I just bought my Ram. After years of driving VW/Audi for years, its my 1st truck. I knew that it had some cool features that helped with the ride and noise, but I had no idea about the undercarriage anti-vibration devices and the active air damn. Thank you.
Looking at one right this minute but getting the runaround. One dealer ( owner) says I can get employee pricing at around 20% off msrp or around $500 over his cost. Another says no way can go that low . “He’s Lying to you” Father was former dealer. What happened to you?
@4:45 that ANC is on all trim levels and is what it does is emit a faux engine noise into the cab of the truck. Which needs to be bypassed when upgrading the stock speakers and adding amplifiers. I have the bighorn trim night edition, no alpine no harmon, pulled the door speakers and the dash speakers. Doors now have 6.5" loud speakers, dash now have 3.5" bullet tweeters, 2 10" subwoofers under the rear seats, with a 1200 watt rms amp for the subs, and an audio control LC4.1200 for the doors and dash. ANC is bypassed as I do not want to hear the popping that it will make. Also I did not like the fact that it would emit a false engine noise over the speakers.
Those canisters are also on my 2000 Grand Marquis. Except they use the exhaust vibrations to cancel out road noise. I even straight piped it and kept them in and they still quiet down the exhaust and road noise insanely well.
@@AxlesGarage the older cars it only appears on body on frame or high trim luxury cars. I'm glad they are implementing them in everyday vehicles. A quieter ride is so nice on a highway
An oldie video, but still a goodie. BTW, I just ordered the same Laramie, same color with the Sport Package. And, mine will have the same "whatchamacalitz" also. :) Sharp looking truck sir.
Purchase 2020 Ram Bighorn no problems But center of steering wheel (air bag area) has a slight hum or Suttle vibration. No steering problem but a lot going on with center of steering wheel like mechanical Any ideas ???.
Thank you for the video, I have a question; please, I want to get a 2021 Laramie sport, but I'm afraid of the Etorque; do you have any feedback about it?
Laramie is one trim level above the Big Horn/Long Horn. It's the lower luxury level (Limited being above). The Sport Package added to the Laramie gives you the Rebel Hood, body color door handles, bumpers, and grill, with some black accents and 20" upgraded wheels, with white letter tires.
I have a 2019 Ram 1500 Bighorn Classic. I am curious, not being a smartass, Why would anyone think that the actual grille would be the shutters? It just seemed dumb to me. They are made of some type of plastic, as all makes are and plastic is pliable so it will move somewhat. Again, not meaning to be a smart ass.
Bill, I think that people heard of the 'Active Grille Shutters' and then noticed that the grille slats themselves were loosely mounted and just assumed that's what it was. Remember, the vast majority of people driving vehicles have little to no mechanical experience or knowledge.
The OUTSIDE grill slots are not loose or tight. It may have been that they were just loose for some reason on whatever truck you had, but it's not that way from the factory. Please, sir, try to do more research.
Outer grill fins are loose from factory, that is by design. Go to a dealer lot and jiggle some grilles. They are all the same. My 2017 was that way and my 2020 is that way. Did anyone ever tell you that you're a bit negative? Thanks for watching and commenting, love 'ya
The active grill shutters are for AERODYNAMIC purposes,not cooling. They are closed during periods of low engine stress so that the air goes over the truck better and not through the radiator. When the ECU senses that more cooling is needed, such as with towing or a hot day, they will open. They open and close as needed, hence the "active" part. The temp of the engine is controlled by the thermostat and it runs at 210 Fahrenheit, not 203 as stated. Please research the Ram website before stating things about the truck.
I don't think that aerodynamics are at play here. My guess is you've never seen a truck come from the factory with a grille cover? ...... or quite possibly have never used some cardboard in front of the radiator (old-Skool)
Agreed, this is for aerodynamics improvement. It creates a "bubble" and air flows up and over the grille to the hood. There's videos on TH-cam showing active grille shutters in use in wind tunnels.
Just to properly inform everyone, the active grille shutters are NOT to increase engine temperature. These work directly with the lower deployable air dam below the bumper to make the air flow around the truck and not into the truck's grille area. This is for better fuel economy only. All other things he talked about are also NOT hidden features. These are widely publicized features, even from day one of this new truck hitting the road. Pretty lame video man.
