of hubris, the wisdom of the ordinary Joes and common sense putting the whole company at risk. We get it, they don’t.

But the government insists we want electric vehicles........

So, hedge your bet and work on an electric midsiz

 

[crouchta]

But the government insists we want electric vehicles........

So, hedge your bet and work on an electric midsize, but bring this truck now for those who really have no interest in carrying a 400 mile long extension cord.....

 

[patfromigh]

The Ford Maverick has a standard hybrid powertrain and is flying off the shelf. The Chrysler Pacifica has a superior hybrid system that can fit into this midsize truck. It would have to use a different combustion engine since the Pacifica has a V6, but both the 2.0 and 1.3 engines have also been used in hybrid systems.

Hopefully Stellantis will offer an alternative to a pure battery electric power train in the midsize truck. A plugin hybrid with the 4Xe system will have customers camping out on the dealer's lots waiting for the store to open.

Battery electric will work if it's affordable, has a practical charging time on a level 2 charger, with a practical driving range, and the standard powertrain is relatively simple. (A single motor with front drive, with a dual motor AWD option.)