Ram’s extra compact, inexpensive Rampage dual-cab ute is ready to be bought exterior of Latin America, with a European launch deliberate – however there’s nonetheless no phrase on right-hand drive manufacturing.
The Brazilian-designed and constructed Ram Rampage will probably be previewed at Fieracavalli 2025, a horse present being held in Italy on November 6-9, 2025.
With out asserting launch timing for Europe, Ram has stated the ute will “meet the evolving wants of European drivers in search of the right stability between on a regular basis and rugged utility”.
“Positioned between C-SUVs and midsize pick-ups, Rampage fills a whitespace available in the market with a compelling worth proposition,” the corporate stated in a press launch, confirming extra data will probably be shared on the finish of the occasion.
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Launching the Rampage in Europe would give Ram a a lot better-suited ute for European situations than its full-size pickups, which have area of interest attraction on the continent.
To not be confused with the just lately revealed Ram Dakota Dusk for Latin America, or Ram’s upcoming US-built mid-size body-on-frame dual-cab ute (which might might additionally put on the Dakota nameplate), the Rampage is extra of a ‘way of life’ ute derived from the car-like unibody underpinnings of the Jeep Compass.
Whereas it was the primary Ram designed and constructed by the American model in Brazil, there have been earlier indications it could be bought past Latin America.
Earlier this yr, for instance, Ram secured a US design patent for the mannequin, although the model nonetheless has but to verify a launch in its house market, the place it could logically tackle the favored Ford Maverick and the much less well-liked Hyundai Santa Cruz, that are associated to the Ford Escape and Hyundai Tucson crossover SUVs respectively.
Launched in Brazil in 2023, the Ram Rampage dual-cab ute measures 5028mm lengthy, 1886mm huge and 1780mm tall on a 2994mm wheelbase.
That makes it fairly a bit shorter than a Ford Ranger, for instance, which measures 5370mm lengthy in dual-cab ute guise; the Blue Oval’s ute can also be barely wider at 1918mm.
Powering the Rampage is both a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 203kW of energy and 400Nm of torque, or 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel with 149kW and 450Nm. Each are mated with a nine-speed computerized transmission and all-wheel drive.
The Rampage affords payload capability of 1015kg in diesel fashions and 750kg in petrol fashions, and all variants have a 980-litre lined tub with LED lighting and an influence tailgate.
It’s not the primary Ram-badged unibody ute; the American model sells a model of the even smaller Fiat Strada and Toro utes in sure Latin American markets.
Whereas Australia is arguably the birthplace of the ute, a lot of these car-derived utes not exist right here, the place ladder-frame development dominates. With right-hand drive manufacturing not but confirmed, it’s nonetheless unclear whether or not the Rampage will ever seem in Australian showrooms.
