Dodge Ram Daytona -original post date 4/20/2013
Keeping
with the truck theme started yesterday, today I present the Dodge Ram
Daytona I spotted in the grocery store parking lot a week or two ago.
This is probably a 2005 model or some year close to it, and these days,
you can't buy a Dodge Ram truck, just a
Ram truck -but it's still made and sold by the Chrysler Group. These
trucks are named for the ram hood ornament that first adorned the front
end of Dodge vehicles back in 1933.
The Daytona was a special package that was introduced in 2005 and could be had at a starting price of around $32,000 for a very base 2 wheel drive version, with more money added on top to include things like 4x4. It featured a 5.7L Hemi V8 good for 345 HP and 375 lb ft of torque. There were some body work features that went with the Daytona package, including 20" chrome wheels, an SRT-10 hood with non-fuctioning hood scoop, a Borla dual exhaust, matte black body striping, and an 11" spoiler mounted on the back end of the truck reminiscent of the '69 Dodge Charger Daytona with its huge rear wing. The color shown here is called "Go Mango".
Remember back to when I was listing the outward features of this truck and got to the "SRT-10" hood? That's a bit that the Ram Daytona borrowed from its big brother, the SRT-10 Ram that debuted in 2004 featuring an 8.3L Viper V10 engine (the same as in the Dodge Viper, as you may have guessed), 500 HP, 525 lb ft of torque, 22" wheels, and the distinction of being the world's fastest production truck. I haven't seen one of these trucks recently, or you'd be seeing photos of it instead of this Daytona.
But why do this to a truck? Aren't trucks supposed to be used for work, and to haul stuff around? Of course, but that doesn't mean they can't look pretty and go fast while doing it. This is what is called a sport truck. It's a truck for people who want, and maybe even need the utility of a pickup truck, but aren't as interested in off-road capability as they are in being able to do burn-outs on pavement. So, while some truck people may poo-pooh these vehicles as pretty little incompetent trucks, and while sports car people may similarly dislike them for being hulking powerhouses lacking in grace, neither group really understands the point of the sport truck. It's not for them; it's for sport truck people... and really, why cant we all just get along?
You'll notice on the 2nd photo that this truck does not have the spoiler it's supposed to have. It would seem that the owner of this truck removed the spoiler for the sake of added functionality. So you see, even among sport truck people, there are those who will make compromises for utility.
The Daytona was a special package that was introduced in 2005 and could be had at a starting price of around $32,000 for a very base 2 wheel drive version, with more money added on top to include things like 4x4. It featured a 5.7L Hemi V8 good for 345 HP and 375 lb ft of torque. There were some body work features that went with the Daytona package, including 20" chrome wheels, an SRT-10 hood with non-fuctioning hood scoop, a Borla dual exhaust, matte black body striping, and an 11" spoiler mounted on the back end of the truck reminiscent of the '69 Dodge Charger Daytona with its huge rear wing. The color shown here is called "Go Mango".
Remember back to when I was listing the outward features of this truck and got to the "SRT-10" hood? That's a bit that the Ram Daytona borrowed from its big brother, the SRT-10 Ram that debuted in 2004 featuring an 8.3L Viper V10 engine (the same as in the Dodge Viper, as you may have guessed), 500 HP, 525 lb ft of torque, 22" wheels, and the distinction of being the world's fastest production truck. I haven't seen one of these trucks recently, or you'd be seeing photos of it instead of this Daytona.
But why do this to a truck? Aren't trucks supposed to be used for work, and to haul stuff around? Of course, but that doesn't mean they can't look pretty and go fast while doing it. This is what is called a sport truck. It's a truck for people who want, and maybe even need the utility of a pickup truck, but aren't as interested in off-road capability as they are in being able to do burn-outs on pavement. So, while some truck people may poo-pooh these vehicles as pretty little incompetent trucks, and while sports car people may similarly dislike them for being hulking powerhouses lacking in grace, neither group really understands the point of the sport truck. It's not for them; it's for sport truck people... and really, why cant we all just get along?
You'll notice on the 2nd photo that this truck does not have the spoiler it's supposed to have. It would seem that the owner of this truck removed the spoiler for the sake of added functionality. So you see, even among sport truck people, there are those who will make compromises for utility.
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