Ralph Gilles Confirms Ram 1500 REV Wasn’t Suppose To Look Like Revolution Concept

Ralph Gilles Confirms Ram 1500 REV Wasn’t Suppose To Look Like Revolution Concept​

Front End Was Originally Different...​

Stellantis (FCA US) has been criticized for moving slowly towards electrification compared to the rest of its Detroit rivals, which have already had several new electric vehicles (EVs) arrive in the past few years. But Ralph Gilles, Head of Stellantis Design, recently spoke to the Automotive News about the company’s electrified design direction at last month’s New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), mainly focusing on the 2025 Ram 1500 REV electric pickup.

Ralph Gilles Confirms Ram 1500 REV Wasn't Suppose To Look Like Revolution Concept

Stellantis (FCA US) has been criticized for moving slowly towards electrification compared to the rest of its Detroit rivals, which have already had several new electric vehicles (EVs) arrive in the past few years. But Ralph Gilles, Head of Stellantis Design, recently spoke to the Automotive...

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The confirmation of this makes me wonder about a certain other vehicle that the brand has be touting around for the last few months and that is the Charger Daytona Banshee. Granted there are certain things that we can be sure of, being the fact that it will be built on the STLA:Large platform and that there will be electric options as well as Hurricane powerplants and certain other things, but how much less radical will the production car be than the concept? I know it was said before that the next gen car will take a bit of inspiration from the '99 Charger Concept, which was similar with four doors, but how much more "practical" will the actual car be in terms of design and functionality. Obviously, hub locking wheels have a slim chance of making it to production and I'm really curious about that front end. I can see the R-wing design making it to the production car but those headlights I do not see making it to the actual production car. I could see something more like what the current BMWs have with the LED trim giving a modernized rendition of the classic quad headlamp appearance but utilizing the new Matrix LED/Laser technology for low & high beam light setups, which would have a more natural and correct appearance than just those two little rectangle units. We already know the interior is going to be a bit different as well with the rear seats not being individual "race car" seats and obvious there will be handles and buttons and less of the LED light design inside this car so the question is how much will the actual car retain and what will it actually be like.