"Kar Wai Wong" (kingawesome467)
05/31/2018 at 09:59 • Filed to: RAM, Ram 1500, Dodge
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"Kar Wai Wong" (kingawesome467)
05/31/2018 at 09:59 • Filed to: RAM, Ram 1500, Dodge | 4
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Pardon my MS Paint
It’s one of the industry’s most iconic grilles, and they’re getting rid of it. Most manufactures would kill to have such an famous fascia. (Same goes for the Mercedes ornament, which is only available on the S-Class saloon and luxury trim C and E sedan and estates.)
I know they need to differentiate Ram from Dodge, but face it, they never going to be able to separate the two. It seems even Dodge are moving away from them, see the SRTs.
I love how they used it on the Challenger concept. I can see why they removed it, for “historical inaccuracies”, but I still prefer the concept. Nice and subtle.
Specifically for the Ram, I adored how the old model looked. (OK, from pictures, don’t have much experience in real life.) I loved how the headlights were lower than the grille, like larger proper trucks, and made it look much larger. Couple with the crosshairs, and you have a super aggresive looking truck.
Well, I already apologised once for my MS Paint. Why should I feel sorry for this masterpiece?
I can totally see why people would hate an aggressive looking truck, and prefer the truck as a humble workhorse. I am a fan of the ute myself. But Dodge Ram FCA the designers set out to make a cool and aggresive looking truck, and personally, I think they delivered.
I don’t mind the new redesign, other than me missing the crosshairs. I know some love it, and think it’s a breath of fresh air. But I’ll miss them them iconic bars.
Mostly due to the ways they tried shoehorning in the bars when rebadging other cars.
Always a Mitsubishi...
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 10:03 |
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agreed, which is why if i ever buy a Dodge/Ram itll be an older model with the crosshairs
Captain of the Enterprise
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 10:04 |
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I agree
Nibbles
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 10:04 |
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Calling the crosshairs a ‘Dodge styling’ and removing it from Ram was the dumbest thing. So few Dodges have it any more, they should’ve just removed it from Dodge entirely and kept it on the Rams. There’s not a single good looking grill on the 2019s (there’s not a single good looking anything on those new front ends TBH)
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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Nibbles
05/31/2018 at 10:06 |
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i do like the rebel grill but thats about it
shop-teacher
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 10:08 |
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Yep, I’m with you.
Ash78, voting early and often
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 10:09 |
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Most large truck grills look like shit now. There’s so much space to fill, so Ford and Chevy are getting especially obnoxious. By today’s standards, the crosshairs are understated and classy.
jimz
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 10:09 |
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on the other hand,
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Nibbles
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
05/31/2018 at 10:10 |
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I can’t stand that Fu-Manchu lookin’ ugly-ass piece of someone’s bad ideas
Takuro Spirit
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 10:12 |
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Eh, its close enough
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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Nibbles
05/31/2018 at 10:14 |
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great, now all i see is a fu-manchu. damnit the rebel is dead RIP Rebel
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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Ash78, voting early and often
05/31/2018 at 10:15 |
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Fords STX grill is pretty nice vs the two horizontal bars
Wacko
> Nibbles
05/31/2018 at 10:15 |
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Calling a Dodge Ram just a ram was even dumber
BigBlock440
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 10:26 |
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I miss ‘em, and want to make aftermarket ones to sell. I think it’ll be a hit, I just need to get my hands on a 2019 without buying one somehow.
interstate366, now In The Industry
> Takuro Spirit
05/31/2018 at 10:43 |
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Goatse grill
HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
> jimz
05/31/2018 at 10:59 |
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Ah, window pane grille.
winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> Takuro Spirit
05/31/2018 at 11:18 |
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Add another bar and it might just be tolerable
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winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> BigBlock440
05/31/2018 at 11:19 |
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Buy a grille for a ‘19, figure out how to add the chrome billet crosshair, contract some sweatshop to spit them out in massive numbers, make profit.
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winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> BigBlock440
05/31/2018 at 11:19 |
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Buy a grille for a ‘19, figure out how to add the chrome billet crosshair, contract some sweatshop to spit them out in massive numbers, make profit.
ihm96
> Kar Wai Wong
05/31/2018 at 11:36 |
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Luxury Cs have been discontinued in America at least
Long-Voyager
> jimz
05/31/2018 at 12:20 |
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You leave the Dynasty out of this!
CRider
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
05/31/2018 at 16:11 |
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Following the Oppo mantra of “If I ever buy a ______ it’ll be an older model with _______” while simultaneously complaining about the new model, I see.
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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> CRider
05/31/2018 at 16:34 |
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i mean why would i buy something i dont personally find appealing just because its the newer model?
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Long-Voyager
06/22/2018 at 15:16 |
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Lets leave it out if everything
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Long-Voyager
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
06/25/2018 at 06:54 |
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Lower one, throw some mild boost at it, then tell me you don’t want to drive it.
Hell, even stock it’s a far better car for tearing up miles than 90% of what’s offered these days.