Watch a 500hp Ram SRT-10 Carrying a Life-Size Plastic Cow Race a Range Rover, X6M and ML63

As it turns out, adding a real life-size plastic cow to the bed of a Dodge Ram SRT-10 will not help you win a race, at least not one where speed is the operative parameter, but it will help you stand out from the crowd.

The cow-equipped SRT-10 featuring the Viper's 8.3-liter V10 engine with 500-horsepower went up against a Range Rover Sport Supercharged GT600 producing 600 ponies, followed by a stock Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG with 510-horses and a BMW X6M Evotech Stage 2 rated at 630hp.

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Watch a 500hp Ram SRT-10 Carrying a Life-Size Plastic Cow Race a Range Rover, X6M and ML63

As it turns out, adding a real life-size plastic cow to the bed of a Dodge Ram SRT-10 will not help you win a race, at least not one where speed is the operative parameter, but it will help you stand out from the crowd.

The cow-equipped SRT-10 featuring the Viper's 8.3-liter V10 engine with 500-horsepower went up against a Range Rover Sport Supercharged GT600 producing 600 ponies, followed by a stock Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG with 510-horses and a BMW X6M Evotech Stage 2 rated at 630hp.

There's a video just after the break for your enjoyment.

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Chrysler Group Reports Best April Sales Since 2008 with a 20 Percent Increase Over Last Year

The Chrysler Group's U.S. sales in April grew 20 percent over the same month last year to 141,165 units, making it the company's best April since 2008, which was before it went into bankruptcy.

All four brands of the Chrysler Group posted sales increases in April compared with the same month a year ago.

In detail, Chrysler recorded a 56 percent jump to 31,879 units, Jeep +19 percent to 38,684 units, Dodge +2 percent to 45,248 vehicles, Ram +12 percent to 21,505 deliveries, and Fiat +336 percent to 3,849 cars, though the Italian brand was just introduced to the market last year.

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Chrysler Group Reports Best April Sales Since 2008 with a 20 Percent Increase Over Last Year

The Chrysler Group's U.S. sales in April grew 20 percent over the same month last year to 141,165 units, making it the company's best April since 2008, which was before it went into bankruptcy.

All four brands of the Chrysler Group posted sales increases in April compared with the same month a year ago.

In detail, Chrysler recorded a 56 percent jump to 31,879 units, Jeep +19 percent to 38,684 units, Dodge +2 percent to 45,248 vehicles, Ram +12 percent to 21,505 deliveries, and Fiat +336 percent to 3,849 cars, though the Italian brand was just introduced to the market last year.

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2013 Ram 1500 Debuts in New York with 305HP V6, and 8-Speed Auto for Both V6 and V8 Models

The New York Auto Show hosted the world premiere of the meaningfully updated 2013 Ram 1500 pickup truck that brings a raft of improvements, the most important of which are the presentation of a new Pentastar V6, an eight-speed automatic transmission, a freshened up interior and several fuel saving technologies such as the stop-start system.

We'll start our tour of the 2013 Ram 1500 with the new 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine that's rated at 305HP and 269 lb.-ft. of torque, delivering 42 percent more horsepower, 13 percent more torque and at least 20 percent better fuel economy over the outgoing 3.7-liter V6.

The new V6 is mated to a standard eight-speed automatic transmission dubbed TorqueFlite 8 that replaces the older V6's four-speed auto. The new 8sp automatic will also be available next year on the tweaked 5.7-liter V8 HEMI that delivers an additional 5HP for a new total of 395HP.

All 1500s equipped with the 8-speed unit ditch the column or floor shifters for a new rotary knob placed on the right-hand side of the center console.

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First Official Photos of the Honda Crosstour Concept, 2013 Ram 1500 and 2013 Lexus ES Leaked?

The automotive pundits over at Cheersandgears seem to have scored a hatrick of scoops publishing what they claim to be, the first official shots of the Honda Crosstour Concept, the 2013 Ram 1500 pickup truck and the 2013 Lexus ES sedan, all of which are set to make their world premiere at the New York Auto Show on Wednesday, April 4.

