![]() But that apparent wimpiness is why we wanted to live with it for a year. It seems an odd powerplant for a work vehicle, as its meager 269 pound-feet of torque peaks at a lofty 4175 rpm. Unlike our previous long-term Ram 1500-a 2009 model with four-wheel drive and the 390-hp, 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 -our 2013 SLT crew cab 4x4 featured the standard 305-hp, 3.6-liter V-6. During 40,000 miles in less than 12 months, in which our True Blue Pearl crew cab rarely sat idle, one of the wimpiest of Ram’s pickups proved more than capable on nearly every front, and especially when towing our battered heaps to tracks across the country. ![]() While heavy-duty pickups are designed for hauling serious tonnage, Chrysler’s high-tech updates to the light-duty 20 made it an ideal candidate for a long-term transportation study. ![]() From the June 2014 Issue of Car and Driverĭespite our love of driving other people’s cars, we do occasionally use our own rides, and oftentimes these pristine machines need assistance getting from place to place.
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