Ram and Man of Steel Team-Up to Make a Superman-Worthy Truck

Posted on June 11, 2013 by baysideadmin

Opening this weekend is the hotly anticipated summer blockbuster Man of Steel. Expectations for Superman’s rebirth in cinema are running high and the fans are anxiously drooling for the moment to see the spectacle. Ram trucks have stepped up for cross-promotions with the movie and have delivered unto the people of Earth a vehicle that looks like a gift from the stars.

Seriously, this is one awesome looking truck. It looks ripped right from the pages of a comic book. I half expect for Clark Kent to shout “To the Super-mobile!”

Old school Superman fans may lament the duller gray that’s used instead of a brighter blue, but I think the Dark Ceramic Gray looks pretty powerful. That and I love the grill with the Superman “S” front and center and the mix of red.

Ram also shot a commercial to go with it. Take a look at it for yourself:

Anyone that goes driving in this power wagon will definitely not be kneeling before anyone anytime soon.

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Ram 1500 Named Automobile Magazine 2013 All-Star

Posted on June 6, 2013 by baysideadmin

Automobile Magazine just announced their All-Stars for 2013, and among their top-honored vehicles was the Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn.

11 vehicles were named 2013 All-Stars and given distinctions like “Hometown Hero” or “Compact for America.” The Ram 1500 and the Audi A7 were designated as the “Houston Rockets.” Jason Harper, who wrote the section of the piece on the Ram 1500, had lots of praise for the truck, calling it “the ultimate in cowboy cool” and “king of the ranch.”

As they put both vehicles through their paces, the Ram 1500 easily beat out the Audi 7 for earning its keep. This is the type of vehicle that can haul more hay, bring back a runaway cow, and take out skeet shooting. Aside from its practicality, though, Harper was also surprised at the attention given to the interior, praising the stitching as “European quality” and noting the lack of “tawdry veneer” in the design.

The full article is available here or in the July issue of Automobile Magazine.

2013 Ram 1500: Giving The Competition a Run for Their Money

Posted on June 2, 2013 by baysideadmin

It’s time for a good old fashion showdown between the most popular trucks on the market. New York Daily News took a look at the popular 2013 Ram 1500 and saw how it stacked up next to the competition. What was their conclusion? It was that Ford and Chevrolet better be worried.

The Ram truck is a staple of American engineering for heavy-duty trucks. The official origins for the Ram started around 1981, but the ram hood ornament has been a feature since the Great Depression. Since then, the Ram has undergone quite a number of since then and is now poised to really shake up the established thought when it comes to trucks.

The 2013 Ram 1500 especially is looking to combine refined luxury covering powerful capability. The redesign of Ram as the article puts it “attempts to innovate along with Chevy and Ford rather than follow while undercutting their prices.” While there is a sense of gimmick in some of the features, such as the sidewall storage compartments or the “Rambox”, but many others would be considered class leading, such as eight speed transmission and electrical steering.

Where the Ram 1500 really shines is the 3.6L Pentastar V6 engine with eight speed automatic transmission. The transmission is 10 percent more fuel efficient than a six-speed and almost 15 percent more than five-speed.

For the pricing, it’s not hard to see it’s the choice for any driver looking for the best valued truck on the market.

Ram Sponsors Kentucky Derby for Fourth Consecutive Year

Posted on May 3, 2013 by baysideadmin

This weekend is the Kentucky Derby, and as people are placing their bets and predicting the winner, Ram is getting ready for its fourth consecutive year as the Derby’s official sponsor.

In a post on RamZone, Ram Trucks expressed their gratitude for the honor of sponsoring the Kentucky Derby, stating, “We hope that in time our presence at the Derby will become customary as seersucker suits and the garland of roses.”

For years, Ram’s line-up has catered to a variety of needs from light-duty truck for trailers and ATVs to heavy-duty trucks built for towing horse trailers. They understand the needs of truck drivers and more specifically of horse trainers and owners. Ram’s sponsorship of the Kentucky Derby is the perfect match between product and event, a partnership that will hopefully continue for years to come.

The Kentucky Derby will air live on NBC from 4 PM to 7 PM eastern time.

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New Sports Special Editions Being Considered for the Ram 1500

Posted on March 29, 2013 by baysideadmin

When something succeeds, it only makes sense to keep doing that. In this case, Ram put out a special edition Red Wings variant of the 1500. The truck sold well, very well in fact, selling 3,000 units since it was put on sale in November of 2011. That’s three times the expected amount. The success has gotten the collective heads of Chrysler and Ram thinking, what other hockey teams and cities would this work out for?

Business Week spoke with Fred Diaz, the head of Ram, at the New York Auto Show. He had this to say about the idea of expanding the 1500 for different teams, “It’s actually an experiment that we did with Detroit and it work out so incredibly well, we’re looking at the possibility of doing other things with others sports,” he said. “You have to have a rabid fan base. Then you have to get the rights. We’ve got our feelers out to see what could work.”

The Red Wing 1500 is a $399 option that comes in red, white, or black and has the team’s logo on the headrests of the front-seat. Ram didn’t offer the option this year due to the season being cut short because of the labor dispute, but fully expects to offer it again when the next season begins.

What hockey teams would you like to see Ram have an option for?

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2014 Ram 1500’s Diesel Engine is Due to Fan Demand

Posted on March 13, 2013 by baysideadmin

The 2014 Ram 1500 is making a big splash this year by being made available to purchase with a diesel engine. According to the Stltoday.com, it’s the “first modern-era half-ton to make available diesel power.”

Making the decision to offer this new engine was not a difficult one. Ram stated that trucks fans have been ‘emphatically asking for it.’

