i did not know yall had our north american trucks over there i thought yall only had your smaller utes... cool to see a ram over there on the dirt, believe it or not thats still a fairly small truck for north american standards, theres 3500, 4500, 5500, 6500, etc etc.... but 2500 is most common over here as your sort of entry level heavy duty diesel.
It’s a ute, or utility vehicle! I drive a “truck” for a living. That pulls more than 30 tonnes. Can’t understand Americans calling these things “trucks”.
@@matthewb9824 Fair Dinkum mate but i cant speak for every one on this side of the world but personally i dont rly understand "ute" lol and i feel alot would agree with me on that. also plz dont group me in with yanks lol not mad just dont plz lol
That’s because the Laramie is not designed for off-roading, it’s designed to be a luxury hauler. The Ram 2500 Power Wagon is the off-roader, has a low range transfer case, locking front and rear diffs and a higher clearance. Let’s hope we get this model in Australia.
This is downrated to 4500 to sell in bigger numbers to car license holders. You can upgrade to a 3500 with more comparable GVM figures to the US versions but you'll need basic truck license.
8000lb towing? Must be the towing weight rules are different down under them in North America. Canadian 2500 rams are rated at something like 16000lbs towing.
@@Townshipfarmer people have enough issues towing already. I am glad we don't have people with ordinary car licenses towing giant RVs and moving excavators.
The rough ride comes from it being sprung for at least 2,500 lbs. The only reason that the payload is lower in Australia is because they de-rate them to meet Aussie licensing limits.
if you hang 4 and a 1/2 tonne off the arse, what payload do you have left? why don't reviewers talk about real world GVM and GCM of the vehicles they review? because once examined the vehicles sold in Australia are shit with respect to GVM and GCM. which is why lift kits, vehicle upgrades, air bags etc are so popular. thing is the chassis and diffs are still the same OEM. oh and the trucks, like the 2500 are tow vehicles, maybe towing a van to some secluded beach and NOT real off roaders. but neither is a new patrol of Cruiser now, without spending money upgrading them.
I love em but the price is staggering.. by the time you set it up your 200k easy parts are expensive and harder to get here in Aus.. I'm a Nissan man but bring a Tacoma to Aus and I'll buy one tomorrow haha
@@Twystedwhizard nah man tundra too big for our roads Tacoma's bigger than a Hilux smaller than a Tundra.. plus I'd buy the next gen ranger over the Hilux, I have a Hilux as a Work ute, comfy but gutless
Its going to have the same problems as the f100 they are to wide all bush track are usually from a lancruiser thats puts extra strain on the wheel bearing and they fail easy
@@TheRingadingdingg no worries I am just an old Aussie bloke who use’s vehicle’s in the bush great for you city blokes who bugger them up in my backyard then expect us to fix them enjoy
They pretty much lift the entire cab off, swap over the necessary parts, cab back on then do the electrics and dash. They pretty much rebuild the entire truck.
ASV don't do cross shaft I believe, the other importers do i don't like the feel of the cross shaft. Maracoonda in the nineties did a ire wall swap I believe as they converted my fathers 3500 chev dually.
160 thou no thanks. We here in Australia are getting ripped when it comes to vehicle pricing. Payload is crap . Towing is good but combined with payload it falls well short.
Payload is downgraded so it can be driven with car license. It can hold a lot in the bed. Towing is also downgraded. Same drive train in 3500 duality can tow over 30000lbs.
A 4 inch lift and bigger tyres and this thing would be a weapon off road! Like most utes, they need the mods to be fantastic off road
i did not know yall had our north american trucks over there i thought yall only had your smaller utes... cool to see a ram over there on the dirt, believe it or not thats still a fairly small truck for north american standards, theres 3500, 4500, 5500, 6500, etc etc.... but 2500 is most common over here as your sort of entry level heavy duty diesel.
It’s a ute, or utility vehicle! I drive a “truck” for a living. That pulls more than 30 tonnes. Can’t understand Americans calling these things “trucks”.
@@matthewb9824 Fair Dinkum mate but i cant speak for every one on this side of the world but personally i dont rly understand "ute" lol and i feel alot would agree with me on that. also plz dont group me in with yanks lol not mad just dont plz lol
it's a truck, not a semi-truck.
@@wat4036 A semi means half a truck? So a semi is smaller than a full truck.
@@farzana6676 I believe semi refers to the truck without the trailer. Could be wrong tho. We also call them tractor trailers when together.
Best pickup truck ever made.
Doesn't look suited to the off roading scene, but I believe it would make a good towing vehicle.
That’s because the Laramie is not designed for off-roading, it’s designed to be a luxury hauler.
The Ram 2500 Power Wagon is the off-roader, has a low range transfer case, locking front and rear diffs and a higher clearance. Let’s hope we get this model in Australia.
I find this test fairly pointless, it's not the reason you'd buy it.
Looks like the ram 2500 power wagon would be a better suit for that off road testing
Pick up truck
Great truck, perfect for Australia. Much better than typical imported Asian 4 banger low blow soot blower variety.