I think what he meant by "hidden" was that it's not something your dealer tells you about, nor something you see on your own if you're not looking for it. I researched for months before buying a 2021 Laramie last week and I didn't know about any of the features he mentioned. Thanks for the heads up on the purpose of the shutters, though, it makes more sense to be used for aerodynamics. Ram has some ingenious engineers designing these trucks.
A small increase in engine temp will yield better fuel economy. That's why 60/70/80's cars ran at 180, then 90's/200's ran at 195, and now temps are even up above that. You should learn about how the systems work together instead of being overly critical.
Thanks for actually including hidden features instead of just using a clickbait title. I have a 2020 Laramie and i didn't know about any of these.
Thank you
I just bought my Ram. After years of driving VW/Audi for years, its my 1st truck. I knew that it had some cool features that helped with the ride and noise, but I had no idea about the undercarriage anti-vibration devices and the active air damn. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Fog lights come on while turning or with your blinker to illuminate more of the road as well.
Yes, that's another . Thanks.
When my lights are on bright, my fog lights come on depending on which way I turn the wheel. Even when blinkers are off
I just noticed that when I was driving my new Ram last week at night.love that feature
I just wanted to say your audio for the video is great! Great mic, couldn't even hear the cars driving by
Awesome, thank you!
Just bought a new 2021 Ram Laramie Sport and didn’t know any of this. Thank you for your video!!
Glad I could help!
Looking at one right this minute but getting the runaround. One dealer ( owner) says I can get employee pricing at around 20% off msrp or around $500 over his cost. Another says no way can go that low . “He’s Lying to you”
Father was former dealer.
What happened to you?
I sell rams at Lithia dodge and this was awesome I only knew about the glass. Thanks for the video!
Glad you liked it!
This video was very helpful!! Sum stuff I knew, but a couple of them I did not know at all!!
Thanks for watching
@4:45 that ANC is on all trim levels and is what it does is emit a faux engine noise into the cab of the truck. Which needs to be bypassed when upgrading the stock speakers and adding amplifiers. I have the bighorn trim night edition, no alpine no harmon, pulled the door speakers and the dash speakers. Doors now have 6.5" loud speakers, dash now have 3.5" bullet tweeters, 2 10" subwoofers under the rear seats, with a 1200 watt rms amp for the subs, and an audio control LC4.1200 for the doors and dash. ANC is bypassed as I do not want to hear the popping that it will make. Also I did not like the fact that it would emit a false engine noise over the speakers.
Thanks for the info
Very nice - thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Those canisters are also on my 2000 Grand Marquis. Except they use the exhaust vibrations to cancel out road noise.
I even straight piped it and kept them in and they still quiet down the exhaust and road noise insanely well.
Wow, I never know that
@@AxlesGarage the older cars it only appears on body on frame or high trim luxury cars. I'm glad they are implementing them in everyday vehicles. A quieter ride is so nice on a highway
I understood, I thought, that the little vibrator do giggies were to offset the harmonic vibration when it went into 4 cyl eco mode
Ohhhh, that could be. as I do not get any ECO harmonics like I did in my 2017. I'll have to look into that.
My 2021 Laramie vibrates when the back side window is down. But other than that so far it’s a great truck.
Yes, they all do. Some kind of weird acoustics. Lower or raise an inch or 2 and you can make it go away.
Lol it like a dad trying to teach his kid math that he ain’t done in 20 years since school. He know it works but doesn’t quite understand how.
Yeah seems like that sometimes. Thanks for watching.
An oldie video, but still a goodie. BTW, I just ordered the same Laramie, same color with the Sport Package. And, mine will have the same "whatchamacalitz" also. :) Sharp looking truck sir.
Thank you
2020 ram i was wondering what was up with the air dam after changing my oil. Also the read about the the awesome ride quality...feel like a Cadillac..
Yep, I really like the ride quality.
Pretty cool.sick color
Thank you
Thank u for that info Alex!!!
Alex, Axle, Rob
Great video! Thank you
Glad you liked it!
Purchase 2020 Ram Bighorn no problems But center of steering wheel (air bag area) has a slight hum or Suttle vibration. No steering problem but a lot going on with center of steering wheel like mechanical Any ideas ???.
Awesome video, i had no clue my truck had those features. Do you know if we are able to lower the windows with the key fob?
No, lowering the windows via key fob is not a factory option.