Beginning with Honda's concept model, if this image is indeed real, then the Crosstour study is nothing more than a light facelift of the current model with a revised snout sporting a new chromed grille and a more rugged-looking front bumper, plus different wheels and protective black cladding all around.

The second picture allegedly shows us the 2013 Ram 1500 pickup truck, which looks like it gains a reshaped crosshair grille with a full-chrome treatment (at least on this edition), new headlamp fixtures, possibly featuring LED daytime running lights, and a redesigned bumper with new fog lamps.

The Chrysler Group has already revealed that the 2013 Ram 1500 will get a new 3.6-liter V6 Pentastar V6 matched to an 8-speed automatic transmission.

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What is Ram Showing us in this Latest Teaser Picture of its NY Show Debut?

This is a second teaser picture from Ram's upcoming New York Auto Show debut, which we believe to be the 2013 Ram 1500 truck. The new image appears to show a rotating knob, but we're not entirely certain.

What we're sure about is that the company's bestselling model will incorporate a number of improvements and more importantly, the Chrysler Group's new 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine coupled to an eight-speed automatic transmission.

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Ram Teases 2013MY 1500 Truck with Ambiguous Photo, will Debut at the New York Auto Show

What you see here is a craftily cropped image of the new 2013 Ram 1500 truck that will receive its world premiere at the 2012 New York International Auto Show next Thursday.

Ram didn't name the truck in its press release, but we already know that the company is planning to show the new 1500 in the Big Apple and that it will debut the firm's 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 producing around 280-horses connected to an 8-speed automatic.

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Only for Texas: New 2012 Ram 1500 Lone Star 10th Anniversary Edition

For numerous reasons, the state of Texas is one of the biggest and most important markets for pickup trucks. And as such, it shouldn't surprise anyone that automakers will go as far as to create special edition versions made exclusively for buyers in the Lone Star state.

Marking the 10th anniversary of its fittingly named, Texas-only Lone Star edition, the Chrysler Group's Ram division has presented a new model that will continue the brand's tradition.

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Chrysler Confirms Pentastar V6 and 8-Speed Auto for Ram Truck, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango

Not that we weren't expecting it, but the Chrysler Group officially confirmed through a voluntary annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which was first discovered by Autonews, the availability of its 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 combined with an 8-speed automatic transmission on the Ram pickup truck.

The Pentastar V6, which should produce around 280-horsepower in this application, will replace the Ram truck's current 210hp 3.7-liter V6 that is linked to a 4-speed automatic transmission.

The new and more powerful Ram model will be presented next month, possibly at the New York International Auto Show.

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Ram Joins Chevy in Smacking Around the Ford F-150 with a New Commercial

You'll most likely remember Chevrolet's recent Super Bowl XLVI ad on the Silverado where it made fun of "Dave" who didn't make it to the rendezvous point with his friends after a post-apocalyptic catastrophe because he was driving a Ford F-150.

General Motors' move to take a swipe at the F-150 has found a follower as the Chrysler Group's Ram Trucks division has launched its own commercial poking some fun at the Ford pickup truck.

The ad starts by showing the Ram truck with a deep voice (doesn't it remind you of the garbled voices shouting "they took our jobs" in South Park?) in the background asking this question:

"What would happen if you were to take away 30-horsepower from a Ram 1500, remove 27 foot pounds of torque and subtract 40,000 miles from its powertrain limited warranty?" The same voice answers: "Well, you'd end up with a Ford F-150."

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Meet the Darker, Swimsuit Model-Sexy Side of Ram

We were right to assume that the Chrysler Group's "The Dark Side of Ram" commercial previewed the new top-of-the line Laramie Limited Edition truck, which premiered in Chicago earlier this month.

We don't have anything else to add about Ram's darker colored and more luxurious pickup truck, but if the beautiful brunette in the original teaser captured your attention, you may want to take a glance at the rest of the swimsuit models featured in the clip by watching the videos that follow after the break.

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Ram Trucks Shows us its More Curvalicious Dark Side

It could be a scene from a James Bond movie but the bikini-cladded brunette bombshell seen coming out of the water in this teaser clip doesn’t approach 007 but a Ram truck covered in a black sheet.

The spot says we'll have to wait two more days to find out what's hiding under the covers, which coincides with the grand opening of the 2012 Chicago Auto Show.

