The 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup debuted on the 2008 Detroit Motor Present with improvements like a coil spring rear suspension, Ram’s cargo field, and a cabin we referred to as “hands down the best interior we’ve seen in a Chrysler product.” Lovers of easy tech, examined mechanicals, and plenty of instrument panel buttons rejoice, the previous-generation truck now referred to as the Ram 1500 Traditional lives into 2024. It is not on the configurator but, however Ram confirmed the information.
With the 2025 Ram due this 12 months, eliminating all V8s from the lineup, it is doable that is the ultimate 12 months for the Ram 1500 Traditional. The Traditional comes normal with the three.6-liter Pentastar V6, the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 an $2,495 choice. The 2025 Ram sticks with the three.6-liter in decrease trims, nevertheless it’s affordable to suspect Ram will not proceed the Traditional with simply the V6.
Based on experiences, cab selections are narrowed for 2024. The 2023 Traditional is available in both Tradesman or Warrior trims, the Tradesman obtainable in Common Cab, Quad Cab, or Crew Cab types and three mattress lengths, the Warrior as both a Quad Cab or Crew Cab, every with its personal mattress size. For 2024, the Common and Crew quarters are kaput, leaving the Quad Cab with rear half-doors as the one choice. On each trims in 2023, the Quad Cab is just paired with the 6-foot-4-inch mattress, so consumers in 2024 are seemingly locked into that cargo space as effectively. Engine selections do not change, the three.6-liter V6 making 305 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque, the 5.7-liter V8 placing out 395 hp and 410 lb-ft. Each shift by means of an eight-speed automated.
Resulting from eliminating decrease trims, the truck’s entry value rises $6,360 over the Common Cab Tradesman. Nevertheless, in contrast like-for-like, costs do not change; the Quad Cab variants of each trims price the identical in 2024 as they did in 2023 after the $1,995 vacation spot cost. MSRPs after vacation spot are:
- Tradesman: $40,700
- Warlock: $45,430
These purchase two-wheel-drive pickups. In 2023, getting four-wheel drive means paying one other $3,800.
No matter motive, the upper pricing may make for more durable selecting amongst customers. The 2023 Ram 1500 — of the present technology solely 5 years previous — begins at $40,550 in the identical configuration because the 2024 1500 Traditional, a Quad Cab Tradesman 4×2 with the 6′ 4″ mattress. Consumers who qualify for the $4,000 incentive at present being provided on the 2023 Tradesman would pay $36,550. A 2024 1500 Tradesman in the identical configuration prices $41,115, solely $415 over the 2024 1500 Traditional. Besides Ram is providing $4,500 in incentives on the 2024, so the worth for that one drops to $36,915 on the time of writing.
The Warlock makes a greater MSRP case for itself when in comparison with a 2024 Ram 1500; however, hanging on to the nice previous days won’t make as a lot monetary sense because it used to.