AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2020 Ram 1500 Crew Cab and certain 2019 Crew Cab models are
first full-size pickups to earn Top Safety Pick+ under current
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) guidelines
- Top Safety Pick+ is highest rating awarded by IIHS
- Ram 1500 achieves highest possible ratings in each of the six
crashworthiness tests conducted by IIHS
- Crashworthiness aided by FCA's patented splayed front frame
rails
- Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) technology graded "superior,"
benefiting from industry's only pickup-segment application of
Integrated Radar Camera Module (IRCM) – one of more than 100
available safety and security features
The Ram 1500 Crew Cab full-size pickup has been named a Top
Safety Pick+ for 2019, the highest rating given by the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
The rating applies to 2020 Ram 1500 pickups, and 2019
trucks produced after May of this year, when equipped with adaptive
LED projector headlamps that have high-beam assist and Ram's
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) technology, Forward Collision
Mitigation.
"This recognition validates our unrelenting efforts to deliver
more value for our customers," says Reid
Bigland, Head of Ram Brand. "The new Ram 1500 has earned
many accolades for its capability and design. It is immensely
satisfying to have the IIHS recognize our truck for its compelling
safety story."
The Ram 1500's safety story begins with innovations such as its
patented approach to frame-rail construction. The truck's front
frame-rails are splayed to better manage crash energy in certain
types of frontal collisions.
Of the six crashworthiness evaluations conducted by the IIHS,
three simulate frontal impacts. And the Ram 1500 recorded "good"
results in each, the highest possible rating.
Outcomes were the same in the three remaining crashworthiness
tests, which inflict damage consistent with a side impact, rear
impact and a rollover.
Also unique to the Ram 1500 is its use of an Integrated Radar
Camera Module (IRCM) to accommodate Forward Collision Mitigation.
The IRCM consolidates radar and camera components behind the
vehicle's rearview mirror, which not only simplifies their
interface, but keeps important
technology out of harm's way in the event of minor collisions.
Meanwhile, Forward Collision Mitigation in the Ram 1500 earned a
"superior" rating from IIHS. The optional feature boasts
sensor-fusion technology, which blends camera capability with radar
detection to determine when an impact is imminent.
The system initially warns the driver to take action to avoid a
collision. If the driver does not act in a timely manner, the
system may activate the vehicle's brakes if collision risk
remains.
The Top Safety Pick+ rating is also enabled by adaptive LED
projector headlamps that have high-beam assist. The technology
was refined in May of this year, earning the highest IIHS rating of
"good."
A "good" rating in headlamp testing is the latest IIHS
requirement to earn Top Safety Pick+.
The 2019 Top Safety Pick+ rating is the culmination of many
months in the spotlight for the Ram 1500 – from Motor Trend Truck
of the Year to a place among Wards 10 Best Engines with
its standard-equipment 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 with eTorque.
About Ram Truck Brand
In 2009, the Ram Truck brand launched as a stand-alone division,
focused on meeting the demands of truck buyers and delivering
benchmark-quality vehicles.
That focus leads Ram to design the industry's most innovative,
award-winning trucks, emphasizing durability, strength, technology
and efficiency.
With a full lineup of trucks, including ProMaster and ProMaster
City vans, the Ram brand builds trucks that get the hard work done
and families where they need to go. From the no-compromise Ram 1500
that defines the future of pickup trucks with innovative design,
the highest quality materials and class-exclusive technology, to
the Ram Heavy Duty which combines the ability to out-power, out-tow
and out-haul every single competitor with the segment's most
comfortable ride and handling, Ram is committed to product
leadership.
Ram continues to outperform the competition and sets the
benchmarks for:
- Most powerful: 1,000 lb.-ft of torque with Cummins Turbo
Diesel
- Highest towing capacity: 35,100 lbs. with Ram 3500
- Heaviest payloads: 7,680 lbs. with Ram 3500
- Most luxurious: Ram Limited with real wood, real leather and
12-inch Uconnect touchscreen
- Best ride and handling with exclusive link coil rear and
auto-level air suspensions
- Most interior space with Ram Mega Cab
- Most capable full-size off-road pickup – Ram Power Wagon
- Most-awarded light-duty truck in America
- Highest owner loyalty of any half-ton pickup
- Over the last 30 years, Ram has the highest percentage of
pickups still on the road
Giving maximum effort all day, every day with
confidence, the Ram Truck lineup steps forward with the full
force of modern capability providing confidence-inspiring
features and class-exclusive vehicle safety.
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