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Dodge Ram 50
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| Dodge Ram 50 | |
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| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Parent company | Chrysler Corporation |
| Production | 1979–1993 |
| Successor | Dodge Dakota |
| Class | Compact pickup truck |
| Body style(s) | 2-door truck/4-door truck 6.5/8 ft bed |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive/Four-wheel drive |
| Related | Mitsubishi Forte Mitsubishi L200 |
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| Also called | Dodge D50 (1979-1980) Plymouth Arrow Truck (1979-1982) |
| Production | 1979-1986 |
| Engine(s) | 2.0 L 4G52 I4, SOHC, 93 hp (69 kW) 2.6 L 4G54 I4, SOHC, 105 hp (78 kW) |
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| Production | 1987-1993 |
| Engine(s) | 2.0 L 90 hp I4 2.6 L 109 hp (81 kW) I4 |
| Transmission(s) | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual |
| Wheelbase | 105.1 in (2670 mm) 116.1 in (2949 mm) 105.5 in (2680 mm) 116.5 in (2959 mm) |
| Length | 177.2 in (4501 mm) 193.7 in (4920 mm) 188.2 in (4780 mm) 193.7 in (4920 mm) |
| Width | 65.2 in (1656 mm) |
| Height | 58.3 in (1481 mm) 59.3 in (1506 mm) 63.4 in (1610 mm) 64.4 in (1636 mm) |
- See also Dodge Ram, the company's full-sized pickup truck.
The Dodge Ram 50 (called the D50 for 1979 and 1980) was a compact pickup truck produced by Mitsubishi Motors and sold by the Chrysler Corporation from 1979 to 1993. Plymouth also received a version of the truck known as the Arrow Truck, sold from 1979 to 1982. Mitsubishi itself imported it as the Mitsubishi Mighty Max when it began selling directly in the U.S. from 1982, at which point the Plymouth ceased to be available.
Four wheel drive was added for 1982, creating the Power Ram 50 according to Dodge's nomenclature (the Power Ram name was used for four wheel drive models). A turbodiesel engine was available in US models between 1983 and 1986.
The Ram 50 was redesigned in 1987, which was the same year Chrysler introduced the Ram 50's successor, the Dodge Dakota. Despite this, sales of the Ram 50 continued for another seven years, possibly because the Ram 50 was a compact and the Dakota was a mid-size. The difference in size and cost left a niche for the Dodge 50, and its cancellation may have been due more to a desire to show independence from Mitsubishi than because of any product overlap.
Engines:
- 1979-1989 2.0 L 4G52 I4, SOHC, 93 hp (69 kW)
- 1979-1989 2.6 L 4G54 I4, SOHC, 105 hp (78 kW)
- 1983-1986 2.3 L 4D55T turbodiesel I4, 84 hp (63 kW)
- 1990-1993 2.4 L 4G64 I4, 116 hp (87 kW)
- 1990-1993 3.0 L 6G72 V6, 142 hp (106 kW)
Alternative fuels: The Ram 50 will take alternative fuels such as E85, although please note some modification may be required in models earlier than 1984.
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| D Series | Ram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minivan | Caravan/Grand Caravan | Caravan/Grand Caravan | Caravan/Grand Caravan | Caravan/Grand Caravan | Grand Caravan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Van | Tradesman | Ram Van/Ram Wagon | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vans / SUVs | Caravan/Grand Caravan • Durango • Journey • Nitro • Sprinter |
| Trucks | Dakota • Ram |
| Historic | |
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| Vans / SUVs | Mini Ram Van • Raider • Ramcharger • Ram Van • Ram Wagon • Sportsman • Town Panel • Town Wagon • Tradesman |
| Trucks | 50 Series • 100 Series • 500 Series • A100 • B Series • C Series • D Series • Power Wagon • Rampage • Ram 50 |
| Corporate | Fratzog • John Francis Dodge • Horace Elgin Dodge |