Ram offers a rainbow of colors and trim levels for its full-size pickup. Some toward the end cost a pot of gold, too.
The 2021 version wants for little, although base work trucks are spartan. It’s a 6 here for myriad options.
How much is a 2021 Ram 1500?
Like last year, the Ram 1500 is available in Tradesman, Big Horn, Rebel, Laramie, Laramie Longhorn, and Limited. The base price starts at around $ 33,000.
How much is a fully loaded Ram 1500?
The new 2021 Ram TRX is the most you can spend on a 1500, and it’s a mountain-climbing sports car with an open bed for more than $ 70,000.
Base Tradesman pickups get just enough to get the job done: cloth seats, front bench, hard plastics, 5.0-inch touchscreen for infotainment, cheap bumpers. Shoppers aren’t likely to see these anywhere beyond a job site, so we’ll skip them.
Big Horn (or Lone Star, for those living in or near the Republic of Texas) models are the first stop and add 18-inch wheels, chrome bumpers, and more options including an 8.4-inch touchscreen with smartphone compatibility software, sport trim packages with 20-inch wheels, or active safety features—sans automatic emergency braking.
Which Ram 1500 should I buy?
For that reason, we recommend the much pricier Laramie that includes that tech as standard equipment, and also an 8.4-inch touchscreen, leather upholstery, heated and cooled front seats, and a V-8 engine. It’s nearly $ 50,000, but comparable to other luxury pickups from Detroit rivals that cost more.
Laramie Longhorn and Limited trucks heap on amenities like a rearview camera mirror, 12-inch touchscreen, more cameras than “Real Housewives,” and softer leather upholsteries. The Ram Rebel steers toward off-roading with beefier hardware, but is equipped like a Big Horn. The Ram TRX steers toward anywhere at 100 mph and includes most of the tech goodies from Limited, and costs more than $ 70,000 to start. It can end up at more than $ 100,000 with every option box ticked. We’d say that we’re surprised, but we aren’t.
Where is the Ram 1500 made?
In Sterling Heights, Michigan.
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