RAM Reimagined
Imagine a four-wheel-drive pickup offering in-your-face styling, Earthmoving torque, and a pledge to slash tailpipe emissions. These days, that sounds like Tesla’s Cybertruck. More than 20 years ago, however, it would’ve described the 1999 Dodge Power Wagon concept.
Today, this one-off dream truck’s styling still looks edgy and tough — but it wasn’t all show and no go. Below that retro-inspired hood lurked a powerplant designed for medium-duty trucks and road-building equipment: a turbocharged 7.2-liter Caterpillar inline-six diesel, churning out nearly 800 lb-ft of twist. Gutsy, yes, but how could it be environmentally friendly? Part of the answer, according to its creators, was in the “designer fuel” it