I've seen videos utilizing the Alfaobd program with an MX+ reader plug in will allow you to activate this option.
Yeah you should be able to
I can see the underneath plastic air dam getting all rip up if you take it off-road...
Yes, definitely not off-road friendly.
Does the 2022 mode come with the active shutters and the automatic bumper flap?
I believe it does, but it may be dependent on model.
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Thank you for the video, I have a question; please, I want to get a 2021 Laramie sport, but I'm afraid of the Etorque; do you have any feedback about it?
I wasn't that impressed with eTorque, thats why we went for one without.
What’s the difference between the Laramie and the Laramie sport I’m looking at buying one or is it the same thing?
Laramie is one trim level above the Big Horn/Long Horn. It's the lower luxury level (Limited being above). The Sport Package added to the Laramie gives you the Rebel Hood, body color door handles, bumpers, and grill, with some black accents and 20" upgraded wheels, with white letter tires.
What's the dash material made of. I want to use the correct detail cleaner
Mostly Plastic, the leather is hard to tell if it's real or not
@@AxlesGarage yeah ik. I thought the dash was leather. It just looks the same has the doors and seats. In assuming the doors r the same has the dash
Omg please Google stuff if you need to. Acoustic glass, as the name implies, keeps the interior quieter.
You should have googled it, then you wouldn't have to watch.
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I have a 2019 Ram 1500 Bighorn Classic. I am curious, not being a smartass, Why would anyone think that the actual grille would be the shutters? It just seemed dumb to me. They are made of some type of plastic, as all makes are and plastic is pliable so it will move somewhat. Again, not meaning to be a smart ass.
Bill, I think that people heard of the 'Active Grille Shutters' and then noticed that the grille slats themselves were loosely mounted and just assumed that's what it was. Remember, the vast majority of people driving vehicles have little to no mechanical experience or knowledge.
It’s actually 2 layers
Thank you
Do the RAM dealers tell female customers that every new truck comes with two vibrators? Ha ha ha!
Actually 4 Vibrators... 2 per side.
The OUTSIDE grill slots are not loose or tight. It may have been that they were just loose for some reason on whatever truck you had, but it's not that way from the factory. Please, sir, try to do more research.
Outer grill fins are loose from factory, that is by design. Go to a dealer lot and jiggle some grilles. They are all the same. My 2017 was that way and my 2020 is that way. Did anyone ever tell you that you're a bit negative? Thanks for watching and commenting, love 'ya
The active grill shutters are for AERODYNAMIC purposes,not cooling. They are closed during periods of low engine stress so that the air goes over the truck better and not through the radiator. When the ECU senses that more cooling is needed, such as with towing or a hot day, they will open. They open and close as needed, hence the "active" part. The temp of the engine is controlled by the thermostat and it runs at 210 Fahrenheit, not 203 as stated. Please research the Ram website before stating things about the truck.
I don't think that aerodynamics are at play here. My guess is you've never seen a truck come from the factory with a grille cover? ...... or quite possibly have never used some cardboard in front of the radiator (old-Skool)
Agreed, this is for aerodynamics improvement. It creates a "bubble" and air flows up and over the grille to the hood. There's videos on TH-cam showing active grille shutters in use in wind tunnels.
These are not hidden features just wasted 8 minutes watching this video. All this stuff was on the Ram brochure
Thanks for watching.
I don’t usually buy new so no brochures very helpful thanks
No RAM 1500 brochure available for 2021 model year....sad
Just to properly inform everyone, the active grille shutters are NOT to increase engine temperature. These work directly with the lower deployable air dam below the bumper to make the air flow around the truck and not into the truck's grille area. This is for better fuel economy only. All other things he talked about are also NOT hidden features. These are widely publicized features, even from day one of this new truck hitting the road. Pretty lame video man.
I think what he meant by "hidden" was that it's not something your dealer tells you about, nor something you see on your own if you're not looking for it. I researched for months before buying a 2021 Laramie last week and I didn't know about any of the features he mentioned. Thanks for the heads up on the purpose of the shutters, though, it makes more sense to be used for aerodynamics. Ram has some ingenious engineers designing these trucks.
A small increase in engine temp will yield better fuel economy. That's why 60/70/80's cars ran at 180, then 90's/200's ran at 195, and now temps are even up above that. You should learn about how the systems work together instead of being overly critical.