Instead we can refer to reputable equivalent US testing which shows it is a very solid performer. The RAM 1500 Laramie doesn’t get one and is unlikely to. The default measure of safety in the Aussie auto market is an ANCAP rating. Service intervals are 12 months/12,000km. The RAM 1500 comes with only a three-year/100,00km warranty, which is a bit underwhelming for a work-and-play truck like this. Of course, there’s also Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connection. Key equipment fitted to the RAM 1500 Laramie include a huge portrait-style 12-inch touch-screen that dominates the centre stack, a 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, satellite navigation, dual-zone climate control with rear vents and rear seats that recline 10 degrees and have ventilation and heating outboard. Its limited to about 830kg, where the Toyota HiLux and the like can haul a tonne or more. But conversely, the RAM 1500 can’t carry as much payload. That’s 1000kg more than the best claims for the most popular dual cabs such as the Ford Ranger. For all that money, you get a vehicle with a 5.7-litre petrol engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission, permanent four-wheel drive with low range, a five-seat cabin and a mega 4500kg braked towing capacity. That process is fully approved by RAM, as is distribution to dealers by one of Australia’s most reputable independent auto companies, the Ateco Group.īy the way Walkinshaw also converts the RAM’s arch-rival, the Chevrolet Silverado, to right-hand drive for the local General Motors subsidiary, GMSV.Īnyway, I digress. This is an engineering program performed in Melbourne by a company called Walkinshaw Automotive Group and it really does a great job. ![]() ![]() On top of the exchange rate and shipping costs there’s the significant matter of pulling the RAM apart and switching the steering wheel to the right-hand side when it lands in Australia. In its home country the 1500’s pricing starts below US$50,000, so clearly there’s a fair old impost for local buyers. If that sounds a lot, consider it’s more expensive sibling the Limited is $142,950. ![]() The RAM 1500 Laramie will set you back $119,900 plus on-road costs.
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