Dodge Reveals New Heavy Duty Pickups

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Dodge officially unveiled a new class of heavy duty pickups at the Chicago Auto Show, showcasing bold, powerful and capable utility trucks that the big boys will surely love to have. This year, Dodge adds to its award-winning Ram lineup with the introduction of the all-new 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy-Duty and 3500/4500/5500 Chassis Cabs.

“Our new 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups continue to build on Dodge Ram’s leadership in the Heavy-Duty pickup segment,” said Scott Kunselman, Vice President – Jeep(R)/Truck Product Team, Chrysler LLC. “Our Ram Heavy-Duty pickups reinforce Dodge Ram’s bold and powerful reputation, and provide improved capability in critical areas of the segment.”

Among the areas of critique are the safety issues to which Dodge boasted of 25 safety and security features:

• Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
• Advanced multi-stage air bags
• BeltAlert
• Brake/Park interlock
• Child-protection rear door locks
• Constant-Force Retractors (CFR)
• Crumple zones
• Electronic brake force distribution
• Energy-absorbing steering column
• Enhanced Accident Response System (EARS)
• Height-adjustable seat belts
• HomeLink universal home security system transceiver
• Interior head-impact protection
• Knee bolsters
• Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH) Child Seat Anchor System
• Low-risk deployment air bag
• Parksense(R) Rear Park Assist System
• Power-adjustable pedals
• Remote Keyless Entry
• Seat-belt pretensioners
• Sentry Key(R) engine immobilizer
• Standard side-curtain air bags
• Supplemental side air bags
• Three-point seat belts
• Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM)
• uconnect phone

(Source) Press

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