Rainy day project -
We've seen a LOT of posts comparing what someone's prior model year (be it '24 or earlier) would cost if replicated today. In most cases, that gets really tricky because options/packages change, and the obvious that now we're in Hurricane season!
Couple that with the fact that an article was published that touted extreme price increases, but they were flat our wrong on almost every trim level ($14K hike on Longhorn just didn't happen). So for the purpose of clarity, I thought it'd be fun to drill it down to just standard features and get it as close as possible. I'll say it first - YES my job is to sell Ram trucks lol - but I also have a strong desire to have real numbers and clarity in doing so. This is not a slag on anyone who posted and said "gee this is getting really expensive" Clearly prices have gone up, but what I'm finding is that the big price increase was actually back in '22 going to '23, not '24 to '25. In addition, Stellantis did a similar move on the Rubicon 392 from 23 to 24 where they included a bunch of previously optional items, and the final increase was negligible.... drilled further into 4xe and found similar.
check my math and tell me where I'm missing something please, would love for this thread to be a strong reference point rather than just opinions. But if you've got a personal example, please post a window sticker so we can compare!
For the standard features comparison, I used the "compare model" tool on the consumer facing ramtrucks.com build & price site - and honestly I omitted a lot of the aesthetic parts. Listing which badges were where, or what color they were, didn't seem important for this excercise. Then I took those features that were standard on 2025 and looked up what they cost to add to a 2024. For the base + engine + destination pricing I went back to the code-guides from the release date of that model year. If you purchased in middle of the model year, that of course may have had some intra-year price increases. ALSO, and this is a big also, there are no rebates taken into account - to keep it clean and simple for now.
I used all Bighorn Crewcab 4x4 5'7" bed with ETorque Hemi (and then Hurricane of course for '25)
Here's my findings, please feel free to let me know if I've got an error somewhere - when staring at the same sheets for a while I'm bound to go blurry!
* From what I can see, the only thing in 2024 L1 group that is not included in 2025 is power folding mirrors
We've seen a LOT of posts comparing what someone's prior model year (be it '24 or earlier) would cost if replicated today. In most cases, that gets really tricky because options/packages change, and the obvious that now we're in Hurricane season!
Couple that with the fact that an article was published that touted extreme price increases, but they were flat our wrong on almost every trim level ($14K hike on Longhorn just didn't happen). So for the purpose of clarity, I thought it'd be fun to drill it down to just standard features and get it as close as possible. I'll say it first - YES my job is to sell Ram trucks lol - but I also have a strong desire to have real numbers and clarity in doing so. This is not a slag on anyone who posted and said "gee this is getting really expensive" Clearly prices have gone up, but what I'm finding is that the big price increase was actually back in '22 going to '23, not '24 to '25. In addition, Stellantis did a similar move on the Rubicon 392 from 23 to 24 where they included a bunch of previously optional items, and the final increase was negligible.... drilled further into 4xe and found similar.
check my math and tell me where I'm missing something please, would love for this thread to be a strong reference point rather than just opinions. But if you've got a personal example, please post a window sticker so we can compare!
For the standard features comparison, I used the "compare model" tool on the consumer facing ramtrucks.com build & price site - and honestly I omitted a lot of the aesthetic parts. Listing which badges were where, or what color they were, didn't seem important for this excercise. Then I took those features that were standard on 2025 and looked up what they cost to add to a 2024. For the base + engine + destination pricing I went back to the code-guides from the release date of that model year. If you purchased in middle of the model year, that of course may have had some intra-year price increases. ALSO, and this is a big also, there are no rebates taken into account - to keep it clean and simple for now.
I used all Bighorn Crewcab 4x4 5'7" bed with ETorque Hemi (and then Hurricane of course for '25)
Here's my findings, please feel free to let me know if I've got an error somewhere - when staring at the same sheets for a while I'm bound to go blurry!
2025 Standard Feature | 2024 Value |
LED Low/High Reflector Headlamps / Fog Lamps | $995 (Premium Lighting Group) |
Rear Wheelhouse Liners | $220 |
Brake-Assist, Ped braking, collision warn, lane keep | $795 (L1 Safety Group) |
L1 Group (8.4" & Related) | $1,995 |
Remote-Start System | $245 |
ParkSense® Front and Rear Park-Assist with Stop | $495 |
Remote-Start System | $245 |
Blind-Spot and Cross-Path Detection | $595 |
Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go | Unavailable - Was within Laramie Adv Safety as starting point |
Automatic High-Beam Headlamp-Control | Unavailable - Was within Laramie L1 Group as starting point |
Code Date | MSRP | Engine | Destination | Total Cost | Change | |
2025 | 12/12/2023 | $51,535 | $2,695 | $1,995 | $56,225 | $1,450 |
2024 | 6/9/2023 | $49,735 | $3,045 | $1,995 | $54,775 | $1,750 |
2023 | 8/2/2022 | $48,235 | $2,995 | $1,795 | $53,025 | $4,800 |
2022 | 6/16/2021 | $44,235 | $2,295 | $1,695 | $48,225 | $1,545 |
2021 | 7/2/2020 | $42,990 | $1,995 | $1,695 | $46,680 | -$200 |
2020 | 6/20/2019 | $42,540 | $2,645 | $1,695 | $46,880 | $1,345 |
2019 | 3/6/2018 | $41,895 | $1,995 | $1,645 | $45,535 |
* By end of model year, 2024 was $56,225 making YOY change $0 |
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