Automobile Magazine Ranks Ram 1500 an 2010 Automotive All-Star

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The pickup market is among the most stagnant and resistant to change of any segment in the automotive arena. So when a new pickup has the fortitude to question established practices, it deserves to be recognized. The new half-ton Dodge Ram is that truck.
Cutting against the unquestioned trend of ever-more-ludicrous towing figures, towering "in-your-face" grilles, and absurdly jacked-up ride heights, Dodge engineers stepped back from the mindless braggadocio to create a vehicle that actually works smarter. Throwing out years of accepted wisdom, they scrapped the antediluvian leaf springs in favor of a well-located coil-sprung rear axle, dramatically improving the pickup's ride quality. They retreated from the cartoonish styling and instead shaped their truck in the wind tunnel, and consequently it uses less fuel. They also at long last addressed the issue of covered, secure cargo storage - which other makers of full-size trucks had consigned their buyers to add themselves or do without - and created the hugely innovative RamBox in-bedside storage compartments. Apparently also questioning the notion that a noisy truck is somehow acceptable where a noisy car is not, Dodge created a Ram that is astonishingly quiet to drive (although we are glad to still hear the Hemi V-8's distinct burble at start-up). In the suddenly competitive domain of interiors, the Ram sets the standard by living up to the radical idea that the cabin of a $40,000 truck should be as nice as that of a $40,000 car.
In all these changes, the Ram often had to go not just against its competitors, but also its own history. It surely was not easy. The Dodge Ram has gone from meathead to egghead, adding brains to its brawn. As a result, it surges to the front of the pack as the most livable yet still highly capable big pickup in the land.


Source: Automotive Magazine

The all new 2007 Dodge Caliber - Hendrick Dodge

The all new Dodge Caliber gives a new look to the entry-level vehicle by combining high value with daring styles and a bundle of smart interiors in an innovative way. 2007 Dodge Caliber is a combination packaged with the potential and the flexibility features of a SUV coupled with the inexpensiveness and fuel-efficiency of an entry-level compact car.

Putting together best of the designs and elements from hatchback, wagon and minivan versions of Dodge, the all new 2007 Dodge Caliber has emerged into a new category among the Dodge’s vehicles. 2007 Dodge caliber appears to be a vehicle which is capable of doing a lot of operations quite well.

The 2007 Dodge Caliber (SXT) comes with 2.0L engine and horsepower – 158@6400 rmp. A CVT automatic transmission and a torque 141 lb.-ft. @ 5000 rpm with a fuel economy of 26mpg city/30 mpg highway are the other specifications of the 2007 Dodge Caliber.

A good collection of new and used Dodge vehicles are on display at Hendrick Dodge, the Dodge dealer in Cary, North Carolina (NC). The various models of Dodge's new and pre-owned vehicles displayed are SUV's like Durango, Caravan, Magnum, Charger, Viper, Stratus Sedan, Caliber, Trucks and Vans such as Sprinter, RAM SRT-10, RAM 3500, RAM 2500, RAM 1500, and Dakota at the New vehicles section on their website.