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Just update the dakota and s10 look really dont fix with what wasnt broken.I got around to reading the article this morning and was shocked at the photo. The design is terrible. I've seen several mini Ram renderings or possible designs and nothing presented so far is attractive to me. Plus, I'm not a fan of manufacturing a Fiat design and putting a Ram logo on it. A Ram should be designed and made specifically for the US. Shoot, even the Japanese and Korean manufacturers get it. They design and manufacture aimed at the US market. Hopefully, Stellantis will eventually get it and let Ram do Ram without European influence, especially Fiat, especially since Fiat terrible manufacturing quality reputation is well earned.
Here are a design from Dodge that I do like.
Unfortunately, this design went away around 2003/2004. The four door also looked good.
General Motors can get it right sometimes as they did with this GMC.
I had a 2001 Silver GMC Sonoma badged SS (Step Side) with the same suspension package and similar accessories as the ZRX above. I also had a Red 2003 ZRX that came equipped with moonroof, V6, 2" lowered ZQ8 suspension, 10" wide 16" tires, ZRX branded soft roll up tonneau, bed side rails (which I loved), spray-in bed liner, etc. General Motors stopped the S10/Sonoma in 2003. They also made a four wheel drive 4 door S10/Sonoma as well through 2004.
Of course Ranger was the same class of compact pickup through 2012 (?) and the design of this generation Ranger was also very good and equaled the Dodge or Sonoma. Plus Ford made plenty of specialized models.
I even considered purchasing both of the above low mileage trucks until the Maverick came along. Makes me wonder if the US manufacturers had modernized their small pickup lines and marketed them for the US, would sales continued to be somewhat steady? I think the Maverick success sorta proves the market for a compact truck never really went away completely.
Stellantis best get busy with a design and manufacture for the US. Otherwise, the Fiat based Rams will languish at the dealerships.
As one poster said above, that is my 2 cents worth as I step down and exit stage left.
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