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Old May 24, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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Supposedly, the front end is supposed to be Charger'esque... front slanting grill. I hope they don't give the Ram the inward slanting(cat eye) headlight look like the Charger though... not that it looks bad on the Charger but it looks god awful on the Chevy trucks. My preference is the tried and true 2nd Gen body style.... I think that the front styling will go along ways toward maintaining brand image, if Dodge doesn't address what seems to be the most asked for offering from the loyalists, 'real crew cab' with a long bed, then they could very well lose customers regardless of what the fascia looks like.

Fuel mileage on the V8 Cummins is estimated to be in the 20mpg(city), 25mpg(highway) range... the target was 30% improvement over the 5.7L Hemi while achieving comparable performance...

While what was once an 'experiment' became reality with the 5.6L Cummins; I wonder if we'll ever see the rumored V6 Duramax or a V6 diesel offering from Ford in the F-150...
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Old May 24, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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The front end is going to look like a charger by the looks of things.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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I like the 91.5-93 1st gens and all the 2nd gens. Guys asked me what kind of front I had when I told them what I bought. They asked if it was the "big rig" look.

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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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to me it looks like the new mustang front end but with the dodge cross in the grill and a tall lower fascia...just my .02
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Old May 24, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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I don't know how anyone could like the 2nd gen front end over the original 3rd gen front end... That was a peak in good looks IMO.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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Give me a 4x4 quad cab dakota with a solid axle up front, good build quality and that I4 turbo diesel please . That would be a hell of a truck kinda like the Hilux but bigger.

I'd be all over that. My 92 Dak doesnt get near the mileage that my Ram does. Plus if I need to, my Ram can pull a small house off its foundation.
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Old May 27, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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Yikes a cummins V8 diesel with aluminum heads! That will never work.

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Old May 28, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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Give me a 4x4 quad cab dakota with a solid axle up front, good build quality and that I4 turbo diesel please . That would be a hell of a truck kinda like the Hilux but bigger.
Putting a breadtruck B3.9 in a Jeep Wagoneer next month. It's the only frame that withstand the shakes.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 12:00 AM
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That should be nice, show us pics and report back when it's done.
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