It didn’t feel overwhelmed by what it’s hauling. It sounds like a race engine when revved, but doesn’t need to spend its life high in the rpm range to haul the Limited along. Only once did the rear-end slide, bounce and disconnect on mid-corner bumps. There was some float from the rear over soft-edged holes and some jitteriness produced on sharper corruptions. The air suspension and long wheelbase did a good job ironing out the roads’ imperfections. But it did motor on high, wide and handsome, well weighted steering gamely sending it somewhere near intended without excessive body roll or wallowing. I won’t kid you and say the Limited ‘shrink wraps’ or any cliche like that. A full size spare tyre mounted on an alloy rim sits under the floor. When it comes to the tray, the Limited includes 210-litre RamBox stowage containers on either side (with three-pin plug), a tri-fold soft tonneau, a spray-in bedliner, adjustable tie-down cleats, a remote power-release tailgate, a pop-out bed step and heavy-duty tow bar. Significant equipment shared standard with lesser RAM 1500 models includes a huge 12-inch infotainment touch-screen, 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio, heating, ventilation and 10-way power adjustment for both front seats plus memory for the driver, heated outboard rear seats, dual-zone climate control with rear vents, five USB and four USB-C ports and a rear power-sliding window. Why bother? It’s like putting GT badges on an elephant. The flagship grows a ‘sports performance hood’ on the bonnet that’s presumably meant to make it look more imposing. Inside, there’s some bespoke stitching and ‘Limited’ badging. The Limited also goes for a black pack look while the Laramie’s badges and bits are chromed. Gear that’s exclusive to Limited, or optional on other models, includes premium leather for the seats, a vast storage console between the front seats that flips, folds, slides and can probably cook your lunch, ventilation for the outboard rear seats, a dual-pane panoramic sunroof, power side steps that tuck out of the way when not in use – great for off-roading – and 22-inch alloys shod in road-oriented Goodyear Eagle Touring rubber that look a bit lost within the massive wheel-arches. While both are ladder-framed, petrol V8-powered dual-cab utes of enormous size and weight, the Limited adds adjustable air suspension to the tech spec as well as a bunch of equipment luxuries. Three previous-gen DS RAM Classic models carry over in Australia as well.Īt $139,950 plus on-road costs, the Limited is in a whole different pricing strata compared to the Laramie, which is set at $114,950 plus ORCs.
The other is the Laramie, which lines up more directly with the Silverado on price and spec. The Limited is one of two DT RAMs currently on offer in Australia.
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