2017 Ram ProMaster
2017 Ram ProMaster

Spurred by the success of Ford’s Transit Connect and the various versions of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Ram tapped its Fiat partner for a couple of commercial vans of its own. Both the big ProMaster and smaller ProMaster City were already being sold overseas when they adopted Ram badges a couple of years ago. Notable is that both are front-wheel drive, both are of unibody construction, and both are also offered in chassis-cab configurations “over there”; yet only the ProMaster’s has been sent stateside … so far.

Test Drive: 2014 Ram 2500 ProMaster Cargo

ProMaster

2017 Ram ProMaster
2017 Ram ProMaster

Only detail changes have been made to this big hauler for 2017. Chrysler’s Uconnect 3.0 is now available on all models, a wide rear axle is standard on all chassis cab and cutaway models, upfit interface connectors and rear-speaker wiring is standard on all models, those with the 3.0-liter turbodiesel get an electronic parking brake, and you can no longer get the turbodiesel with the 118-inch wheelbase.

As before, the ProMaster is offered in a dizzying array of capacities and body styles. There are 1500, 2500, and 3500 (1/2-, ¾-, and 1-ton, respectively) versions on 118-, 136-, or 159-inch wheelbase chassis. Body styles include low- and high-roof cargo vans, high-roof window vans, chassis cabs, and chassis-cab cutaways. Engines choices comprise a 280-horsepower 3.6-liter gas V6 and a 174-horsepower 3.0-liter turbodiesel four.

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2017 Ram ProMaster City
2017 Ram ProMaster City

ProMaster City

The “little” ProMaster receives little for 2017 – unless you count inside rear-door reflectors (seen when the doors are open) and brighter shifter illumination as big changes. ProMaster City is offered as a 2-seat cargo van and as a (much less popular) 5-seat passenger van, both powered by a 178-horsepower 2.4-liter four.

2017 Ram ProMaster City
2017 Ram ProMaster City

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