World famous in America, the Ram 1500 Big Horn has arrived down under. With a 5.7-litre Hemi V8 engine, class-leading 4.5-tonne maximum braked tow rating, and a choice of two cargo tub sizes (including a massive 6’4” long tub), the Ram 1500 Big Horn is a true workhorse.
At the beginning of June, NZ4WD got an early media drive opportunity of the new arrival, running it up the west coast north of Auckland to Woodhill Forest.
This is the most affordable Ram in the range, and now uses Ram’s new DT chassis platform. The DS version it replaces was smaller and narrower.
Anyone thinking ‘entry level’ needs to have another think. This latest addition to the Ram range is priced at $129,990. That’s at least $15,000 under the price of its only rival at this level. It is also a cost-effective way to get a massive tow rating (4,500kg) without being duck-shoved up from warrant of fitness to the much more rigorous certificate of fitness. While not many people