Ram Trucks has already announced that it will debut a new top-of-the line trim level called Laramie Limited Edition in Chicago, but we can't say for sure if this is the "Dark Side" or if the company has something else in store for us.

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Meet Optimus, a Monstrous Dodge Ram 3500 Truck with 1,200HP and Over 2,000 lb-ft

We've shown you a lot of insane pickup trucks on these pages but this one is quite the find - and not only because it has the potential to emit as much CO2 as a small country with every sudden move of your right foot.

Nicknamed Optimus, the heavily modified Dodge Ram 3500 truck is powered by a twin turbocharged Cummins diesel engine that churns out a whopping 1,200 horsepower and an even more mind-blowing 2,000+ lb-ft (2,711Nm) of peak torque! A pretentious beast indeed.

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Ram Trucks Introduces New Top-of-the-Line Laramie Limited Edition, will Debut in Chicago

The Chrysler Group's Ram division is going to present a new range-topping edition of its pickup truck called the Laramie Limited with added features at the upcoming 2012 Chicago Auto Show, which opens to the general public on February 10.

"The launch of the Ram Laramie Longhorn edition gave us a boost in the ultra-premium pickup segment and exceeded our expectations,” said Ram boss Fred Diaz. “Ram Laramie Limited offers customers an even wider selection of luxury models. We expect a lot of interest in the Laramie Limited."

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Ram 1500 Joins the Police Force with New Special Service Package

Law enforcement and other emergency agencies have yet another option when it comes to their rides as the Chrysler Group has just introduced its new Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 Special Service package that follows in the footsteps of the Dodge Charger Pursuit vehicle.

The company says that the Walker, Texas Ranger-approved police-decked Ram 1500 features a selection of heavy-duty-adapted equipment such as the 100,000-mile sparkplugs, 220-amp alternator and a larger oil cooler.

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SEMA Preview: Ram SRT 392 Quick Silver Packs 470-Ponies Under the Hood

The Chrysler Group's now independent Ram brand hopes to turn some heads at this year’s SEMA Show with the Ram 392 Quick Silver concept.

The brawny pickup truck started life as a 2011 Ram R/T but Mopar's engineers replaced the stock 390HP 5.7-liter V8 with a SRT-sourced 6.4-liter 392 HEMI V8 with 470-horses.

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Ram Expands Range with New 1500 Mossy Oak Edition, and Power Wagon ST and Laramie Models

The Chrysler Group's Ram division presented three new pickup truck variants today, including the 2012 1500 Mossy Oak Edition and the Power Wagon ST and Laramie models.

Staring off with the 2012 Ram 1500 Mossy Oak , the special edition version is set to arrive in dealerships in December 2011 with pricing set at US$39,910, including $995 destination charge.

The limited-run model was created in cooperation with Mossy Oak, which is a camouflage brand. This explains the odd-looking Mossy Oak Breakup Infinity trim on the center console and door panel inserts that have the opposite effect of camouflage…

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Change of Plans for Chrysler Group, will Eliminate Duplicate Models, Hints at U.S. Market Delta

The product plan brewing continues over at the Fiat Group – Chrysler LLC alliance. Following the recent news on the Jeep and Alfa Romeo brands, the group's CEO Sergio Marchionne offered new details on Chrysler LLC's strategy.

In an interview with Automotive News, Marchionne said that the company has revised its Project Genesis plan, which was put in place in 2008 when Chrysler was still under the ownership of Cerberus Capital Management.

The two key elements of the Genesis plan are merging the dealerships of all four Chrysler group brands, including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram under one roof, (with only a few exceptions), and abolishing duplicate products that are the result of badge-engineering such as the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger, and the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan.

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Former Chrysler CEO Nardelli Says Cerberus Could Have Saved the Automaker

It's been two years since Bob Nardelli stepped down as Chrysler CEO while the company was still owned by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, for which he still works, but the 63-year-old exec still has the hots for the Detroit carmaker.

During an interview with The Detroit News on the sidelines of a recent Dow Jones conference in New York, Nardelli said that the Obama administration didn’t have to give Chrysler away to Fiat as he believes Cerberus could have done a better job of saving the automaker.

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