Carsguide in Australia posts an article about the upcoming Ram Dakota

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Carsguide in Australia posted up a good article about the future Ram Dakota. It does include some interesting tidbits. I've posted some of the more interesting bits below:

Specifically, the powertrain already at work in the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, which pairs a 2.0-litre petrol engine with twin electric motors for a total 280kW and more than 630Nm.

All should be revealed soon enough, with Ram's most senior executives telling CarsGuide that the Dakota is coming - although the name is yet to be confirmed.

"I will say this - we've been talkling about it forever. This is the Ram leadership team that is going to execute. We will be the team that delivers it," Ram's global boss, Mike Koval, told us at the NY Auto Show this year.

When asked if, given ICE remains a core part of Ram’s strategy, the new ute would keep a foot in both powertrain camps, Mr Koval replied: “Yes, because I don't want to limit my opportunities.”

“I would be doing the team a disservice if I didn’t (offer ICE). I want to be able to sell it in every market around the world."

And in even better news, Australia is all but locked in for launch, too, with the executive saying that future product would be global in its ambitions, with left- and right-hand factory production also on the cards.

“When I got to the brand in 2016, I would say 96 percent of the engineering focus was on North America. That’s changing. Every new vehicle, starting with the (Ram 1500 REV), and everything beyond it, I will make it international in scope. Or I’ll try to.”
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You can check out the full article here: Supersize me! Forget the Rampage, our 2024 Ram Dakota to be bigger and brawnier to take on the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux - reports
 
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