Even having attended the Ram truck “event”, I didn’t remember anything being said about the box–the cows were very distracting, especially for the folks in the front row who were within range of some lethal looking pointy horns.

My bad, how could I forget that? BM covered that intro while I was blogging for the site. That was a busy coupla days.

For this reason, we really need more than two media passes to these shows.

interesting to contrast this typical chrylser debacle with the underbed storage space in the ridgeline. a nice idea, included with every truck, no muss or fuss (rustfree), smooth and efficient launch by honda. no wonder chrysler’s sinkin and honda’s sailin.

First of all, the Ridgeline’s sales are in an epic downward spiral (down 47% in July).

Second, Honda put the spare tire in their storage space. Pray you don’t get a flat with a loaded bed.

Third, it’s a completely useless space if you have to put something in the bed. It’s only useful if you’re not hauling anything, or else you’d have to move whatever is back there anytime you want something out of the “trunk.”

The Dodge solution is a good compromise for a real truck owner. Honda just wanted a gimmick for the urban cowboy to latch onto.

“dealers say they have heard discussions of an option price of $1,600 to $2,100.”

That’s retarded.

ummm…what were all those (randy) cows outside Cobo about, then?

Anyone want to buy one of the man-bags that they put the Ram truck press kit in? I’ve got extras…

Chrysler PR put big bucks into the truck intro, too bad (for Ford too) the timing for a big truck could not have been worse

“CRYCO” – Give up already…

Correct on both counts. I think it had drain plugs too. Its a little hard to remember because Chrysler PR pretended the 2009 Ram didn’t even exist at the NAIAS, preferring to focus on those three hybrid concepts that will never make production.

Because if it prices at $2100, that’s too close to the F-150 Midbox, which is a far superior design (I’ve messed with both) and has already proven itself in government/commercial fleets.

With the market rapidly running away from people buying trucks for casual daily drivers with no real need for a truck the Dodge Ram is in a lot of trouble as it is.

People buying a truck for work buy a truck for what is under the skin – the engine, frame, suspension and capabilities thereof. Until Dodge can build a truck with frame as strong as and with as little flex as the F-150 (or even the Silverado), a suspension that gives competitive payload and towing numbers, and transmissions that don’t blow out with any frequency they aren’t going to have a real player in the work-truck market.

Second, the actual box is plastic, not steel. There’s probably a steel outer box, but the actual part where the stuff goes is plastic. The box also has seals, just like a car trunk, so the chances of any water leaking in are slim to none.

Try to get something out of that nice Honda bed box when there’s 500 lbs of gravel in the bed….you’ll be piping a different tune…Rambox is a good idea, but Dodge will probably botch the execution by making the parts really cheaply…

And on top of that, it’s too obvious for smuggling.