Just in time for the kickoff of summer driving season, Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com named the Ram 1500 one of its 2010 Top 10 Road Trip Vehicles.
This year, Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com editors added a new twist to their annual top 10 list, choosing 10 road trip-worthy 2010 events and pairing them with the best new cars and trucks for those journeys. The 2010 Ram 1500 and the Iowa State Fair were called a perfect road-trip match. Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com called the Ram 1500, with its coilover rear suspension “a wise choice for long-hail road trip comfort. The HEMI® V-8 engine delivers a healthy 390 horsepower along with respectable highway fuel economy of 20 mpg, and the truck’s boldly styled sheet metal might just turn a few heads when you roll into town.”
I don’t know that I will be driving my Ram 1500 to the Iowa State Fair this summer, just not in the family time budget. However, I will be packing up the Jeep Commander to its maximum capacity and taking the kids down to the Jersey Shore. Has anyone ever driven anywhere beyond the tri-state area? What is most important when it comes to picking the car you will drive? Over the years my criteria has changed drastically. I remember the days when what I worried about most was how far could I go on $20.00, of course this is when gas was less than $1.00/gallon. Now, I want to know how much space does it allow for all the luggage, toys, and absolutely necessary items that my family cannot live without for four days like Toy Story movies and Barbie Dolls.
