9 Things Drivers Love About the 2024 RAM 1500

When people come in to our dealership to test drive the 2024 RAM 1500, there’s one reaction we see over and over again: the sight of someone falling in love. The RAM 1500 has long been a leader in its class, and today we’re going to dive into why drivers consistently swoon over it, and why we think you just might fall in love, too.

9 Things Drivers Love About the 2024 Ram 1500

1. It’s Built to Work

The RAM 1500 is built for professionals. The base 3.6-liter Pentastar engine, a gasoline power plant paired with an eTorque electric motor, combines with a hardened-steel frame to offer 2,300 pounds of payload capacity. That means that even the base model of the RAM 1500 offers the best hybrid payload capacity in its class.

Upgrade to the 5.7-liter HEMI V8 with eTorque, though, and you’ll enjoy best-in-class maximum available hybrid towing capacity at an astounding 12,750 pounds, making moving trailers a breeze. The 5.7-liter HEMI is available on almost every trim of the RAM 1500, and comes standard on the Limited trim.

2. It’s Built for Efficiency

Just because the 2024 RAM 1500 offers up to a truly stunning 702 horsepower with the available 6.2-liter HEMI V8 engine, doesn’t mean efficiency hasn’t been a focus of the design. The 3.6-liter and 5.7-liter HEMI engines are both paired with an electric eTorque system, helping to offset fuel consumption.

The RAM 1500 is also designed with optimized aerodynamics. An elevated hood maximizes air deflection from the windshield wiper area, while a sculpted roof directs airflow to the rear spoiler. A standard Active Air Dam automatically extends the air dam down up to 2.5 inches to reduce drag once the vehicle crosses 30 miles per hour.

3. It Has a Shockingly Advanced Cockpit

In years gone by, it used to be that pickup trucks weren’t getting top-of-the-line technology integrated into the cabin. But this year’s 1500 is the most technologically advanced 1500 RAM has ever made. An available, reconfigurable 12-inch driver information digital cluster display offers full-screen navigation in the instrument cluster itself.

Take it a step further and the 1500 can come with an integrated and reconfigurable Heads-Up Display, maximizing driver information without necessitating taking your eyes off the road. The rearview mirror can also be upgraded to a digital LCD display, showing a real-time video stream from a rear-facing camera.

4. It’s Remarkably Comfortable

RAM is billing this year’s model as the most luxurious RAM 1500 ever made, and it’s easy to see why. Whether it’s leather seats, a dual-pane panoramic sunroof with a massive ten square feet of open sky, or a massive 900-watt, 19-speaker Harman Kardon premium audio system, this year’s RAM 1500 has an available creature comfort for every need.

The available Uconnect 5 NAV system comes with a 12-inch touchscreen, allowing drivers to select tow-specific navigation paths, create up to 5 driver profiles, and more. It also integrates wirelessly with both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

5. It Has a Nifty Trick Tailgate

If you’ve ever had to load significant amounts of weight or large, bulky items in and out of the back of a pickup truck, you know exactly how crucial excellent tailgate design can be. The RAM 1500 has you covered. The base tailgate can fold down 180 degrees or support 2,000 lbs of weight in perpendicular mode, which is already impressive.

But an upgraded version offers even more, with a 60/40 split swing-away door structure that can be used even with a trailer hooked up. The upgraded tailgate also has a multifunction trailer hitch light, for nighttime visibility in hooking up your trailer.

6. Safety Comes From the Ground Up

Driver and passengers alike are protected in the 2024 RAM 1500, which offers electronic stability control, electronic roll mitigation, and the largest brake rotors in its class at a whopping 14.9 inches. Six airbags throughout the cabin keep occupants safe if the worst should occur, and the front airbags use a clever adaptive venting technology that titrates the amount of air used to both occupant size and the severity of the crash.

There are also a slew of available safety features, like a blind spot monitoring system, impressive rear cross path and trailer detection, forward collision warning with active braking for cars and pedestrians, and adaptive cruise control. A 360-degree Surround View camera gives unparalleled visibility, while parallel and perpendicular parking can both be vehicle-aided.

7. It Doesn’t Mind Going Off-Road

Most pickup truck drivers need to traverse uneven ground, from gravel to back roads in the rain, and the RAM 1500 is up to the task. The tires come in sizes as large as 33 inches, while the ride height has been lifted a full inch. RAM also lifted the air suspension system in the 1500, and both front and rear shock absorbers are performance-tuned for off-road adventures.

8. It’s Got Oomph

The 2024 RAM 1500 has plenty of get-up-and-go to carry occupants, payload, and trailer over any terrain. Even the most modest engine, the 3.6-liter Pentastar with eTorque, offers 305 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque. The 5.7-liter HEMI V8 is also paired with eTorque and amps up performance significantly, offering 305 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque.

Step up to the TRX trim level, though, and you’ll find yourself treated to RAM’s absolutely massive 6.2-liter Supercharged HEMI V8, the most powerful factory-installed engine in its class. It offers an absurdly powerful 702 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, enough to get the RAM 1500 up to 60 miles per hour in as little as 4.5 seconds, which puts acceleration solidly in racecar territory.

9. It Keeps in Touch

Gone are the days of paper maps and forgetting where you parked. The RAM App not only helps find the vehicle in crowded lots with its Vehicle Finder feature, it also allows for remote vehicle startup and locking or unlocking the doors right from your phone.

Additionally, drivers can send navigation destinations directly to the available NAV system with the convenient Send and Go feature, letting you set your destination ahead of time and have your vehicle know exactly where you’re going.

These are just a handful of the features that drivers love about the 2024 RAM 1500, but with power like this, it has to be experienced to be believed. Test drive your RAM 1500 today at Cutter Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram FIAT in Honolulu, HI.