Chevrolet (US) - 1994 Chevrolet CK vs Dodge Ram Pickup - Product Training (1993)

[@j.t.illingworth7925]

I love how dodge went from basically selling an ancient 22 year old truck platform in 1993, to the next year being the biggest threat both Ford and chevy had seen in 2 decades.

[@Victoria3232-j7o]

Love those 1972-1993 Dodge trucks and Ramcharger but it was ageing and time to move on

[@nwezetx1]

Point taken on the success, but the Dodge was released in October 1993 not the next year... You cannot take model years literally, as they come out early.

[@Victoria3232-j7o]

They debut late summer early fall ​@@nwezetx1

[@adriananoelle4699]

I own dad’s 1996 Dodge RAM 2500 “Sport” and I love her! She’s my daily driver. She’s on my channel. ❤️

[@barrylaite7000]

I so wish Chevy still made the ‘88 to ‘98 CK Series. It’s just a perfect all around truck.

[@vr4787]

Well given the 2nd gen Ram sold well, is still regarded as one of the best looking trucks ever, and is still rolling around I’d say time has already told the story. GM got scared of Dodge for the first time, and it shows.

[@joestewart5406]

Considered the best looking truck by whom I want sources.

[@J-1410]

I thought they were ugly my self. The Cummins engine sold the rest of it though. If they didn't have that engine, they wouldn't have went very far.

[@vr4787]

@@joestewart5406 it won truck of the year from JD Power and MotorTrend in 1994. Heck even the Henry Ford Museum has a factory fresh one on display noting its significance. Love it or hate it, it was a big change in truck philosophy that broke the square era mold and forced Ford and Chevy to up their game. Sadly it can be blamed for starting the luxury truck concept to make it more attractive to non-truck buyers driving up demand and prices.

[@Victoria3232-j7o]

​@@J-1410I Liked the 1972-1993 Dodge Square bodies 1991-1993 with their Cross grill.

[@J-1410]

@@Victoria3232-j7o Those do look good, or at least match the times, anyways.

[@killercan10]

GMT-400s are one of the best designed trucks GM put out, and were rather great trucks. Classy, solid trucks. But man...Dodge's 1994 Ram was beyond a looker. It wasn't until 2019 with the current new Ram were they made anything as good looking. The 06-18 trucks were hot meh. I'd say as the years went on, GM played to their customer base with a slightly smaller footprint for truck and cab while Ford and Dodge grew each generation. The current T1 GM trucks are the biggest yet and measure for measure just about identical as Ram and Ford. Sitting in them, GM and Ram feel similar in "atmosphere" while Ford you are swimming in it.

[@dirtystockcardriver]

You can tell the GM guys are definitely intimidated by the Dodge! I was about 10 when these trucks came out and remember it being such a drastic change for the time! Cool video

[@joem1767]

If this doesn't tell you they were seriously threatened by the new Dodge I don't know what does. Notice they don't even try to compare the power figures of the 6.5L to the Cummins or the V10 to the 454.

[@joestewart5406]

Both of those engines are junk power rating are not important when it dosnt even run on all of the cylinders 💀💀💀

[@Spoolingturbski]

The Cummins was far superior. The V10 was the most powerful engine available in any pickup. And the new chassis and design were way more modern. Dodge started the trucks wars. And some would say still hold the title silently as the best truck you can buy

[@HardwareHank02]

@@Spoolingturbski yeah the 6.5 was a turd of an engine, tons of cracked blocks, failing pumps and zero power but it did get pretty good fuel economy. These trucks still werent that reliable up in the north almost all of them rotted out well before the C/K trucks did and even Fords. I never see any gen 2 trucks on the road anymore and still see plenty of C/Ks

[@Spoolingturbski]

@@HardwareHank02 the 6.5 was weak as well. As soon as you put a load in them a bog down so hard it almost dangerous. Cummins woke people up.

[@benrodarte7721]

90's trucks were special.

[@vr4787]

Dodge: the guy she tells you not to worry about GM: 😰

[@highball7347]

The fact that GM spent this amount of money just to rebut the Ram, shows just how worried they were about the dodge. Unfortunately in true Chrysler fashion, dodge stuck in a horrible, plagued transmission that would destroy any hope of changing perceptions of the brand.

[@johnjones3267]

The second gen dodge looks so good I love the design. It's so sad they weren't that reliable. At least the one my dad owned wasn't. And it didn't have many miles on it

[@Victoria3232-j7o]

Chrysler products were always for most part unreliable I myself like the 1991-1993 Dodge D and W series Trucks.

[@Js16108]

I see probably 15-20 a day so there’s a lot of them still going fine

[@thedesertdwellerfromutah4354]

GM changed the Truck world in 1987 with the all new for 1988 trucks.... That was still a relatively fresh design in 1994 when Dodge came out with their new truck... GM wasn't worried at all about the Dodge Ram when they were selling every truck they could make at the time...

[@powersportsenthusiast1986]

↑↑↑ wears bowtie underwear.

[@nwezetx1]

FYI, the new Ram was introduced in 1993. Not literally '94. It debuted first thing in January 1993 and on sale by October. Perfect comment otherwise, as the GMT400 in 1987 was the first truly stylish pickup designed with aerodynamics in mind.

[@thedesertdwellerfromutah4354]

@@nwezetx1 I should have said model year 1994.... But yes, the Dodge RAM was introduced in 1993 as a 1994 model

[@Krzrrazrrokr]

Chrysler was on fire in the 90s.they had the best looking vehicles in every segment

[@anthonynicholich9654]

You have any other jokes?

