2024 RAM 1500 review (V8 Laramie Sport 4x4 pick-up)

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In a matter of months, the V8-powered Ram 1500 truck will be FINISHED.
And what that means is that if you want a V8 petrol DT Ram 1500 -- one of the last midsize pick-up trucks to hang on to its hard-working engine -- before the brand shifts to a turbocharged six-cylinder Hurricane motor, then you need to get on it!
There's an extensive range of models in the RAM 1500 line-up, including the Big Horn, which I've reviewed for CarExpert (and you'll see it in this video), and there's also the Laramie, the Laramie Sport which is the subject of this review, and the Limited. Then there's the TRX, which is also getting its heart transplanted (bye, bye, 6.2L supercharged V8 HEMI).
No, it's not a Dodge Ram. It's a Ram 1500. You might also want to consider the Ford F-150: • Australia does the F15...
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Is it the right price?
02:59 What are the best alternatives?
04:28 Is it the right size?
07:08 Interior
12:48 Under the bonnet
13:37 Driving
17:18 Efficiency
18:27 Is it safe?
19:44 Ownership
20:21 Verdict
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  • @williamlambert352
    @williamlambert3524 күн бұрын

    2024 dodge ram 1500 v8 5:7L automatic very good looking Ute I love like v8 people too one v8

  • @rubyred8845
    @rubyred88456 ай бұрын

    Looks good and sounds good 👌

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    Sounds great! 😁

  • @milescrommando4622
    @milescrommando46226 ай бұрын

    All the haters of these practical beast will continue to hate no matter what. I'd rather the ram tow that 3T caravan than a small Chinese ute any day. Nice review.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @stendecstretcher5678
    @stendecstretcher56786 ай бұрын

    Ideal for the trip to Dingo Piss Creek.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    If you say so.

  • @Roodog1111
    @Roodog11112 ай бұрын

    @therightcar Do you think this would be a good tow vehicle for a builder towing 2.5 tonne everyday? Dont know if my ranger will tow it long term?

  • @lambanator4221
    @lambanator42216 ай бұрын

    Slight correction on the TRX being the most powerful pickup. Ford has now released the F-150 Raptor R, has more HP and a higher HP per Tonne ratio than the TRX.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    Less torque, though - 867 vs 883.

  • @lukecampbell2039

    @lukecampbell2039

    3 ай бұрын

    And no where near as good of interior as the ram

  • @bretthoy6521
    @bretthoy65215 ай бұрын

    The big horn does come with front sensors….. Still pretty light on safety tech

  • @matthewh8005

    @matthewh8005

    4 ай бұрын

    The only safety "tech" you need is a fucking foot to operate the brake and your god given eyes. Fuck sake the introduction of safety tech is infesting every car and yet road fatalities and injuries are at an all time high. People are too fucking busy playing with gigantic 12inch screens or becoming overly reliant on the car to drive for you. This semi-autonomous tech is having the opposite affect

  • @gregturner_awod
    @gregturner_awod6 ай бұрын

    I rather suspect new fuel emission controls will prevent the sale of these fuel burning monsters in the future. Great review as always, but I do think these things are dinosaurs, sadly.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah, you're not alone. The moment is about to pass for these big boys.

  • @fragu123

    @fragu123

    3 ай бұрын

    @@therightcar…in Europe you drive those with LPG for 1€ per liter and in cruising speed, you can do 13 liter per 100km. So, total cost around 13€ on 100km. That’s comparable to the running cost of an EV🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @larryaugust8205
    @larryaugust820527 күн бұрын

    In 6months I’ll be in the market for a truck,I want a ram but I can’t afford these prices ,maybe used

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    27 күн бұрын

    The prices are pretty high!

  • @geoffedkins4661
    @geoffedkins46613 ай бұрын

    My 2015 tritons fuel economy is pretty much the same as this.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    3 ай бұрын

    Ease up on the right pedal, chief. 😂

  • @kenphillips7594
    @kenphillips75946 ай бұрын

    Will these behemoths force shopping centre parking spaces to be redrawn?

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s arguable that they need to be, not only for these big rigs but for broader-shouldered SUVs, too.

  • @daweigo6851

    @daweigo6851

    6 ай бұрын

    Nope, they will just inconvenience others due there need to prove something 😅😅

  • @kenphillips7594

    @kenphillips7594

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@therightcarQuite agree. Bigger SUV's are also a question mark in my opinion. We have standards for all sorts of things so why not width of car? Some of our country roads are also too narrow for these Giants.

  • @buncha5651

    @buncha5651

    6 ай бұрын

    Keep these hideous Yank Tanks were they belong in the USA.

  • @caldwell5078
    @caldwell50784 ай бұрын

    Tub?

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    4 ай бұрын

    Tub!

