Trucks what does 1500 mean

As for engine sizes, I don't have enough bandwidth to go into all the permeations of models — engines — transmissions — rear axle — two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive combinations. And one last little note, lest you think these numbers are no big deal. Just ask Ferrari how big a deal the combination of "F", "1", "5" and "0" is when they are place in this order.

The lawsuit has since been downplayed but you don't mess around with the most popular and highest sales nameplate in North American history. Send your auto maintenance and repair questions to globedrive globeandmail. Follow us on Twitter: globedrive Opens in a new window. Report an error. Editorial code of conduct. Skip to main content.

Rob MacGregor. Special to The Globe and Mail. The Ram , for example, offers an impressive 7, pounds of payload. Confused yet? The midsize category has also been growing in size lately, moving from rather compact designs to larger, more powerful pickups that are capable of doing the same work that required a half-ton truck just a decade ago.

This category is the most popular pickup segment and offers buyers the widest range of pickups to choose from. Payload capacities wildly vary in this category, with ratings ranging from 1, to 3, pounds. This sort of middle ground in the truck category offers a more robust truck with higher capacities but without sacrificing too much driveability. Toyota does not complete in this market and Nissan is brand new at the game with the debut of the Nissan Titan XD. The big daddies of the pickup world are for those who regard towing and hauling capacities above all else.

Dual rear wheels, available diesel engines, and built-in trailer brakes are the norm. So what have we learned?

Nevertheless, the terms have stuck around and will likely to do so for decades to come. Modern Trucks. Mark McNabb. But first-time buyers may have some questions. Therefore, we provide a guide into what Ram means. Although the first Ram pickup debuted in , Dodge released a ram significantly earlier. From some sources list until the s, Dodge vehicles featured a charging ram hood ornament. The design came from sculptor Avard T.

Fairbanks , who had previously designed a hood ornament from Plymouth.