Report: Dodge Ram Runner kit will be street legal

There are some big news buzzing around the Ram Runner Concept at the moment. We have a good while now that Chrysler plans to offer to a kit Ram 1500 Pickup attacked in the desert animal seen above convert known, but according to PickupTrucks.com, the engineers have managed to pull a few stunts to make the vehicle completely street legal .

The biggest hangup was that the conversion kit, the vehicle, the track is 68.2 inches front and 67.5 inches extended again to 77.5 and 74.5 inches respectively. To make everything right and proper rain with Jonny Law, Chrysler had a few fender markers illuminated the name of security to throw.

This is good news and all, but there's more. It turns out, Chrysler is mulling the idea of selling the Ram runner as a turn-key vehicle rather than a bunch of parts from your local dealer. If the car manufacturer decides to go that route, you can expect the company to an outside developer to turn standard Ram 1500 models in a full-blooded Ford F-150 SVT Raptor fighter konvertieren.v

Ram unveils 1500 Code Name: Adventurer, pulls ahead Tradesman launch

Chrysler is on the warm reception that the Ram 1500 received Tradesman search on the 2011 Chicago Auto Show this year with the unveiling of another low-buck model for the first time car buyers, specifically banking. For now, the pickup under the "Code Name: Adventurer" is cruising moniker and Chrysler says that when it comes in the second quarter of this year, it will come packing more horsepower and a lower MSRP than the competition. For $ 23,830 (including $ 975 destination charge), buyers can look forward to sinking her teeth into the same 5.7-liter V8 found in the craftsmen search. This means that to do it 390 hp and 407 pound-feet of torque on hand, which are actually done.
In addition, the adventurers from the rest of the company present herd thanks monochromatic color, body-colored front and rear and a dual-tip exhaust be differentiated. The truck comes with 20-inch alloy wheels than standard wheels and axle ratio of 3.55. Buyers can also use a 3.21 or a 3.99 ratio, if they so wish. stuck with the latter choice for the hearty V8 on board, we recommend that this bred a pretty solid work Street Machine - at least in a straight line.
In addition, Chrysler has announced that it will accelerate the launch of the craft searching with "overwhelming response" if it is not immediately clear how fast can you expect buyers to see that the work truck in their neighborhood Ram Truck Showroom. Hit the jump for the full press explosion.

Dodge brand to ditch cross-hair grille?

Now, Dodge Ram and separate groups under the umbrella of Chrysler, Dodge plans to mark his crosshair grille phase of its product range. The crosshairs nose will remain a part of the Ram truck lineup for the foreseeable future, but Dodge vehicles, a new identity, to have not yet been revealed.

Ralph Gilles, Dodge, CEO and chief designer for the Chrysler Group, recently spoke Automotive News about the decision. Gilles said that this movement will take some time, but develop the products and go in a different direction. In other words, no matter which way Dodge has his style, do not expect any changes in wholesale to far to look for the model year 2011.