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What do you consider a “best buy”? We leave that to the experts to determine what makes a vehicle a “best buy.” That is why the experts at Consumer Guide Automotive named the Chrysler Pacifica and the Ram 1500 two of their Best Buys for 2021. Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy winners chosen by editors after analyzing, comparing, evaluating and extensively testing all major models available in the United States. The Chrysler Pacifica was named the Best Buy in the Minivan category. They cited the Pacifica for having a superb ride quality, family-friendly features, and stylish design. For 2021, that stylish design was taken up a notch with an all-new look and the brand new UConnect 5 infotainment system. It is also available with in-vehicle vacuum cleaner for handling the messes a minivan usually gets. This is the fifth year in-a-row that Consumer Guide named the Pacifica its Best Buy in this category. The award-winning Ram 1500 was named the Best Buy in the Large Pickup category. Consumer Guide’s editors acknowledged the Ram 1500 for its ride and handling, along with its high level of refinement and unique features. Those features include independent suspension all around, along with a four-corner air suspension, and the Uconnect 4C infotainment system with the large 12-inch touchscreen. This is the 13 th year in a row that the Ram 1500 has been named Consumer Guide’s Best Buy in this category. These two winners are ready to be taken home – to your Twin Ports home. Contact us at Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to see our “best buys” – the Chrysler Pacifica and the Ram 1500.

The trophy case at Ram is starting to fill up again. This time, we claim one of the biggest prizes of them all for the third year in a row. The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX just drove away with the Motor Trend Truck of the Year award. This marks the third time that a Ram pickup truck was named to this award – the 1500 for 2019 and the Heavy Duty for 2020. This also marks the sixth time since Ram became our truck brand to have won this prestigious honor. This award comes as no surprise, as the Ram 1500 TRX is the fastest factory-direct pickup truck ever. Powered by the supercharged Hellcat V8, it is designed to awaken the Northwoods to the sound and fury of this engine. Not to mention being the coolest truck in the Twin Ports area – period. Meanwhile, the entire Ram 1500 lineup was named to Car and Driver’s 10Best list. It is the only pickup truck to be named to this annual honor. The editors and contributors at the long-running enthusiast’s magazine evaluate each contender versus its peers using a 100-point scale, basing each score on intended purpose, value and vehicle operation. The Ram 1500 is engineered to be the best in class. With independent suspension at all four wheels, it can handle better than any pickup truck out there. Plus, the many innovations that make it the most technologically advanced vehicle of its kind. When it comes to excellence, look no further than the Ram 1500 and the new TRX. Contact us at Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to take home an award-winning pickup truck today!

What’s new for 2021? This year, Chrysler, Jeep, and Ram will be bringing out two awesome vehicles for you to check out. One is an updated version of the Twin Ports’ favorite family hauler; the other is the most anticipated pickup truck in America. Let’s start with one of the most important pickup trucks for 2021 – the Ram 1500 TRX. Powered by a 702-horsepower supercharged Hellcat HEMI V8, this off-road pickup truck is the fastest one on any terrain. This truck does not stop with just the Hellcat. The frame was beefed up to not only handle this kind of power, but the new suspension set up to keep all that power down on all terrain conditions. You can also see the distinctive body with its aggressive hood scoop, flowthrough “RAM” lettering on the grille, and raised overall height. The ground clearance of 11.8 inches is augmented with a 13-inch front suspension travel and a 14-inch rear suspension travel. All of which are designed to absorb everything from rocks to ruts to the roads of the Twin Ports. Plus, there are eight drive modes to choose from – including Snow, Rock, and Mud and Sand – all will be useful here in Northern Wisconsin and up in the Iron Range. The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica is more than just a new face and a few updates all around. Our popular minivan will be the first vehicle to receive the fifth-generation of the UConnect infotainment system. It will feature an easier user interface, along with expanded connectivity options. This year will introduce you to a new level of minivan luxury - the Pacifica Pinnacle. A lavish interior with the highest level of technology is wrapped in this ultimate minivan. Jeep will add some special editions across the range, as it will celebrate its 80 th Anniversary in 2021. You can get a Willys edition of the Gladiator pickup truck with all of the heritage trimmings. The 2021 models are coming to Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram! Contact us on more details on these fresh new vehicles coming our way. Also, check out the deals to clear out our remaining 2020 model year inventory to make way for the 2021s.

Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram prides itself on providing our commercial and fleet customers the right vehicles for the job. We provide a great selection of vehicles to businesses in the Twin Ports area, along with municipal governments and their public safety departments. Now, during Ram Commercial Truck Season, you can get the right tool for the job. We offer plenty of Ram trucks and vans that fit your needs. For example, the 2021 Ram ProMaster van offers a lot of safety features to keep you on the road. It is perfect for tradespeople and delivery services to deliver bigger jobs to every doorstep in the Twin Ports area. A selection of roof heights helps not only to increase rear capacity, but for better load and workspace management. You want to maximize uptime – that is what makes the ProMaster van the right tool for your trade. Not to mention, the ProMaster passenger van make great shuttles for transporting people to where they need to go. For smaller jobs, the ProMaster City brings it all down to street level. With its great fuel economy and high maneuverability around town, this small van delivers right-sized jobs easily. It is great for grocery delivery or smaller worksites, with the assist of its split rear doors and easy-to-access loading area. Because winter is around the corner, snow removal jobs are perfect for our Ram pickup lineup. Each truck has a choice of power that matches to the type of work you will put it through. You can also get independent suspension all around for better load and job management over every surface. Our cabs are made for maximum workspace to utilize your uptime better. No matter which Ram you choose, there are plenty of benefits for businesses that support your fleet – whether it is one vehicle or a hundred. Let Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram be your partner in creating success for you with our selection of Ram Commercial Trucks. Contact us to set up your business partnership with us today!

MotorWeek has been part of your television viewing for over 35 years. John Davis and his team have brought you the latest and greatest to your TVs from small cars to the most exotic vehicles available in this country. They also have another tradition – their Drivers’ Choice Awards. MotorWeek’s staff gets together every year to decide which vehicles would be considered for their very prestigious awards. For this year’s Drivers’ Choice Awards, MotorWeek named the Ram 1500 and Heavy Duty pickups to their list as their Best Pickup Trucks for 2020. Winners are based on current purchasing trends, innovations, value and reliability. All of which point to the Ram’s recent sales success and a list of innovations that the rest of the pickup truck segment are starting to catch up to. This year alone, Ram reintroduced the EcoDiesel engine to the 1500, as well as continuing its winning ways as the most innovative half-ton pickup truck in the business. The Ram 3500 offers 1,000 pound-feet of torque from its Cummins turbodiesel engine, capable of towing up to 35,100 pounds. Plus, all of our pickup trucks offer class-exclusive all-wheel independent suspension and the available air suspension. For technology, the Ram pickup lineup offers the biggest infotainment screen around – the UConnect 12.1-inch touchscreen. Plus, a choice of distinctive trims made for the kind of work – or play – you do with your Ram. Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram offers the Twin Ports of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI and the surrounding area with a fantastics selection of inventory for its award-winning Ram 1500 and Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks. Contact us today and size it up for what you do every day!

Resale value is one of the most important factors that makes your vehicle desirable after you are finished with your ownership experience. The greater return you get in a trade-in means that your vehicle was well worth your time with it and lowers your overall ownership costs. We are happy to report that the 2020 Jeep® Wrangler, Jeep Gladiator, Ram 1500 and Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickups winners of Kelley Blue Book’s Best Resale Value Awards. These awards honor vehicles with the highest projected retained value for the first five years of ownership. Kelley Blue Book measures them thoroughly to ensure that you can get the best value when it comes to trading in or selling your vehicle. These values are based on projections from the Kelley Blue Book® Official Residual Value Guide and determined by a skilled staff of automotive analysts. These prestigious awards honor vehicles expected to maintain the greatest proportion of their original list price after five years of ownership. Kelley Blue Book named 10 vehicles to its Best Resale Value Awards list with three FCA vehicles or vehicle lines making the cut, tying for the most of any automaker. For the ninth consecutive year, Kelley Blue Book has named the Jeep Wrangler to its Top 10 list and Wrangler has captured a segment award for the 10th consecutive year. The new Gladiator pickup truck was named to the Top 10 list as a first-year entrant – a rare accolade for a new vehicle. Ram’s pickup lineup – the 1500 and the Heavy Duty 2500 and 3500 – offer the greatest value in its class, which has resulting in the greatest sales growth of any pickup truck line in the U.S.A. For greater resale value, there is nothing quite like these five great vehicles. Come check them out at Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. Contact us to see five of the best and most iconic vehicles sold in the Twin Ports area.

