"We are very pleased that Motor Trend named the all-new Dodge Ram HeavyDuty the winner of their Truck of the Year competition," said John MacDonald,Dodge Brand Manager at DaimlerChrysler Canada. "The Dodge Ram Heavy Duty issimply the toughest Ram ever. With standard HEMI power and optional Cumminspower, the new Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickups are now the strongest line-up offull-size trucks in the industry."
Competitors for Motor Trend Truck of the Year are evaluated onsignificance, superiority and value. The trucks are put through thousands ofmiles of testing, including back-to-back comparisons examining each truck'scharacteristics during normal commuting, traversing mountain roads, cruisingfreeways, trailer towing, off-pavement running, and loaded and unloadedperformance testing. Truck of the Year competitors compete not only againstthe trucks in the competition, but also against other trucks in their class,whether they are included in the test or not.
The all-new 2003 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty boasts the option of two or fourstandard size doors and the all-new 345 horsepower 5.7-liter HEMI Magnumengine as standard equipment. The powerful all-new 5.9-liter High OutputCummins Turbo Diesel delivers a monstrous 555 lb.-ft. of torque and class-leading Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings. Ram Heavy Duty pickups are available insingle and dual rear wheel applications.
The all-new 2003 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty trucks are built atDaimlerChrysler's Saltillo, Mexico and St. Louis North Assembly Plants.
Details of the Motor Trend "Truck of the Year" competition will appear inthe February 2003 edition of the magazine. Information about the all-new 2003Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickup is available on the web at www.dodge.com.