The DT Ram was a major leap towards softer styling, that dilutes the tenets of the big rig theme. DS was the peak evolution of the Big Rig design idiom. The current DT is the equivalent of Ryan Reynolds to the DR (aka 2nd Gen) being Schwarzenegger.
That's why my dad brought his 1st truck a 1998 black sport Dodge Ram quad cab 360 (1st year for the quad cab) traded it in for a 1999 white Ram quad cab 360 and traded it in for a 2006 white Dodge Ram quad cab 5.7 Hemi Lone Star Edition
@@thedesertdwellerfromutah4354 no, the 1998 GM trucks were good, but didn't bring anything new to the table. The '94 Ram brought ABS to the front wheels, driver airbag, larger cab, more comfort and refinement, and a V10. It took Ford and GM several years to catch up. The 94 Dodge Ram is what began a whole new trend, something the GMT800 trucks never did. It was a gamble that paid off, and quite frankly not one that the two big boys wanted to risk being the first to take at the time.
My dad had the this same truck except it was a crewcab, with a short bed, grey paint job, and a manual transmission, with the magnum v8. It was all stock had nothing done to it!! I remember driving it for the first time! I was probably like 16 and when I first started it i just remembered the engine roar and sound so mean! The take off was so easy for me even tho I never drove manual before. I only remember driving it a few times after that in 2020 but then my dad took it too mexico and i never saw it again. I really miss that truck and wished my dad passed it down to me. I definitely want to buy one and restore it back to the version of my dads!
This is an LH model Dodge Ram! 1994 LH line: Dodge Ram Dodge Intrepid Chrysler Concorde Eagle Vision Chrysler LHS Dodge/Plymouth Neon This also is the only LH model that has a V8 while others have either a 4 cylinder or V6 engines!
It sure was a huge difference when Dodge FINALLY redesigned the body style for the Ram after the previous body style was used for the past 13 years even without add big facelifts and was considered a very outdated body style by 1994😅
The 1994 Ram changed Trucks for ever and had huge sale figures that GM and Ford probably didn't expect. GM ,Ford and Chrysler didn't change their trucks much from the 1970s into the early 1990s. By the late 1990s GM and Ford caught up with new trucks. Since then it has been a competition to build the most capable truck with each new generation.
What would have happened if at the last minute, Dodge decided against redesigning the Dodge Ram for the 1994 model year and just kept the 1972 design going until 2002? How would things have gone differently?
Enough of the hyperbole. They wanted to redesign it much much earlier, but chose to invest more in minivans and bringing the Dakota to market first in 1986. Once the Dakota was out, development of new Ram took shape, got rebooted in 1988-89 into big rig styling and arrived in 1993. There was no going back.
Even to this day, the styling still looks fantastic!
I own a 99 Dodge Ram 1500.
gasser ah
i also agree
Still a good looking truck.
And even today, the current Rams share an evolution of this trucks styling
The DT Ram was a major leap towards softer styling, that dilutes the tenets of the big rig theme. DS was the peak evolution of the Big Rig design idiom.
The current DT is the equivalent of Ryan Reynolds to the DR (aka 2nd Gen) being Schwarzenegger.
I own a 1996 Dodge RAM 2500 “Sport” been in the family since Dec, 4th 1995! ❤️
I'm the proud owner of a '94 Ram 1500. My great grandpa bought it new and was passed down to me as my very first vehicle.
I still see tons of these 94-01 Ram trucks on the roadw of the Midwest as of October 2024. People love the classic Dodge trucks.
i wish my 1994 was still this clean
Motor Trend Truck of the Year several times.
Yeah, this Ram was a revolutionary truck at the time in terms of large pickup refinement. It was a huge success.
@@smokesgtp Yes, it was.
This truck changed everything
That's why my dad brought his 1st truck a 1998 black sport Dodge Ram quad cab 360 (1st year for the quad cab) traded it in for a 1999 white Ram quad cab 360 and traded it in for a 2006 white Dodge Ram quad cab 5.7 Hemi Lone Star Edition
Especially the 2500 Cummins diesel 5 Speed manual.
The rules changed, dude!
No it Didn't! It actually came to the table over 6 years late to the party. The 1988 GM pickups are what changed everything.
@@thedesertdwellerfromutah4354 no, the 1998 GM trucks were good, but didn't bring anything new to the table. The '94 Ram brought ABS to the front wheels, driver airbag, larger cab, more comfort and refinement, and a V10. It took Ford and GM several years to catch up. The 94 Dodge Ram is what began a whole new trend, something the GMT800 trucks never did. It was a gamble that paid off, and quite frankly not one that the two big boys wanted to risk being the first to take at the time.
The pointed hood and bulgy fenders of the 90s Ram take us way back to the design of the 30s, 40s, & 50s.
I love these trucks. I have a 97 and she has 231k miles and still runs amazing. I’m going to get another one here soon
1990s one of the last decades that real trucks were made.
That red one looks much like the one used in the movie Twister, except that one was an extended cab.
Just bought a 1998 Ram 4x4 Quad Cab Laramie SLT with 159k miles. 25 years old but still drives like a dream!
Hands down best looking truck ever built
My dad had the this same truck except it was a crewcab, with a short bed, grey paint job, and a manual transmission, with the magnum v8. It was all stock had nothing done to it!! I remember driving it for the first time! I was probably like 16 and when I first started it i just remembered the engine roar and sound so mean! The take off was so easy for me even tho I never drove manual before. I only remember driving it a few times after that in 2020 but then my dad took it too mexico and i never saw it again. I really miss that truck and wished my dad passed it down to me. I definitely want to buy one and restore it back to the version of my dads!
This is an LH model Dodge Ram!
1994 LH line:
Dodge Ram
Dodge Intrepid
Chrysler Concorde
Eagle Vision
Chrysler LHS
Dodge/Plymouth Neon
This also is the only LH model that has a V8 while others have either a 4 cylinder or V6 engines!
These trucks have aged well. If it's in good shape, the truck still looks modern.
I just bought a 1995 130,000 km and has never seen snow, rust free and no body damage!
Beautiful trucks ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
These trucks still hold up today. I have a 95 short bed, other than that same specs as the one in the video.
It sure was a huge difference when Dodge FINALLY redesigned the body style for the Ram after the previous body style was used for the past 13 years even without add big facelifts and was considered a very outdated body style by 1994😅
The 1994 Ram changed Trucks for ever and had huge sale figures that GM and Ford probably didn't expect. GM ,Ford and Chrysler didn't change their trucks much from the 1970s into the early 1990s. By the late 1990s GM and Ford caught up with new trucks. Since then it has been a competition to build the most capable truck with each new generation.
Dodge Ram is best truck of Dodge. 5.2 V8 220 hp, 300 LB_FT torque and 8.0 Litre V10 300 Hp - 450 LB-FT torque (unique truck with enigne V10 8.0)
This truck set the bar!
Best looking trucks on the road
What would have happened if at the last minute, Dodge decided against redesigning the Dodge Ram for the 1994 model year and just kept the 1972 design going until 2002? How would things have gone differently?
Honestly it was airbag rules that forced the big change.
Enough of the hyperbole. They wanted to redesign it much much earlier, but chose to invest more in minivans and bringing the Dakota to market first in 1986.
Once the Dakota was out, development of new Ram took shape, got rebooted in 1988-89 into big rig styling and arrived in 1993. There was no going back.
@@buzzshavinutts8898Not really, it was always in the cards in the late 1970s
The Truck of the Movie Twister.
I got a 2000 ram with only 107,000 and it drives like it was brand new
Own a 98.5 2500 2wd V10 absolutely love it and still rides like a new one