RAM 1500 pickup truck best features

The all-new RAM 1500 pickup truck recently triumphed in a face-off against another newcomer to the ultra-competitive US scene: the equally all-new Chevy Silverado.

(In case you were wondering, the mighty Ford F-150 was redesigned a few years ago, and we haven’t checked it out since then, so stay tuned. The F-150 is also due for a big revamp next year.)

In my rundown of the RAM’s advantages, I noted that we tested a flashy, upmarket “Laramie Longhorn” edition, more than $10,000 costlier than the Chevy. But I also said the RAM 1500 was the best pickup I’d driven in quite a while.

Because our tester was extremely well equipped, verging on a luxury vehicle, it was packed with cool goodies. I played around with all of them. Pickups are already a cornucopia of extras — that’s why the automakers can make so much money on them — but our Longhorn RAM 1500 took the matter to a different level.

Here’s a rundown of all the awesome features.