Propickup Digital Magazine
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FIRSTLOOK V8 or the new 305hp Pentastar V6, pulls the 2013 Ram 1500 ahead of the light-duty pickup class in both power and fuel economy accord- ing to the latest news out of Warren, Michigan, where the new pickups are being built. But that's just the tip of the technological A iceberg that will be rolling into Ram dealers later this year. According to Ram, the new TorqueFlite 8 eight- speed is operated by an innovative, dash-mount- ed rotary e-shift dial replaces the conventional fl oor- or column-shifters of old. It's standard on Dash-mounted rotary transmission selector allows rapid shift transitions from "Reverse" to "Drive." The same eight- speed automatic technology is already being used in Class 6 to 8 trucks. 16 PROPICKUP June 2012 2013 Ram 1500 Pentastar V6 engine and eight-speed automatic transmission. innovations bring greater effi ciency to the jobsite by Bruce W. Smith (Photos courtesy of Ram Trucks) n eight-speed automatic that's shifted by turning a dial on the dash, paired with either the venerable 395hp Hemi the new V6 and optional on the Hemi. The electronic-shifted transmission, which is already in use in Class 6 to 8 trucks, allows the driver to make quick blind-shift transitions from "Reverse" to "Drive" when towing or navi- gating out of mud, snow or busy parking lots. Ram engineers have also spent a lot of time 8-speed automatic and high-tech unveiled; a new V-6, 2013 Ram 1500 MOVIN' UP