Ram was in the mood to giveth at this year’s Chicago Auto Show, unveiling three new special edition trucks for the 2022 model year. Mopar Insiders reports Ram is lately in the mood to taketh away, removing or reworking options and features on nearly every trim with the aim of keeping pickup truck production lines running. The biggest blow to the bank account comes from Ram eliminating the Quad Cab on all but the two base trims, Tradesman and Big Horn (called the “Lone Star” in Texas). Seems most buyers on the Laramie and above go with the larger Crew Cab and aren’t worried about spending a couple thousand dollars more; the Crew Cab on the Laramie, for instance, is $2,150 more than the Quad Cab. Truck shoppers watching pennies can forget about saving money up front in order to add certain luxuries, too. Come 2022, the smaller cab style can’t be ordered with any kind of sunroof, air suspension, Technology Group, or Power Running Boards.
When it comes to trims, starting at the bottom, the 2022 Tradesman won’t offer an air suspension with any cab style, nor Ram Box storage, nor the multifunction Tailgate. If there’s an EcoDiesel under the hood it will only be the HFE version, the standard EcoDiesel nixed on the Tradesman. The HFE variant makes one more mile per gallon in the city and on the highway than the standard EcoDiesel.
The Big Horn/Lone Star loses its multifunction tailgate, and the colors Mountain Brown and Frost Beige. To get the rear underseat storage requires ordering either the Level 1 or Level 2 Equipment Groups, the storage can’t be had an a standalone option.
One step up, the Ram Rebel drops the luxury Rebel 12A package that added a 12-inch Uconnect screen with navigation, nine-speaker audio, and leather-trimmed bucket seats. The trimmed buckets seats will migrate to the Rebel Night Edition package that now costs $525, but can be expected to increase. And the cloth and vinyl bucket seats that now come in black with either red or silver accent stitching will come only in black and red.
The Laramie, Limited Longhorn and Limited all shed the Protection Group that added underbody skid plates on the 4×4 models. The Laramie and Limited Longhorn will go almost entirely without any two-tone paint option, the exception being Ivory White and Walnut Brown solely for the Limited Longhorn.
On the Laramie, as on the Tradesman, the rear underseat storage goes from being an individual option to part of a group, in this case the Level 1 Equipment Group. Finally for the Laramie, the 22-inch polished painted wheels give way to 22-inch black painted wheels.
On the Limited Longhorn and Limited, the head-up display and digital display rear-view mirror that are now part of the $1,095 Technology Group will move to their respective Level 1 Equipment Groups. The top-dog TRX trim makes a similar gesture, moving its Technology Group to the Level 1 Equipment Group and also moving the freestanding $1,195 Harmon Kardon 19-speaker sound system to the Level 1 Equipment Group. Lastly, back to the Limited, the $1,695 Advanced Safety Group with features like adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist will be no more.
Moper Insiders said it got word from Ram dealers that any 2022 pickup orders already received will be changed if necessary to reflect the new trim organization.
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