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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[WXman]

I agree with some others who have posted. The timeline on this is WAYYYYY too far out. 2028 is another 2.5 model years away now. By then the competitors will have advanced even farther.

As far as the news of this being body-on-frame, at least they are making the correct call there. They NEED to take a page out of the 1st Gen Dakota book and give this truck features the competitors don't have. A V8 option would be nice. A 6' bed option is a must. And it has to lead the segment in payload/GVWR so that it can do more work than the others. Second row legroom that is actually usable for adults would be something else that would put it ahead of the competitors.

 

[thatjerryguy]

The big question is what's going under the hood? A 1.6L hybrid engine?

 

[TripleT]

The big question is what's going under the hood? A 1.6L hybrid engine?

2.OL especially in the latest form 300+hp. ZF torque converter-less transmission with Electric boast.

 

[WXman]

2.OL especially in the latest form 300+hp. ZF torque converter-less transmission with Electric boast.

Excellent plan if they want this truck to be DOA like all the other new product they've launched lately.

 

[TripleT]

Everything is new in the Class with the Nissan. MSN

 

[vbondjr1]

From a personal perspective. I'm overjoyed that the brand is getting back to being a brand of the people and a brand that us as enthusiasts may one day be happy with. Now I could be way off my rocker here with his but I think the Ram brand would do well to sell both a STLA:Large platform Midsize truck (Rampage) and an STLA: Frame Midsize truck (Dakota). Even without making the Rampage much larger, an STLA Large platform Rampage with a 4-cylinder hybrid longitudinal AWD drivetrain would sell extremely well, Just like an STLA frame Midsize truck if Ram does their marketing correctly and produces a proper vehicle under each name with enough trim levels that fit each vehicle. It's obvious that manufacturers know that their vehicles are priced outside of the range of alot of their buyers along with the fact of being excessive. I'd say over 70% of the people who buy a Ram truck don't used it to even half of its capability. A Rampage with a 4ft bed and a Dakota with a 5.5ft bed works great with both of them having 4-doors.

 

[HuJass]

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

Remember the Dakota Sport and R/T?

I wasn't talking about strippy work trucks.

There is still a market for sport trucks.

 

[HuJass]

Dodge, Ram, Stellantis, Tim Kuniskis,
If you're reading these comments, make sure you make a 6 cylinder engine at least optional in this truck!