2016 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited crew cab: Uplevel truck trimmed for luxury

Dodge spun off the Ram truck line into its own nameplate in 2009.

[...] the light-duty pickup with a bold and beefy face has been gaining in popularity with U.S. buyers, breaking into the Top 10 of America's best-selling vehicles in 2013, and sitting in third place since 2014.

The 2016 Ram Laramie Limited wears a new front grille design with prominent badging, and is trimmed with authentic wood and premium leather materials tailoring the interior; it's intended to please uplevel pickup buyers.

Riders will also enjoy solid-black premium Berber carpet inserts, which can easily be removed from the floor mats to reveal practical double-duty slush mats, as well as the attractive all-black headliner and the black-trimmed pillars.

The cockpit is wired with an impressive cache of communication and technology features, including an 8.4-inch Uconnect system with 3D navigation, a standard rearview camera system with dynamic gridlines and ParkSense front and rear-park assist system, as well as steering-wheel mounted audio controls and Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free phone, streaming audio, voice command, and text message reader.

Hard-core users with the need to carry goods and gear in the bed will appreciate the optional RamBox cargo management system, which includes lockable and drainable weatherproof integrated storage bins.

Standard is a 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 with variable-valve timing that produces 395 horsepower and 410 lb.-ft. of torque; mated to an eight-speed TorqueFlite transmission with a center stack rotary shifter; this combination delivers 15 city/22 highway mpg fuel economy.