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09 Ram designer Ralph Gilles youtube interview

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Old 01-17-2008, 05:49 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-wV4gMF0Hk

5 minutes long

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"Over one year in the wind tunnel searching for every aero advantage"

Heavy duty trucks will have 'differentiated' look compared to half ton 1500 Ram

this older post has more on Ralph Gilles from a Wall Street Journal newspaper profile

https://dodgeforum.com/m_615998/tm.htm
 
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+1 for the interior

-1 for hiring a 300 designer, I can't imagine the intial problems that might arise the first year out on these things, the guy never owned a truck until he got hired to build one? and only 1 person on the lead team actually worked on pervious Rams?. I'll bet none of them ever wrenched on an engine before. Lord, that thing could be one hell of a disaster. I'll what until at least 2011 to purchase a new one and see how the problems shake out.
 
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well honestly listening to him I could care less if he was a 300 designer and now he's a truck designer. there isn't a hellish lot of difference between the two. other than looks and capabilities. the guy is a designer/engineer. the principles of making a vehicle that is strong and works properly is standard for all vehicles. I have good confidence in that guy he seems to know what he's doing and I like his work. more power to him.
 
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The guy designed the truck, he did not engineer it.
 



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