The 2023 Ram 1500 has placed on Car and Driver’s 10 Best Trucks and SUV’s list, making it the fifth consecutive year that the Ram 1500 has earned this prestigious award. Car and Driver’s 10 Best winners represent the smartest, most entertaining vehicles customers can buy today. They are picked after an exhaustive evaluation of this year’s new or significantly refreshed models, as well as last year’s defending 10 Best honorees.

“For everyone looking for a full-size pickup, the Ram 1500 meets all your needs and exceeds expectations. Its coil-spring rear suspension provides luxury-SUV-like ride quality, making the bouncy competition feel like farm trucks,” said Joey Capparella, senior editor Car and Driver. “The Ram’s interior is its most impressive and delightful attribute featuring carefully selected materials, including leather, metal trim, open-pore wood, and the kind of attention to detail we’d expect from a luxury sedan.”

Every winner must deliver exceptional driving engagement, offer indisputable value and/or practicality and fulfill its mission better than any of its competition. With 5 consecutive wins, the Ram Truck is clearly in a class of its own. Let’s take a look at the history of the Ram line, and what the future holds for it.

Originally part of the Dodge truck lineup, Ram made its debut in 1981. This was the dawn of a new era of pickup trucks as the classic Ram design we know and love today started to make its mark. Then, in 1994, the second generation launched, bringing the 1500, 2500, and 3500 models into the world and revamping the pickup design. The early 2000’s seemed like an ideal time to launch a new generation, and so in 2002 improvements were made to the existing Ram design, advancing its safety and power for a refined, influential
third generation.

In 2009, the Ram Truck brand launched as a stand-alone division, focused on meeting the demands of truck buyers and delivering benchmark-quality vehicles. With a full lineup of trucks, the Ram 1500, 2500/3500 Heavy Duty, 3500/4500/5500 Chassis Cab and ProMaster, the Ram brand builds trucks that get the hard work done and families where they need to go. This marked the dawn of the fourth generation.

Now here we are in 2023, inside of the fifth generation, and the all-new, all-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV–the first batteryelectric light-duty pickup truck from Ram Truck–has made its debut at the New York International Auto Show. The entire Ram lineup will provide customers with electrified solutions that deliver disruptive, leading-edge advanced technology in the years to come.

“The all-electric Ram 1500 REV is a monumental milestone on our continued journey to offer the industry’s best electrified solutions and further fortifies our award-winning lineup,” said Mike Koval Jr., Ram brand CEO – Stellantis. “We believe in bringing the right range of powertrain solutions to our customers and will continue to redefine the pickup truck segment. Our all-new Ram 1500 REV pushes past the competition in areas customers care about most, including range, towing, payload, and charge time.”

The 2025 Ram 1500 REV will offer customers two all-electric options, including a standard 168-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery park with a targeted range of up to 560 kilometers, and an optional 229-kWh large battery park with a targeted range of up to an unsurpassed 800 kilometers. Both can add up to 177 kilometers of range in approximately 10 minutes with 800-volt DC fast charging at up to 350kW, offering customers quick and convenient charging solutions.

Ram is committed to innovation and powertrain leadership with a lineup that consists of anything and everything truck buyers want and need, meeting real-world demands. Today, Ram offers the most fuel-efficient 4x4s and the quickest, fastest, and most powerful pickup truck straight from the factory. But let’s dial it back a bit and take a look at just some of the features available in the 2023 Ram 1500.