Our First Drive of the 2019 Ram 1500 Tops What's New on PickupTrucks.com


New on sister site PickupTrucks.com this week: Find out what it’s like to drive the all-new 2019 Ram 1500; how to know how much you can tow safely; and we take a spin in a classic Mazda rotary pickup.
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2019 Ram 1500 First Drive
We got behind the wheel of the all-new 2019 Ram 1500 recently and can finally tell you what we think.
Know Before You Tow
If you’re going towing in a truck — or any vehicle — know how much you can safely tow beforehand.
Going Back in Time With Mazda
Cars.com reviewer Brian Wong had the opportunity to go for a drive in a time capsule from Mazda’s vault: a 1975 REPU rotary pickup.
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Road Test Editor Brian Normile joined the automotive industry and Cars.com in 2013, and he became part of the Editorial staff in 2014. Brian spent his childhood devouring every car magazine he got his hands on — not literally, eventually — and now reviews and tests vehicles to help consumers make informed choices. Someday, Brian hopes to learn what to do with his hands when he’s reviewing a car on camera. He would daily-drive an Alfa Romeo 4C if he could.
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