In order to offer a Ram truck with diesel, there will be a new engine, and one not from Cummins. It will be coming from VM Motori of Cento, which is an Italian company owned by Fiat. The 3.0-liter V-6 turbo diesel engine will be in the 2014 Ram 1500 and later made available for the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The actual specs of the Ram version have not been made available as of yet, but a comparison is drawn using the Grand Cherokee. In the Jeep vehicle, the engine is capable of 240 horsepower and 420 lb.ft of torque. The Ram specs should be revealed sometime this summer.

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Ram 2500 CNG: Green Alternative for Truck Drivers

Posted on November 24, 2012 by baysideadmin

The conversation after Hurricane Sandy for many of us in New York seemed to circle around climate change. Governor Cuomo said as much during the numerous press conferences he held following the disaster. Whenever global warming is talked about, it’s no doubt that green energy is just around the corner. No matter your position on what happenings of the environment of late, it’s hard to deny that car makers shouldn’t be doing all they can to help with keeping emissions from their vehicles down.

Ram is answering the call that many seem to be putting out for engines running on alternative fuel technology. The Ram 2500 will now be the first in the truck line-up that Ram has planned to have CNG (compressed natural gas). It is the only OEM-built, CNG-powered truck that is made and sold in the US.

The Ram 2500 CNG is a bi-fuel vehicle. That means it uses compressed natural gas as the primary source of fuel and switches over to gas only after the CNG has been depleted. CNG is identical in mileage to that of vehicles on unleaded regular gas. The bright spot to that is that the cost is 30 percent lower than the average price of a gallon of gas.

Breaking it down even further in comparison, CNG costs around $1.25 per GGE (gasoline gallon equivalent). On CNG, the Ram gets 301 miles on the highway with the range getting boosted to 966 miles with the backup gas supply. CO2 emissions are reduced by 20 percent and tailpipe emissions see a drop of more than 50 percent.

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Mopar Offers Hundreds of Parts and Accessories for 2013 Ram 1500

Posted on November 15, 2012 by baysideadmin

Truck fans already have plenty to be excited about with the 2013 Ram 1500. The buzz surrounding it has already been extremely positive and certainly looks to change the landscape when it is released. To help that building excitement along, Mopar will be giving customers the ability to leave their own personal touch on the Ram 1500.

To accomplish this goal, the parts maker will have more than 300 performance parts and accessories. There’s a variety of choices to make to change the make-up of the new truck. The products include everything ranging from bed protection to toolboxes, towing packages to lift kits, chrome grille inserts to performance hoods. All available prices that range from $12 for a trailer hitch plug to $3,000 for a lift kit.

Mopar understands the love and care that truck drivers put into their vehicle. “Ram owners love to accessorize and personalize their trucks,” said Pietro Gorlier, the President and CEO of Mopar. “In face, Ram truck owners typically spend more than $500 on Mopar performance parts and accessories. For our new Ram 1500, we will offer a full catalog of more than 300 quality-tested items from which to choose.”

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Ram Donates Trucks, $100,000 to Hurricane Sandy Relief

Posted on November 8, 2012 by baysideadmin

As the east coast recovers after Hurricane Sandy, Ram Trucks are stepping up and helping in relief efforts.

So far, the popular truck brand has pledged their support for those affected by the storm, and they have donated $100,000 and 20 Ram 1500 trucks to the American Red Cross. Neal Litvack, Chief Development Officer at the American Red Cross, praised Ram for their support, saying, “Through the generosity of its partners such as Ram and Chrysler Group, the American Red Cross is responding with shelter, food, and emotional support, helping families and communities with their most critical needs now, and as they begin to move towards recovery.”

One of the biggest problems facing relief workers is that the areas that need help the most are still not easily accessible, and besides that, these residents need water, food, blankets, medicine, and other necessary supplies. They need a way to transport these supplies efficiently, and that’s why Ram trucks are so important to recovery efforts.

We would like to encourage our readers to donate to the American Red Cross and volunteer with relief efforts if they are physically able. Our friends, family, and neighbors in New York and New Jersey need us right now, and we are so glad to see Ram taking action in the aftermath of this terrible storm.

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2013 Ram 1500: The Truck of Texas

Posted on October 24, 2012 by baysideadmin

Thanks to the truck drivers down in Texas, Ram is going to need a bigger trophy room. The brand took home top honors over the weekend at the 20^th annual Texas Auto Writers Association Texas Truck Rodeo. In total, they brought 8 wins home with them, more than another auto maker combined.

That’s now the second year that Ram has won. The last time was in 2011 with the 2011 Ram Laramie Longhorn wining Truck of Texas. At this years event, the 2013 Ram 1500 is what impressed the voters the most. That’s not all, the new truck may have been the talk of the event, but the Ram brand was also the overall winner. The TAWA writers gave Truck Line of Texas to the Ram brand.

In all, the awards that Ram won were Truck of Teaxs, Truck Line of Texas, Full-size pickup truck, and Luxury pickup truck.

The TAWA President Michael Herzing praised the truck in his comments made about the big win, “Our members overwhelmingly chose the 2013 Ram 1500 as the Truck of Texas and the truck for Texans. The Ram 1500 is amazing. The new technologies in this truck are true game changers and raise the bar for the competition. You’ve got to love how touch, capable, comfortable, and fuel efficient this new truck is.”

Truck lovers know quality when they see it, or drive it in this case. With so many different brands and models to choose from, the 2013 Ram 1500 is the king of the hill. Find out what all these voters discovered by going online to Bayside Chrysler Jeep Dodge and paying a visit to our Ram Truck section. Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for more Ram news and deals on Ram products at the dealership.

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