2027 Ram ProMaster City Revives Van Life
Ram is returning to the commercial vehicle space with the 2027 ProMaster City.
Ram's new van, intended for commercial and business use, has a squared-off cargo area that will have up to 167 cubic feet of volume and an 111-inch long load floor. There will be over 48 inches of width between the wheel wells. Put this all together and Ram says there will be enough room for two standard pallets front to back.
Ram is targeting a towing capacity of 2,000 pounds and more than 2,000 pounds of payload.
The van should still fit in your garage, thanks to a height under 80 inches. It will have rear doors with a 180-degree swing, as well as an available rear liftgate.
A 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-four will make 166 horsepower and 221 lb-ft of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission will get that power to the front wheels -- and it can be paddle-shifted.
There will be 10-inch screens for both gauges and infotainment, and Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are standard. Available features include a heated steering wheel, partition wall, heated front seats, and a wireless phone charger. The second and third seating rows are removable.
Available safety tech will include forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, driver attention alert, and side-curtain airbags. Other available safety features include a rearview camera, programmable speed limiter, digital rearview mirror, and automatic headlights.
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An SLT trim adds a body-color front bumper, fog lamps, body-color rear bumper side panels, and 17-inch wheels with dual tone.
You can get the ProMaster in Tradesman or SLT trim, and it can be either a cargo van or a passenger van with capacity for either five or eight passengers. Ram is putting it on sale in the first quarter of this year, and the brand is trying to get the starting price to under $40,000.
The ProMaster City will be built in Bursa, Turkey; and there are six window/panel combinations. Factoring in that there are two different ways to configure rear access, there will be 11 total possible configurations. Though if you have full security panels, you can't get a rear liftgate.
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Not for me and not for the business owner who buys his vehicles. I'd expect total engine failure after 20,000 miles of towing 2,000 lbs while carrying 2,000 in cargo with a turbo charged puny 4 banger.
What a joke.
Needs more displacement and cylinders