Ram Runner Will be Street Legal, Mopar Chief Says

[SVTOffroad News Bot]

Mopar's extreme off-road Ram Runner kit has been modified to be fully street legal when it goes into production in March, Mopar President and CEO Pietro Gorlier said.

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[frogslinger]

And so restarts the great debate....

 

[The Tank]

Paying that much for that kit to make a truck not street legal is dumb. Having to pay extra for lights that make it street legal is dumber.

 

[MagicMtnDan]

If there’s enough demand from off-road enthusiasts, Gorlier said Chrysler is also considering offering the Ram Runner as a Ram 1500 model straight from the factory, similar to the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor.

“We’re looking at making the Ram Runner available [as a turn-key truck],” Gorlier said. “If we did, we would use a [second stage] partner to build the trucks.”

 

[The Tank]

I have a feeling it's going to happen. Ford only expected to sell 5K trucks and they sold over 10K trucks the first year and still can't meet the demand for the 2011s. Rubicon and Power Wagon sell very good every year. The STi and EVO have an almost cult like following and there is huge demand for Ford to bring its Rally car to the US which is now the Fiesta. GMC got a very good reception for the Sierra HD All Terrain.