Just when you thought that Ford...

[mrsilv04]

... was the king of tacky design and bad ideas.

Well, I have really bad news.

Let's just hope that this is some sort of a hoax.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/ch...tos/?thumbnails

 

[SteveSRT8]

Gawd, I know how you feel. I had to shop hard to even find a PU that wasn't all tarted up with chrome and doo dads.

They all do it, Ram is just following on this. Bet it sells, too...

 

[SwampSurvivor]

It's the same as the Superduty though.

99-04 Superduties were great looking trucks. They progressively got worse.

But! Front clips can be swapped! If I bought one of these "RAM" trucks or a new Super duty ... it would get the front clip swapped ASAP.

 

[redhat]

These trucks will be filling mall and grocery store parking lots with wives hauling kids...

Just sayin'.

 

[TooManyWheels]

This writer seemed to have the suitable attitude of ridicule and underwhelm-ment - Article

 

[04SE]

Nothing like a ***** $65,000 kid and trophy wife hauler.

 

[ThirdeYe]

I can tolerate the front and side, but the back? really?

 

[Tegger]

Originally Posted By: mrsilv04

Aaaah! Hideous! That photograph just scratched my corneas almost beyond repair!

Dodge may not know it, but it is NOT nice to spike the designers' coffee with LSD while they are on the job.

 

[Smokescreen]

I can't tell...but I think that is a Ram branded truck...

 

[Nick1994]

Originally Posted By: Miller88
It's the same as the Superduty though.

99-04 Superduties were great looking trucks. They progressively got worse.

But! Front clips can be swapped! If I bought one of these "RAM" trucks or a new Super duty ... it would get the front clip swapped ASAP.
Yup, and if take the "RAM" off the tailgate. Are they begging for it to be rear ended? Lol. If there's holes in the tailgate where RAM clips in (like most emblems) if have a body shop patch them up and repaint it. Looks ridiculous.

 

[bullwinkle]

They lost me when they lost the name "Dodge"-but that is hideous! Hopefully the lower trim ones still come with the non-chrome grill.

 

[jeepman3071]

Hahaha that is almost as bad as the Honda guys who have the giant "Honda" banner covering half the windshield. Every time I drive up next to them I have to ask "hey, is that a Honda? I wasn't sure."

Now I'll have to do the same thing to the Dodge truck guys.

I have a feeling there will be a lot of people de-badging those trucks.

 

[daves87rs]

Oh.my.God.

 

[DemoFly]

May god have mercy on our souls.

I can't believe this is true. That is the ugliest and most obnoxious automotive blunder I have seen in some time.

They went from having the most attractive offering to the least attractive. By a fair margin. The new Fords look absolutely elegant compared to this.

 

[CT8]

I want to buy a new vehicle that doesn't appeal to idiots.

 

[jeepman3071]

The sad part is that if they changed the grille and removed the giant "RAM" on the back it would be a pretty decent looking truck.

 

[andrewg]

Originally Posted By: CT8
I want to buy a new vehicle that doesn't appeal to idiots.


Ha ha ha...great post!

 

[ECUpirate]

Hideous, but may have potential in the hands of the aftermarket for an owner with good taste.

I always thought that Dodge/Ram/Chrysler was the king of tacky design anyway and I'm actually surprised it took them this long to ruin the Ram.

 

[BearZDefect]

The front looks like a huge animal snout. Isn't that what they want to emphasize the RAM concept?

 

[Tegger]

Originally Posted By: CT8
I want to buy a new vehicle that doesn't appeal to idiots.

Maybe this one?