If there is something that Jeep and Ram are known for is how well our interiors are designed. You love the way we present information, control various functions, and are entertained by our UConnect systems. We were happy to hear that the Jeep® Gladiator and Ram 1500 have been named to Autotrader’ s 10 Best Car Interiors Under $50,000 for 2020 list. Every year, Autotrader’s editors thoughtfully review the latest models for their 10 Best Car Interiors Under $50,000. Editors rate interiors on comfort, quality of materials and logic of use to help consumers find the top vehicle choices that recognize the importance of quality interior design. In its first year, the Jeep Gladiator showed off an interior that is somewhat shared with the Wrangler. However, Autotrader’ s editors found the Gladiator’s cabin use of high-end materials and rubberized controls to be not only useful for drivers, but made for long-term use. When it comes to pickup truck interiors, there is nothing quite like the Ram 1500. High-quality materials, excellent readouts and controls, and the availability of the 12.1-inch UConnect infotainment screen are just scratching the surface when it comes to the Ram 1500’s cabins. Each trim level offers a distinct experience and personality that fits its customer’s needs and wants. Both the Gladiator and the Ram 1500 are the only two pickup trucks on the Autotrader list. If you want the best interior experience at the best values around, check out the Jeep Gladiator and Ram 1500 at Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram today! Contact us to see these two great truck today!

For the second year in a row, WardsAuto named the Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 with eTorque as their 10 Best Engines. As the standard engine of the award-winning Ram 1500, the Pentastar V6 offers solid performance while returning great fuel economy. The addition of the eTorque system adds more efficiency while adding more low-end performance for increased towing of any gasoline V6-powered full-size pickup truck. The eTorque system consists of a belt-driven motor generator and a 48-volt battery pack. This system delivers six modes of vehicle operation, including seamless stop-start operation, brake regeneration, and torque smoothing for gear changes you cannot hear or feel. One of the great features of the eTorque system is how quickly the engine restarts. The system restarts the engine in about half the time compared to other stop-start systems. The numbers also speak for themselves. The Pentastar V6 offers 305 horsepower with 260 pound-feet of torque, with the eTorque system adding another 90 pound-feet of torque on top of that when the engine restarts using the stop-start system. This engine also returns great fuel economy. EPA estimates give the Pentastar V6 with eTorque a rating of 19 MPG in city, 24 MPG on the highway when equipped with four-wheel-drive. Over the past 26 years of the Wards 10 Best Engines awards, nine different engines have won for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. This includes three different variations of the Pentastar V6. Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram offers a great selection of new Ram 1500 s for you to check out. Contact us to take one home today!

A year ago, Motor Trend magazine awarded its Truck of The Year to the new Ram 1500. The most advanced and engineered half-ton pickup truck showed its mettle as it leads the segment with many innovations, such as fully independent suspension, available automatic four-corner air suspension, and the new 12-inch UConnect infotainment system. This year saw the arrival of a new and improved Ram Heavy Duty Pickup truck. The innovations continue with more torque for the Cummins diesel engine on the 3500, as well as the addition of the UConnect 12-inch infotainment system. It came as no surprise that Motor Trend would award their Truck of The Year to the Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickup lineup. In awarding the Truck of The Year to the Ram 2500 and 3500, Editor-in-Chief Edward Loh said that they are “engineered for work and play… reward true truckers with unflappable powertrains, sumptuous, high-tech interiors and a range of thoughtful utility features.” This makes it two years in a row for Ram to win one of the most prestigious awards in the business. In the ten-year history of the Ram Brand, this is our fifth award from Motor Trend. An award-winning truck is something to celebrate – and to drive! See the award-winning Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks at Superior Jeep Ram – the Twin Ports home for hard-working trucks! Contact us and bring a winner home today!

