Mark Glover’s AutoGlo car reviews can be seen here and in the Cruisin’ News, "Oregon, Nevada and California's classic auto news & marketplace."
Sacramento, California -- You can go through 50 crossover sport-utes and nearly as many passenger cars, but there is nothing quite like the pickup truck segment.
It's brutally competitive, constantly innovating and populated by a relatively small group of competitors stuffed with mind-blowing features and technology.
So, it's saying something when the Ram 1500 wins Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year award for 2025.
A recent week in the 2025 Ram 2500 Laramie Sport Crew Cab 4X4 provided some answers.
Walking up to it, and wow, it's large! You see that big-as-California grille coming in your rearview mirror and you just naturally get out of the way.
And yet the tester's road manners at 65 miles per hour were remarkably smooth and civilized. Kudos to Ram engineers for the combination of power and velvet-glove handling.
Power is plentiful, thanks to a 6.7-liter Cummins Turbo Diesel in-line 6 engine rated at 430 horsepower and a best-in-class 1,075 foot-pounds of torque paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
I found the Ram 2500 so strong that it felt restless at anything under 50 miles per hour. It effortlessly cruised at 70 mph, and it was easy to touch 80 mph with a microscopic move of my right foot.
In the cabin, roominess was exceptional. Ditto technology and comfort/convenience features.
Perks included adaptive cruise control, park assist, remote start, a surround-view camera system, pedestrian/cyclist emergency braking, a heated steering wheel and much more.
A boatload of options pushed the tester's bottom-line price to $89,590 ... very much in line with the contemporary world of loaded pickup trucks.
Overall, I can't think of anything the tested pickup did not have to please today's pickup motorist. In this competitive class, Ram stands tall.
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