  • @jockwar
    @jockwar6 ай бұрын

    There to big for Ozi roads & parking areas & drink fuel like a drunken sailor & have dinosaur engines 😎

  • @gregatoreganair.com.autrad2226

    @gregatoreganair.com.autrad2226

    3 ай бұрын

    Lol so you haven’t driven one , cant afford one Easiest car i have owned to park cameras everywhere No worse for fuel that my falcon ute So much safer for towing they should be mandatory

  • @anakinskywalker4113
    @anakinskywalker41136 ай бұрын

    All completely & utterly useless in Australia. Most of our roads are not designed for these big American yank tanks. If they bothered to make them from the factory in RHD then it would be different. These are fully reworked for the Australian market. Also as a side note. These are heavy vehicles & in Victoria if your combined vehicle plus what ever your towing is over 4.5t then you technically need a heavy vehicle license. This is something that is never mentioned.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s not true. As with the rest of Australia, you can drive a rigid vehicle up to 4499kg on a car licence. Doesn’t matter what the towed load is. There are limits on towing capacity, obviously. But these have a place.

  • @anakinskywalker4113

    @anakinskywalker4113

    6 ай бұрын

    @@therightcar I disagree it certainly does matter what the towed load is. I will quote Vic roads for you. Car licence: A motor vehicle (with or without a trailer) other than a motorcycle that has a maximum weight of 4.5 tonne (t) gross vehicle mass. The next category up which is a Light rigid licence allows you to tow a trailer up to 9 (t). Key words with or without a trailer.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    I think you're misreading the law. The vehicle towing can be a maximum 4.5 tonnes on a standard licence. That number DOES NOT include the towed load.

  • @anakinskywalker4113

    @anakinskywalker4113

    6 ай бұрын

    @@therightcar I was always under the impression that it was the combined weight. Happy to be proven wrong.

  • @fragu123
    @fragu1233 ай бұрын

    Amazing how much bashing is going on here from people that haven’t obviously never been near such a car, or better been driving one. Is that Aussie culture? 🤔 …reads ridiculous! 🤷🏻‍♂️ This truck has, as every product, advantages and areas to improve but what for sure isn’t the case is that the interior is cheaply made, no space inside or that it’s driving uncomfortable. Those statements are just from haters that obviously haven’t the means to buy one and immerse themselves in weird, hater comments….😂

  • @davidboyce1905
    @davidboyce19054 ай бұрын

    I imagine the hurricane engine will be like the eco boost in that you can have eco or boost but if your producing the same or more power as a V8 guess what you will be using V8 amounts of fuel. Power comes at a price if you think different your delusional

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    4 ай бұрын

    However to counter that, I saw some impressive numbers in the EcoBoost F-150.

  • @TheHayabusa09
    @TheHayabusa096 ай бұрын

    The conversion alone would absorb around $60-70k of the overall price.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    Maybe not quite that much... They still need to make a profit.

  • @fragu123

    @fragu123

    3 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @alphabravo3304
    @alphabravo33046 ай бұрын

    These vehicles are soccer mum cars in the states, yet in Australia they are considered to be big unicorns, in other words they are considered family cars, not full blown commercial vehicles. They are way over priced and regulations should change so the average family has the option of buying without having a massive debt. Let’s see what the excuse is on the price when the engine changes, by rights it should drop in price.

  • @johnsullivan6709

    @johnsullivan6709

    3 ай бұрын

    Why would the price drop? If anything it would cost more to manufacturer the turbo 6 engine.

  • @mvnorsel6354
    @mvnorsel63546 ай бұрын

    Very economical for its size. Asked an owner who tows a van 25l/100km😅.

  • @ubernoob103
    @ubernoob1036 ай бұрын

    They have their use. Epic towing rigs. I just cant justify the price after sitting inside a few - theyre awfully cheap and nasty.

  • @AussieDazza
    @AussieDazza6 ай бұрын

    The new Hurricane engine produces more power and torque. It blows the Hemi 5.7 out of the water

  • @matthewh8005

    @matthewh8005

    4 ай бұрын

    and uses the same amount of fuel as the V8

  • @fragu123

    @fragu123

    3 ай бұрын

    @@matthewh8005…more fuel, not LPG capable and a lot more expensive… and no V8 rumble 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @matthewh8005

    @matthewh8005

    3 ай бұрын

    @@fragu123I like the sound of a I6, they have a nice tidy note that can sound beautiful. One of best cars I ever owned was 95 EF Falcon and that 4.0 I6 was magical and Im sure this Hurricane will be a thing of beauty but yeah when its sucking down the same fuel as a 5.7 hemi and lacking that subtle growl... whats the point

  • @Bman1878
    @Bman18786 ай бұрын

    These things are garbage. They have a common lubrication issue that trashes the engine over time unless you are constantly cruising at highway speeds, say like you might in America. Interior space is also surprisingly crap. Definitely wide enough, but leg room in the back isn't as good as some of the regular dual-cabs we get here in Australia. Also, the fact that you can't park these things in the majority of our (admittedly tiny) parking spaces, makes this a vehicle that you can just about get away with in rural areas, like where I live, but why would you really want to anyway? Too many compromises, way too expensive, chews too much fuel, poor quality. Big thumbs down. Still, I like your reviews in general! So thumbs back up there 👍

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks Chris! Appreciate the commentary and your feedback.

