I'm waiting for the new Rams with the 500HP Viper engines slammed into them *LOL*

 

Found those hp and torque nubers for you.

5.2 litre 215hp 235lb torque
New 4.7 235 hp 295lb torque

From pickuptruck.com

 

Those numbers are wrong.

5.2 HP. 230 TQ 300
4.7 HP. 235 TQ 295
5.9 HP. 245 TQ 335

 

I think you mean the 6 cyl... thats 215 / 235.

 

I also dont care for the new style Dodge, The old style was better. Now I think the best looking truck is the Super Duty Ford, they ripped off dodges idea and made it better, more truck like. Ive owned 2 F150's and had zero problems with them and I'm pulling a 8,000 lbs trailer thru the mountains and it preformed great. A v-10 would have been better thou.

 

Is the 4.7 all new or is it the same as in the Cherokee Limited??

 

Actually, I read awhile back in a Fourwheel and Off-road magazine the new Ram design was originally thought up by some Ford guy, but I guess Ford thought it was to Big-Rig looking and didn't think it would sell....Dodge just couldn't compete with sales from GM/Chevy or Ford, and was going to stop making trucks altogether, but they decided to risk the new look and try it, and, well, I bet the Ford guys still kick each other in the a$$ for that one. If you think of it, other than a ever so slight grill (more like headlight depth) change in '93, what was the differences from the Dodges 10 years ago?

 

Oh yeah, and the slogan to remember is" IF TRUCKS STOP, AMERICA STOPS"

 

I bought my 2002 quad cab in Nov. with the 4.7 V8. It is the 2wd model. I have owned many trucks and can tell you that this truck can pull with the best of them. It has a 5 speed automatic with really helps the torque. I have pulled my boat, my fathers 20 ft Nitro bass boat, and my 14 ft trailer with furniture and 2 atvs w/o a problem. Plus I got 15 mpg while doing it. I understand if you don't like the styling as that is your choice what you like to be seen in. I also have 2 people that I work with that have the Ford quad cabs and 1 has a Chevy extended cab and my Dodge is still 2-3 inches taller than all of them. It is just nice to feel like you are in a truck instead of sitting in a SUV.

 

Lee,
I like the truck!!!! Everything, body style, room inside is awesome,the whole package is very appealing to me.Plus the price,can't beat it.There's no comparison between my SUV and this truck.The SUV feels like JUGO now.
Joe