I wonder if the payload is only on paper, i.e. limited by a 4500kg GVM for licencing?
Yeah they are made to carry a lot more. It’s all about that 4500 mark and licences
This is downrated to 4500 to sell in bigger numbers to car license holders. You can upgrade to a 3500 with more comparable GVM figures to the US versions but you'll need basic truck license.
You can gvm upgrade to 5700
Cool pickup. Very nice. I just don't like that huge screen on the dash. Would not want that.
Good luck parking them in our shopping centres. Our car spaces aren’t designed for these behemoths!
Yup hard to park. But good for interstate and countryside.
Easy
8000lb towing? Must be the towing weight rules are different down under them in North America. Canadian 2500 rams are rated at something like 16000lbs towing.
3500kg is the most you can tow with a car license vehicle in Australia.
@@geepuller1 sucks to be you guys
@@Townshipfarmer people have enough issues towing already. I am glad we don't have people with ordinary car licenses towing giant RVs and moving excavators.
@@geepuller1 happens everyday in Canada and it’s not a real problem. Maybe you guys need more education and better vehicles. Keep being scared. 👍
@@Townshipfarmer every weekend here you can rely on someone crashing their caravan and blocking a major route.
for payload and towing your best to get the 3500 SRW
Need a truck license in aus to drive a 3500
I think it has a rough ride because it has solid axles
The rough ride comes from it being sprung for at least 2,500 lbs. The only reason that the payload is lower in Australia is because they de-rate them to meet Aussie licensing limits.
160k price tag I've been quoted by two ram dealers 180k
$160k is probably before on road costs
@@amirhossainzadeh3951 20k on roads seems a bit rich
that ram looks nice
Music is shocking. everything else is great.
Canopy on the body of RAM 2500 2021 with ramboxes only in Triffid Trucks !
if you hang 4 and a 1/2 tonne off the arse, what payload do you have left? why don't reviewers talk about real world GVM and GCM of the vehicles they review? because once examined the vehicles sold in Australia are shit with respect to GVM and GCM. which is why lift kits, vehicle upgrades, air bags etc are so popular. thing is the chassis and diffs are still the same OEM. oh and the trucks, like the 2500 are tow vehicles, maybe towing a van to some secluded beach and NOT real off roaders. but neither is a new patrol of Cruiser now, without spending money upgrading them.
Nahh its not too big
Nice truck! I love it
I love em but the price is staggering.. by the time you set it up your 200k easy parts are expensive and harder to get here in Aus.. I'm a Nissan man but bring a Tacoma to Aus and I'll buy one tomorrow haha
Why the hell is it so expensive in australia? in the U.S it's literally half the price...
@@AspireGMDRHD conversion costs, import tax and luxury car tax.. Australia sucks hahaha
Hilux is better than a taco, seriously. Do you mean a tundra?
@@Twystedwhizard nah man tundra too big for our roads Tacoma's bigger than a Hilux smaller than a Tundra.. plus I'd buy the next gen ranger over the Hilux, I have a Hilux as a
Work ute, comfy but gutless
I don't know Ram has right hand side trucks..
Its going to have the same problems as the f100 they are to wide all bush track are usually from a lancruiser thats puts extra strain on the wheel bearing and they fail easy
Yeah but why buy one for trails? You would get one for towing and if your towing a 25ft caravan or 3t excavator, your not hitting tracks anyhow.
Also it has a 5yr warranty. So if your buying for a company vehicle (construction probably) you turn them over every 80k anyhow. So who cares.
@@TheRingadingdingg no worries I am just an old Aussie bloke who use’s vehicle’s in the bush great for you city blokes who bugger them up in my backyard then expect us to fix them enjoy
looks good for towing and touring. OffRoad with some research shows that's not what they are good at.
The power wagon is good off road but It it’s huge.
Most rams I've been in are quite capable off-roaders.
welcome to America?
Do you say welcome to Thailand when you see a ranger?
i was under the impression they were using the cross shaft method of converting their 2500s?
They pretty much lift the entire cab off, swap over the necessary parts, cab back on then do the electrics and dash. They pretty much rebuild the entire truck.
ASV don't do cross shaft I believe, the other importers do i don't like the feel of the cross shaft. Maracoonda in the nineties did a ire wall swap I believe as they converted my fathers 3500 chev dually.
@@adamg6199 the cross shaft guys in Queensland are telling people online that asv are doing cross shafts on the 2500
@@TheIvancigarro Really I have only seen the 1500 up close. mmmm worth a look
160 thou no thanks. We here in Australia are getting ripped when it comes to vehicle pricing. Payload is crap . Towing is good but combined with payload it falls well short.
Payload is downgraded so it can be driven with car license. It can hold a lot in the bed. Towing is also downgraded. Same drive train in 3500 duality can tow over 30000lbs.
Payload is great under NB2 rules.
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awesome for highways, thats about it
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How the price for service and parts in Australia
Very expensive! Everything is fully imported.
@@matthewb9824 maybe that's one of the reasons why people are selling their ones aye
When you said 160k , i knew it was time to stop watching.....
160k.. lol