3. uncountable noun The status of something is the importance that people give it. All of this was good news for people who did work with their trucks, but it didn't do any favors for highway driveability or fuel economy. Whether it’s AMG, Freightliner, MB Trucks, Fuso, we have a voice in Germany. Thing is, it's not ideal for pickup trucks, which require strong pulling power down low, as close to idle as possible. The 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 in the 2013 Ram 1500 goes about its business in a similar manner, with the majority of its grunt coming higher up in the rev range - this kind of performance is common in modern engines that are optimized for power and efficiency. The 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 in the 2013 Ram goes about its business with the majority of its grunt coming higher up in the rev range. We spent back-to-back weeks with two 2013 Ram 1500 pickups to find out, one with a Hemi V8 and one with a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6. Not long ago, the efforts of an automaker to put a six-cylinder engine into a pickup truck went something like this: take the basic bread-and-butter V8, lop two cylinders off one end of the block and call it a day.
Compared to the transmissions Ram used to use, the new eight-speed sends more torque to the wheels using numerically lower gearing while still offering overdrive in the last two gears. With an abundant range of custom chrome and alloy wheels available in a wide range of styles one is sure to find the perfect match to their dream car. The design of the dashboard guaranteed perfect visibility and married simplicity, functionality (with the centre console) and a touch of humour with its hazard warning lights switch shaped like a clown’s nose. All of these powerplants were proper truck engines - they made a bunch of torque right off idle and didn't like revving past their low-rpm power peaks. Basically, this means that the V6-powered Ram 1500 feels like it has plenty of power, either to tow loads with or to practice your burnouts while accelerating to highway speed, while still managing EPA-estimated fuel economy figures of 17 miles per gallon city and 25 highway. Perhaps it goes without saying, but Ram's big 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine, with 395 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque, has no trouble at all pulling loads.
The resulting engines were generally pretty rough around the edges, and while they were able to churn out reasonable amounts of torque, they generally weren't good at anything else. And while comparing the Encore's popularity with other crossovers is difficult, Buick cites the Volkswagen Tiguan and Mini Countryman as direct competitors, both of which this little guy outsold last month. There is high risk factor while buying these homes but you may gain high profits by selling these properties. And, for the first time ever, fuel efficiency is a primary selling point for V6-powered pickups. In a first for Mercedes, the new Sprinter will also be built in the United States. When the Ram first hit the marketplace in 1981, the base engine was a 225-cubic-inch (3.7-liter) slant-six that offered up 95 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque. A big improvement in everyday driving performance came in 2002 when Chrysler's corporate 3.7-liter V6 mill made it into the engine bay of the Ram.
The 2013 Ram V6 sprints to the magic figure in a claimed 7.5 seconds, which makes it an astonishing three seconds quicker than the 2012 model with the old 3.7-liter engine. Our test machine was a V6-powered four-door model equipped with the SLT package, but was not a 4x4. We weren't able to test the full 4,350-pound towing capability, but predictably had no trouble whatsoever moving five passengers along with a few hundred pounds in the bed on a few occasions. Max trailer-towing capability is rated at 10,450 pounds. Adding four-wheel drive lowers those figures to 16/23, which is still very good for a fullsize truck with this sort of capability. Read on, faithful truck buyers. In the year 2007 automobile manufacturers finally realized that the most important thing about a new car to prospective car buyers was the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. Inside the cabin, buyers are treated to one of the nicest interiors ever put into a pickup truck.
For 2013, there's a new, optional "Active Level" air-ride suspension system that allows the driver to raise and lower the truck as necessary, with up to 10.7 inches of maximum ground clearance (default mode offers 8.7 inches). The 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter gets a new base engine and transmission, new driver safety aids, subtle front end styling changes and an improved audio system. This has a 9-channel DSP amplifier, 13 speakers and a system output of 590 watts. Everything the driver needs is within easy reach, without the need to lean forward or make other awkward reaching motions, which is something that can't be said for all fullsize trucks. Hooked up to the V6 engine is an excellent new transmission, with a total of eight forward ratios to play with. In the 2013-model-year truck we tested, Ram was using a six-speed automatic transmission, which generally offered seamless operation and went about its business unnoticed.