[@Krzrrazrrokr]

@@anthonynicholich9654 look in the mirror. You’ll see a huge one.

[@davewilson7602]

@@anthonynicholich9654he ain’t saying they were reliable long term, just their innovation

[@joestewart5406]

There design is copy of all the other vehicles it just shows that you have pretty poor taste.

[@raphaelhernandez4088]

The second gen rams changed the truck world. 😊

[@Spoolingturbski]

GM was really bitter during this time, and clearly worried. They also were really sad when Block Buster Twister considered Ford over them and then after seeing the Ram were 100% set on the right truck. Ram was ahead of it’s time

[@nathanhourani6479]

Oh the days GM was still trying to convince people that airbags weren’t important. One thing that chrysler got right was early adoption of air bags. I am a chrysler fan, but i would take the chevy , at least from 1996 and up

[@emilianocruz11]

I hope the 1998 chevy ck pick ups introducción or training video

[@triplez6691]

GM just advertising the Dodge RAM 😂😂😂 A Chevy thing to do😂😂😂

This is a training film for Chevrolet dealers, intended to teach them what is that new Ram competitor and how to counter it.

[@Mark-eu4ds]

Dodge- 3.9 V6, 5.2 V8, 5.9 V8. Multi port fuel injection, very reliable engines. 42RE trans with the V6. 46RE with the V8. Chevrolet gives you a 4.3 V6, 5.0 V8, 5.7 V8. Throttle body fuel injection. 4L60-E automatic transmission. The GM throttle body fuel injection system is not remotely as technologically advanced as the multi port fuel injection of the Dodge. The Chevrolet fuel system is dead reliable! 2 fuel injectors for V6 and V8 engines. Dodge has 6 injectors for the V6 and 8 for the V8. The Chevrolet dashboard is VERY ergonomically correct (save for that damn tape deck!). Everything is where you need it. I love a Chevrolet 350. Always have! Both these trucks are awesome. Those Dodges were awful rust buckets though.

[@nathansharma87]

Dodge, builds bigger truck. Chevrolet, size doesn't matter 😰

[@peacefrog0521]

4:15 “…the Dodge is bigger, longer, wider…” I was waiting for him to say “uncut” 😅😂🤔

[@Ian-of9oi]

The old Dodge could fit a 4 by 8 sheet of plywood easy. But it would be overloaded.

[@fasttoyo]

chevy was making a lot of good counter points up until the cummins. history has shown that didn't work out for chevy too well lol.

[@charlesmoore2485]

Love both and had both, gas and diesel. But. GM seats , especially the plain bench ones. Jeez they were bad

[@AndrewGreenaway]

We're going to look at Dodge's engines and Chevys POWERPLANTSSSSSSS

[@buddyphillips9790]

Imagine bragging about having less horsepower in your sales brochure 🤣🤣

[@joestewart5406]

Imagine being a truck that cant make it to 100k miles without throwing a rod. Your hp numbers mean nothing lol.

[@powersportsenthusiast1986]

@@joestewart5406 pretty stupid considering the magnum engines arent known for that. your simplistic, brand loyal thinking is showing

[@jonmopar7917]

Meanwhile Peter (the main guy) went to do videos for Dodge right after. Perhaps he wasted drinking the koolaid what he was trying to push 😅

[@barrylaite7000]

I’ll give them credit, they definitely hit the design right out of the ballpark when that came out in 1994. However, the quality was still typical Chrysler. It didn’t last very long whatsoever. They’ve had a lot of issues with the electrical systems as well as the transmissions. I have to admit, I really did like the new style from 1994 to 2001, but I’ll still gladly keep my 2000 Chevy Silverado any day of the week. Dodge may have beaten Chevy back, then with the looks, but GM knocked them out of the ballpark with reliability, dependability, and outstanding service at the local dealership.

[@nwezetx1]

1993, *1993* Not 1994. This effing video is from 1993.

[@barrylaite7000]

@@nwezetx1I was referring to the year the new Ram came out in ‘94, not when the video was made.

[@nwezetx1]

@@barrylaite7000 The "New Ram" entered production in July 1993 and went on sale October 1, 1993, so wrong. My point proven. Everything about this truck's launch was in 1993, including this video made in August 1993. Truck is 1994 in name only.

[@NigelMontezuma]

"TrUcKs RiDe LiKe TrUcKs>" by which apparently they mean old tin can thing majig bobs that called themselves "trucks".

[@georgedickson1410]

The 6.5 liter TD has serious head gasket issues. It wasn’t even designed by GM. It was designed by Detroit diesel.

[@robertrichardsonjr.6705]

Today’s dodge and Chevy trucks are both horrible. In 1994 Chevy was better.

[@powersportsenthusiast1986]

in your opinion

[@ernestomarquez4972]

Not everything is about power but the reliability though is​@@powersportsenthusiast1986

[@Js16108]

Ugly as hell, weaker, but more reliable

[@dchawk81]

This propaganda is hilarious.

[@joestewart5406]

It’s not, you don’t see old Dodges like you do old chevys still on the road they are all junk you can tell just by the sheer amount of 90s chevys to other 90s truck ratios. It don’t even come close.

[@2H2521]

@@joestewart5406 I see more 90’s Ford trucks still on the road more than any other manufacturer.

[@joestewart5406]

@@2H2521 I haven’t seen a 90s ford in months I see about 30 90s Chevy every day just going 5 miles down the road.

[@joestewart5406]

@@2H2521 we have 4 at our shop all run and are solid.

[@joestewart5406]

@@2H2521 and I own 2 myself.