With a 5.7-liter, V8 Hemi engine under the hood, riding on 20-inch chrome-clad wheels, the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab is capable of 390 horsepower, with 8,700-pound towing and 1,720-pound payload capacities. The bed is 67 inches in length and 51 inches wide and comes standard with a divider, but also with the option to add the RamBox, which offers 7.4 cubic feet of lockable, waterproof storage along the bed rails.
Inside the four-door cab is leather-trimmed, heated seating for five adults, dual-zone climate control, parking assistance, tilt steering, cruise control, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, and an Alpine surround sound system. In terms of safety, the equipment is the same as in all Ram 1500 Crew Cabs: four-wheel antilock disc brakes, electronic stability control, front and side curtain airbags, information center, trailer sway control, and a multi-link rear coil suspension.
By Dave D'Onofrio
