I remember the Rampage but I don't think a lot of people have any clue abut it. Everyone seems to know what an El Camino is though. The Rampage was too small to compete with the El Camino.

I found and intersting page abot a 2006/7 concept, but is is lot more truck like than car. More like a Dodge Ridgeline. http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/dodge/rampage.html

 

I love it! Ive always liked El Caminos but theyve had the pesky problem of being crappy Chevys. I even liked the original Rampage for what it was. No other minitruck would get 30mpg. And if theyd have put a turbo on that it'd scream.

But as to this, I agree about using the Charger front clip instead. This thing seems a no-brainer. Being as how the Dakota isnt much smaller, cheaper, ormore fuel efficientthan a Ram, and the Ram can do a hell of a lot more anyway this would be great instead of the Dak. And it'd deserve the Rampage name a lot moreso than that minivan based concept from a few years back.

 

Thats better. I think it's a photoshop btw it is finished off at the rear. Also it's the old Magnum front. I would like to see the Charger front end with the back of the cabin more straight down ( not Sloping down like the pic) and Higher walls on the tray Like ford and Holden have done here in Australia.

 

If any of you have seen the Porsche 911 "pickup", then you can get an idea as to what Dodge should do w/ the Magnum. I like the idea that a solid roof can become a place to haul a fridge home. I once owned a 1982 Rampage, wishI had it now. The 2006 Dodge Rampage Concept is flat out ugly IMO. Base it off of a car, not a truck, otherwise, all you have is a truck. I bought my Magnum 'cuz I'm not into trucks, and the gas mileage is the same. In my yesteryears I had a '69 ElCamino and then a '72. Wonderfull cars, but the front end tended to get light past 90.
(wonder ifI can get that tree to fall onto just the back half of my car so i can "Camino" it?)

 

this is a women's parking lot. Good for a quick laugh.



And here is something I made on photoshop for the magnum. I think it would be a nice compact for beating on imports.

 

Oh, I get it... humor. I didn't recoginize it at first because something was missing. Laughter.

 

In the 80's Dodge made the Rampage styled after the El Camino and the GMC Caballero. The Rampage had a 305 engine and front wheel drive. It's smaller that the aforementioned cars considered a sub compact by some.

 

Dodge never made a 305.

 

I know this is an older thread that has been revived, but why would we want to try to restart a segment that has been attempted over and over again and resulted in failure each time? The only thing truck or truck like vehicle that should be tried is a new Jeep Commanche off of the Grand Cherokee or a Wrangler based truck.

 

Instead of a one-off, take the 1500 ram and offer a factory 4/6" drop, with a lightweight bed, and a few other heavy steel things taken out. I'm sure a few parts can be replaced with lighter duty items and reduce the GVWR/Payload numbers to suit. It would be a relatively cheap way for Dodge to come out with something different and might appeal to people who don't really want a full truck and opt for suv's and Avalanches etc. With 500-1000# less, much better aerodynamics, highway gears and tires, you're probably looking at decent mpg also.