It’s a minivan with a Hemi…a Ridgeline with sliding doors…a cargo van with hide-away seats… Just imagine the confusion. Bolt on a hybrid powertrain, and poof – you’ve got great fuel economy, too – and it’s good for the environment!

Thank goodness they aren’t going to build it.
Then again, if they did, Dodge would offer the most versatile truck on the market, one that would make that Honda look like a midget. Initially posed as an example of what they could do, it may be that the Rampage is a design exercise showing some of the innovations coming soon to a Ram truck. Or it could be a concept headed to production, a Honda/Avalanche fighter. Take a 5.7-liter Hemi V8, put it in a truck shell that’s built on a minivan platform, add front-wheel drive and an independent suspension, and there you go – the most versatile car, er, truck, er, SUV, er, minivan, on the planet

Thank goodness they’re going to build it.
See, we’re already confused. All we know for sure is that we love the Rampage’s innovation: First, there’s those hiding seats, which is really just DaimlerChrysler’s minivan Stow ‘N Go system built into a truck. Those sliding rear doors? Ditto. Combine the width of a Dodge Ram with the overall length of a Dodge Dakota, install seating for five and a five-foot cargo box, add a power midgate and an enclosed area under the bed and there you go – ready for business, in 2010 or beyond. The look is also innovative, and may signal some design elements for future Rams.