Night Moves: Ram Builds a Murdered Out 1500

by Steph Willems

Published: September 2nd, 2016

night moves ram builds a murdered out 1500

Accurate numbers haven’t rolled in yet, but we believe that this is the one millionth Ram 1500 variant offered in the past five years.

Okay, that’s far from the truth, but it seems like the folks at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announce new pickup packages each time the tide goes out. The latest, announced today, is the Night package, available on 2017 Ram 1500 models.

Like other recent packages, this package is inspired by another package — the 2013 Ram 1500 Black Express package. (It also borrows from the existing Sport package.)

There’s no cheap matte wrap here, but neither are there any shiny bits. Ram blacks out almost all chrome with this package — grille, bumpers, wheels, badges, lettering — but leaves the tailpipes gleaming for practical reasons. Rear side windows receive a strong tint, but it’s up to the owner to test local laws with the front glass.

Anything not blacked out is body colored, with five paint choices to choose from (black being an obvious choice here). There’s no matte option. The wheels are 20-inch gloss black aluminum jobs, and don’t expect white-letter tires.

Optional accessories include blacked out running boards and sport hood, a Mopar cat-back exhaust and cold-air intake, and the RamBox cargo system. Adjustable air suspension is also offered, because you want that thing low when you’re rolling around town.

Ram will offer the package on all body styles and bed lengths, two- or four-wheel-drive, with either the 3.6-liter V6 or 5.7-liter V8. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but the Ram 1500 Night goes into production in the early fourth quarter.

[Images: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles]

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Frozenman on Sep 04, 2016

I like these 'special' murdered out vehicles, its like early warning radar to tell you which people to actively avoid at all costs!

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28-Cars-Later on Sep 04, 2016

You know from afar there was a chance I would not realize this truck was a RAM. I'm happy "RRRRAAAAMMMMM" is emblazoned over 1/3rds the tailgate, it doesn't look out of place in the least /s.

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- Drzhivago138 on Sep 04, 2016
  
  It was commonplace throughout the mid-20th century for all manufacturers to stamp their name across the entire tailgate. I don't see how this is any different.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on Sep 04, 2016
  
  @Drzhivago138 I think what is pictured above looks clownish and juvenile, you are welcome to disagree.
  
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- Drzhivago138 on Sep 04, 2016
  
  @28-Cars-Later That's a fair opinion, but what about it makes it clownish and juvenile vs. something like this: https://www.lemonheadpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/classic-1967-Ford-truck-tailgate.jpg
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on Sep 04, 2016
  
  @Drzhivago138 The spacing helps. I'd have to measure it but I'd be curious to know how close in size the "FORD" letters are to their "RAM" counterparts.
  
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- Frozenman on Sep 04, 2016
  
  @28-Cars-Later I think what bothers me is the fact the word Ram has different meanings and they shouldn't have used it in the first place, that alone makes it juvenile, imho. I mean do they want you to rear end the truck or what?
  
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- Hummer on Sep 05, 2016
  
  @28-Cars-Later You know in the 70s dodge had a package called the Macho PowerWagon, with macho emblazoned on the side.
  
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- Old Man Pants on Sep 05, 2016
  
  @Hummer Given the Power Wagon's looks, that's like making Whoopi or Sarah wear a STUPID! shirt.
  
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- Lou_BC on Sep 05, 2016
  
  @Hummer I've never seen a "macho" Power Wagon in the flesh. In the 70's the local Dodge/Chrysler dealer went bankrupt twice so there was never a consistent supply of vehicles.
  
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