  • @fragu123

    @fragu123

    3 ай бұрын

    …complete BS comment. Obviously you haven’t ever been near a modern RAM, or even sat in one…😂😂😂

  • @Bman1878

    @Bman1878

    3 ай бұрын

    @@fragu123 I've worked on them and driven them loads, don't chat shite mate

  • @gregatoreganair.com.autrad2226

    @gregatoreganair.com.autrad2226

    3 ай бұрын

    Lol so u cant afford one Why not just say so

  • @Bman1878

    @Bman1878

    3 ай бұрын

    @@gregatoreganair.com.autrad2226 no, they're shit vehicles. That's my issue with them. At any price, they're crap - but the fact that they cost as much as they do is just a bad joke. You're paying filet mignon prices for prairie oysters. They're just typical, poorly made Yank garbage.

  • @buncha5651
    @buncha56516 ай бұрын

    These Yank Tanks are hideous can't see why any sane person would buy one. Except if you tow a large 5th wheeler.

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    6 ай бұрын

    I disagree. They'd be far more competent even towing a 3.0 tonne van than most other utes.

  • @russellbach5615

    @russellbach5615

    11 күн бұрын

    Well more and more people are buying them

  • @lflyr6287
    @lflyr62876 ай бұрын

    The Right Car? : americans have some nerves charging above 100 k for a mieasly cheaply made truck....these used to be 50 grand on average....what's changed ? Nothing besides the interior....everything else is almost of literally the same design and definitely the same low budget build quality. That 5.7 litre V8 hemi is literally underpowered, fuel thirsty and old like 20-25 years. You only have a feeling that it has "so much grunt" because you have been driving economical turbo 3 cylinders for the past few years on your channel.

  • @alphabravo3304

    @alphabravo3304

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s not the USA seeking prices, this vehicle is imported as LHD, and fully rebuilt in Melbourne by Walkinshaw, they do all rebuilds, to include Silverado and the new Tundra. So the stock is purchased from factory in the states, imported with all the costs, then rebuilt by union based employees, then sold on, its all the costs on top driving up the price, not to mention dealers profits. Now think about it, what dealer is paying full retail for a car, no these things have so many middle men plus the rebuild, the BS being spun by reviewers suggesting the cost is some how in the fact its a USA V8 is nothing short of rubbish. Do yourself a favour look up Rams for sale in the USA, not only are there around 15 variants, the cost will blow you away compared to Australia.

  • @off_road_rider

    @off_road_rider

    5 ай бұрын

    Still starts at $50K in the US.

  • @lflyr6287

    @lflyr6287

    5 ай бұрын

    @@off_road_rider yeah, and you get a classic coffin of a car in classic american style :).

  • @fragu123

    @fragu123

    3 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂…get yourself out of the bed to a good work and you’ll realise that 100k$ isn’t the end of the world…

  • @lflyr6287

    @lflyr6287

    3 ай бұрын

    @@fragu123 why buttercup ?

  • @matthewh8005
    @matthewh80054 ай бұрын

    I honestly think the RamBox's are a waste, you lose so much tray space for some pretty average sized boxes. The idea is cool but damn! you lose so much tray space. I ordered a BigHorn with the 6'4" tray. I can sell my small trailer as that massive tray makes it useless

  • @therightcar

    @therightcar

    4 ай бұрын

    That’s a great point for someone who uses the tray for actual work, rather than storing supplements and gym gear.

  • @matthewh8005

    @matthewh8005

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@therightcar that's what the storage boxes in the cabin floor are for. Hide your supp stack and "gear" in the box under the carpet

  • @gregatoreganair.com.autrad2226

    @gregatoreganair.com.autrad2226

    3 ай бұрын

    Love the ram boxes We put my every day work tools in one side and shopping bags dont roll all over the place on the over side

  • @matthewh8005

    @matthewh8005

    3 ай бұрын

    @@gregatoreganair.com.autrad2226I just use the adjustable tie down points, loop the bag handles over those and they dont move. Or just on the flat floor in the rear in the cab. I can see the benefit of the ram boxes but I just feel like you lose to much tray width to make them truly worthwhile.

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