Theve been making them in Mexico for a while, years back I had one pass me w/ Mexico plates and I stopped and checked the truck out. It was a 360 gas burner with a 4 speed standard tranny. It was badged Ram 4000, this was back in 99 or so. They also have been making the Ramcharger which was butt ugly, it was a durango/mini van lookin thing. Rumor also has it Dodge has a Surburban in Mexico. They have alot of stuff down there we cant get, the Chrysler Phantom comes to mind. As far as trucks go, I think it has to do w/ CAFE standards, thats why the PT Cruiser is classified as a truck, it gets the fuel mileage average up.

 

Wouldn't they call the mexican suburban thing a Suburbano?

 

Now thats good.

 

How about a SUBURBAÑO? Will let you Spanish speakers figure that one out.

 

Here's more of what we can't get here.

http://www.dodgeforum.com/m_44803/mp..._/tm.htm#44803

 

i really like the blue dump, rollback, and fire rig in that link those 6500 series look great and remind me a lot of my 74 d-600 but i sure like the idea of cummins power over the 361-3 gaser in my d-600 it was a good engine in 74 but a 94+ p-pumped 5.9bt would have been much better

 

So why dont they have these up here?? emissions problems or something like that?

 

Mexstan...I get it. That was clever.

 

but the all important question is does it have the new 6.7 cummins .....

 

Nope

5.9 still


Tx

 

yeah, but look at the outrageous price tag!!! (click "opciones" link)

http://www.dodge.com.mx/frGen2Hoja.a...ClaveGen=R4000

 

the best looking dodge on that site is H100 , pretty nice

 

I wonder if the beefed it up, like fords do on there 450's and 550's, Axles and drivetrain stuff, or is it the same as a 3500??

 

About 30,000 USD. Not bad if you ask me. Of course it is another 10,000 pesos for aire acondicionado.

It's got a 6033 kg Peso Bruto Vehicular, which is GVWR 13,300 lbs.

Empty weight is only 6000 lbs. What is up with the tires... 225/95. That is a hell of ap rofile.

Wonder how this differs from a 3500. I would not be surprised if brakes/axle/etc were the same.

Is this 2WD only? The pic looks like there is a pumpkin there in the front but I m ight be wrong.

 

Alright here we go:

Lap belts of 3 points
System of disk brakes in the 4 wheels
Shock absorbers of heavy work
Seats with fabric 40/20/40
Seats of fabric Bank 40/20/40
Tinted crystals
Lateral steps
Folding outer mirrors
Rim of conventional so large spare part (It includes cat)
Black rims expensive LT225/95-17D all station
Lights of identification in awning
Grill of gray color
Rines of 17"steel
System of cooling of heavy work