A new Ram 1500 Sport in bright Sublime Green debuts at the New York Auto Show, joining the new color options for the Ram 1500 Rebel.
FCA has some monster debuts planned for this week’s 2017 New York International Auto Show including the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and the Hellcat-powered 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. The Ram brand has some news as well, and to get the truck information a bit of time in the sun before the high powered monsters debut later this week – Ram has rolled out its news ahead of the Big Apple show.
First off, we have two new colors for the Ram 1500 Rebel – Blue Streak and Delmonico Red (which was revealed last week at the Houston Auto Show). These colors are offered in monotone or two-tone with black lowers and buyers who want even more black trim can add the Rebel Black Appearance Package with each of these new colors. These two new exterior colors are available in rear-drive or 4WD and they come with no additional charge.
Next, the Ram Limited models with the big RAM across the tailgate can now be ordered with body-colored lettering on the tailgate instead of chrome. Buyers can also get the full-length running boards in body color rather than chrome. The body colored tailgate lettering on the Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 Limited models costs $195.
Finally, the biggest news from the Ram brand in New York is the Ram 1500 Sublime Green Sport package. This bright green Ram comes in the striking Sublime Green with a body colored grille surround, the performance hood with black stripes, new black 22” semi-gloss wheels on 4×2 models, 20” semi-gloss black wheels on 4×4 models, and black exterior badging – including the Ram’s head on the front end, the tailgate badge and the body-side badging.
On the inside, the Ram 1500 Sublime Green Sport model comes with cloth sport bucket seats in black with Sublime accent stitching and anodized black trim throughout the cabin. Also, buyers can opt up to the Premium Sound package.
The Ram 1500 Sublime Green Sport is only available in the Club Cab configuration and while buyers can pick between 2- and 4-wheel drive, the 5.7L Hemi and the 8-speed automatic transmission are both standard equipment. This package will be in dealerships next month with a base MSRP of $45,740 (not including destination).
This is the first time that Sublime Green has been offered on the Ram 1500, and with this bright green proving to be so popular with the 2015 Dodge Challenger – we can expect it to be popular on this sporty half-ton truck as well.
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