You know that:
- RAM Trucks is an American manufacturer of mid-weight pickup trucks with the Stellantis group.
- The now defunct manufacturer Graham-Paige played a large role in the creation of this vehicle category, which first proposed the concept of a closed cabin and a small body in 1927, which we now call the Pickup.
- The independent RAM Trucks brand was founded by the American Chrysler only in 2010 in the state of Michigan.The goal of the newly founded brand is to develop and produce reliable and "rough" cars for real pick-up fans.
- RAM cars are indelibly written into American culture. The company received the biggest unwanted advertisement in 2018 during the closely watched Super Bowl match, when the manufacturer broadcast to viewers an advertisement with clips from a speech by Martin Luther King, who, however, himself often criticized advertisements and the consumerist way of life. This event started a social discussion, many Internet memes disappeared, and every famous American felt the need to comment on this event. The unintended effect was a giant advertisement for RAM cars and a rocketing increase in sales.
- Cars specially modified for towing service have a cabin for transporting up to 6 passengers, a double hydraulic arm, a winch and an extended camera system for monitoring the car's surroundings.
- Probably the most famous car modifier is the Davis company.
- While in most European countries we use the name towing service, in the United States the literal translation is "wreck hauler". This difference stems from a different mentality and approach to cars. In the case of new vehicles, it resolves any malfunctions within the manufacturer's warranty, including minor on-site repairs, or removal of the immobile machine. However, it is very expensive to service or repair defects on an older car, so American drivers drive as long as they can. When the vehicle definitely breaks down, a tow truck will come to pick up the wreckage, which will eventually buy it back from the owner immediately.
Technical parameters:
- dimensions: length 6.62 m, width 2.08 m, height 1.9 m
- weight 3,152 kg
- drive unit gasoline engine 6.4 HEMI V8 with a power of 306 kW
- acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 10 s
- top speed 166 km/h
- automatic 8-speed transmission
- fuel tank volume 87 l
- average fuel consumption 12.8 l / 100 km
- number of seats 6
A joke from the mid-80s, when FORD cars were a frequent hauling service staple:
"Do you know what FORD stands for ? Let me tell you. ! Found On a Road Dead !"
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