Car and Driver magazine does not believe in giving one award every year. They give out ten for their 10Best list. Over the years, they recognize the reality of the automotive world, as they now include trucks and SUVs to their prestigious list. Lucky for us at Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, the editors at Car and Driver added the Ram 1500 and Jeep Gladiator to their 10Best Cars and Trucks for 2020 list. The magazine evaluates each contender in comparison to its peers using a 100-point scale. Each score is based on the following categories: Intended Purpose, Value, and Vehicle Operation. This is the second consecutive year that the Ram 1500 was named on the 10Best list in the full-size pickup category. Its advanced engineering and technology, the editors of Car and Driver cited that Ram created it by “envisioning the light-duty pickup as a luxurious yet utilitarian carrier of families, fertilizer, and dreams.” Ram accomplished this by offering a fully independent suspension, the availability of four-corner automatic air suspension, a 12-inch UConnect infotainment screen and the addition of eTorque to its standard 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, along the return of the EcoDiesel to the Ram 1500 lineup. The new Jeep Gladiator was named to the list in the mid-size pickup category in its first model year. Car and Driver described the Gladiator as a “a convertible pickup wagon dreamed up in the vein of an 83-function Swiss Army knife for the road.” Still, the Gladiator offers the most towing and payload capacity in its class. Plus, the EcoDiesel is coming soon, which will give the Gladiator the most torque among mid-size pickup trucks. Twin Ports vehicle owners always love a winner. Contact us at Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to bring one home today!

It has been a great year for the new Ram 1500. It has won a lion’s share of accolades from Motor Trend to the North American Truck of The Year – plus everything else in-between. Add another award from the land where the pickup truck is king – Texas. Over 50 journalists – all members of the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) - convened at a ranch in the Hill Country of Texas for their annual Texas Truck Rodeo to see which trucks and SUVs were worthy of their annual awards. The highest honor being the prestigious Truck of Texas award. The results were tallied up and the new Ram 1500 came out on top! In addition, TAWA’s journalists also awarded seven more accolades for the Ram 1500. Additional awards include the Full-Size Pickup Truck of Texas, Luxury Pickup Truck of Texas, Best Powertrain for the 3.0-liter V-6 EcoDiesel, Best Infotainment System for the 12-inch Uconnect Touchscreen, and Best Towing Technology with the four-corner air suspension. The Texas Auto Writers Association did not stop showering Fiat Chrysler Automobiles with their annual awards from the Texas Truck Rodeo. The new Ram 2500 earned the Heavy Duty Pickup Truck of Texas, the Ram Power Wagon was named Off-Road Truck of Texas, the Jeep® Wrangler wins Off-Road SUV of Texas for the 10th consecutive year, the all-new 2020 Jeep Gladiator wins Mid-Size Truck of Texas, and the Jeep Renegade wins Sub-compact SUV of Texas. Don’t just take the word of 50 journalists from Texas. Experience all of the winners, including our truck of The Twin Ports, the Ram 1500, at Superior Jeep Ram. Contact us if this could be the year you will take home a winning pickup truck or SUV.

The EcoDiesel is back! For 2020, you can get your Ram 1500 with the 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 diesel engine. This engine offers 480 pound-feet of torque – the highest torque of any power plant in its class! That translates into true pulling power for higher payload and towing capacities, while achieving improved fuel economy. Having the EcoDiesel under the hood means maximum capability. With the EcoDiesel, you can tow up to 12,560 pounds. It is also one of the most efficient engines in its class. A 4X2 Ram 1500 with the EcoDiesel engine can achieve up to 32 MPG on the highway. Four-wheel drive models can achieve up to 29 MPG on the highway, as well. In fact, an EcoDiesel with the extended fuel tank can give you a range over 1,000 miles. This is highest among all pickup trucks! The Ram 1500 is already one of best engineered pickup trucks sold today. Class-exclusive air suspension enhances fuel economy, improves ride control, off-road capability, ease of entry and exit, cargo-loading effort, and features automatic load leveling. Pricing for a 2020 Ram 1500 with the EcoDiesel engine starts at $36,890. It is available on all trim levels, including the Rebel. The combination of the Rebel trim with an EcoDiesel makes turns this truck into an off-road beast! Want to see the difference an EcoDiesel makes on a Ram 1500? Contact us at Superior Chrysler Dodge JeepRam to see  one today!