Vehicle
Dodge Ram Van
Chrysler's full-size van, sold as Ram Van in cargo form and Ram Wagon with windows and seats — one vehicle, two names — and the last of a body-on-frame design whose roots run back to 1971. The layout is the thing: the engine sits between and behind the front seats under a doghouse cover reached from inside, so almost every routine job on the 3.9 V6 or the 5.2 and 5.9 V8s is done from the cabin, and heat soak into that space is behind a large share of its electrical and fuel complaints.
Generations
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B-series 1994–2003
Renamed Ram Van and Ram Wagon in 1994 with a new nose. Replaced by the Sprinter, which is a completely different vehicle.
- Body styles
- Van
- Platform
- Chrysler AB
- Engines
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- 3.9 V6 — EHD · petrol · 130 kW (175 hp)
- 5.2 Magnum V8 — ELF · petrol · 172 kW (230 hp)
- 5.9 Magnum V8 — EML · petrol · 183 kW (245 hp)
- 5.2 — CNG bi-fuel · 8-cylinder, US market 2001-2003
- Transmissions
- 4-speed automatic · 5-speed manual · 3-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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