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While fresh actuation whatever draped Chrysler and Hyundai prototypes, Automotive Traveler‘s Rich Truesdell came crossways individual completely undisguised Ram 1500 pickups the another day. As Rich tells it:

Upon fireman examination, I figured discover why: They are near-production-ready versions of the rumored 2-Mode Hybrid version. Judging by the rank demand of cloaking, I’d adopt they are undergoing test validation, mayhap to found their publicised haul ratings. Don’t be astonied if the Ram is an early-introduction 2012 help to accomplish showrooms in the spring.

We’ve talked most these hybrid pickups before, and if a schedule posted at Allpar is to be believed, Chrysler module squawk soured creation of this newborn Ram 1500 Hybrid on Nov 16, so they haw be badged as MY2011 Ram 1500 Hemi Hybrids and not MY2012 as Rich supposes. Either way, the organism Ram is due to state the aforementioned 5.7-liter Hemi V8, two-mode organism powertrain that was utilised in the short-lived Dodge Durango/Chrysler Aspen hybrids in 2008, hardback by a sending supplied to Chrysler by General Motors. Expected distance ratings should be kindred to GM’s organism trucks, with a municipality sort of most 21 to 22 mpg.

Check out Automotive Traveler for more photos of the 2011 Ram 1500 Hemi Hybrid.

[Source: Automotive Traveler]

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