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I just saw the article, very very interesting how they unveiled this Rebel after Jim Morrison (Head of the Ram brand) made an appearance on TFL Truck's live YouTube feed (TFLnow) just yesterday. He was specifically asked about putting the 12 inch screen in the Rebel and his response was how they...

It's possible that Ram outsold Silverado in August if this report is to be believed: http://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/09/gm-sales-reportedly-fell-13-percent-in-august-2018/ But we wouldn't know officially now that GM report sales on a quarterly basis now. Edit: this site is saying Silverado...

Now that I think about it, there could be other reasons as to why they could be sticking with the 4th gen overall frame. For one, the overall length for a 4th gen 2500 crew cab short bed is actually one inch shorter (237 inches) than Ford's Super Duty extended cab short bed (238 inches) and the...

Thanks for the updates! I like how you pointed out important details in the bodywork and the thing about the EPA which I had no idea about. I'm sure the final design will be awesome if their goal is to mix DT Ram elements on a 4th gen skeleton. It seems like the Longhorn is going to be my...

You could be right though I was told that the exterior will be all new. One thing I noticed is that on the Ram 5500 prototype, the bumper portion of the front fender flares doesn't line up with the rest of it, which definitely looks like a piece from the 4th gen 4500/5500s. The bumper piece...

Very sad to hear of his passing. Thoughts and prayers to his families, friends and colleagues.

Yeah a lot of horror stories with the 66 and the 68RFE. Transmission tuning seems to help things but it's a ticking bomb when you add power. Thank goodness they're going with ZF next time around. Also, the Rebel looks really good with two-tone white. Congrats!

A friend of mine recently got one and I was in the passenger seat. Let's just say it's better/scarier than some roller coaster rides!

It sucks to hear about Sergio but he did one hell of a job with FCA despite some questionable decisions/products. I mean he saved two companies from bankruptcy essentially and now look where they're at. The company is responsible for the most awarded infotainment system with Uconnect, the most...

That front end is gonna look awesome, especially at night! Love the new look of the new HD headlights. Couple of things caught my eye such as the radius arms being the same as the old PW (the new HD prototypes seem to have holes/fenestrations on the radius arms) and the bottom plastic trims...

I found an article regarding these Stage 5 6.7 Cummins (no EGR and centralized SCR/DPF after treatment) being in production in the UK: https://www.cummins.com/news/releases/2018/04/23/cummins-stage-v-b67-and-l9-certified-and-production Couple of things I realized is that these engines will...

I just realized that in the night videos the light from the headlights shines right through what I thought was the outer edge of the grill. Definitely makes it more likely that these are heavy prototypes otherwise it would look very cheap. Thanks for the video and the article! 2019 can't come...

I went over the info I wanted to post with Jared who will have another article on the HDs with some of that info when it's ready ;)

I originally thought that the ZF was going to replace the 66RFE (gas motor), but I've been told this will replace that as well as the 68RFE while the Aisin will be available for the trucks with the longer rear ends/max towing. Matter of fact, ZF recently retrofitted this 8 speed on a 2015 Ram...

Looks like they're still in the early prototype stages since they're using the 4th gen bodies still (based on the body lines on the bed and the door styling. Guess it could be just for testing electronics. If that's the case, it looks like the old bodies could accept the dash on the new 1500s...

Agree about the engine and tow mirrors, but disagree with the transmission. Matter of fact anything over a 6 speed ruins the driving experience. I've driven two vehicles with 8 speeds and drove in one with a 10 speed. A common theme I noticed is how they hunt for gears off the line and the first...

Same person who told me the 5th gen HD info mentioned that last year the HDs accounted for 38% of total sales (both retail and commercial).

Conquest to Defection ratio (I've seen this term before in business). Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it refers to how many sales a product takes from its competitors (conquests) versus how many sales a competitor takes from the product in question (defection). Anything over 1.0 is...

From what I was told, likely replaced.

Glad to see that they're doing something (hardware wise) to the 6.7 cummins!