Beyond that, you can spec the Rebel with some nice comfort features. Of the options available, you want to make sure you select the Protection Group for $150 that includes the necessary skid plates, and $370 anti-spin rear differential. The cloth seats actually have the tire tread imprinted on them for a neat touch. Inside, the red and black treatment is carried over in the stitching and the seats. Blacked out headlights, badges, and taillights make the truck look sinister. Nobody will question what brand of vehicle you’re driving when you’re driving this truck. The rear tailgate has RAM in gigantic lettering. The crosshair grille that adorns modern Rams has been replaced with a new grille that says RAM on it. The rest of the changes are cosmetic, and there are a few to take note of. Without checking a few option boxes, those are the only functional changes to the truck. You can purchase the Rebel with either two-wheel or four-wheel drive. The 2016 truck comes with the 5.7L HEMI V8 as the only option, making 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft. That allows them to fit 33-inch Toyo Open Country A/T tires. The “Off Road 1” setting is the “Normal” setting on the Rebel. In a normal Ram with air suspension, there are two off-road settings. The truck is lifted an inch thanks to a neat trick with the standard air suspension. The Rebel is a basic 1500 short-bed truck with a crew cab as the only option. That’s fundamentally what Ram has done here, except they’ve done it from the factory. If you drive by a local dealership, there are often one or two trucks parked out front that the dealership added a lift to and changed the wheels and tires. Ram spokesperson Nick Cappa explained it to me shortly after the truck debuted where they saw the truck in the marketplace. I believe now I have a much better idea of what this truck is, and who it’s for. But what was it? Recently, I spent a week with the truck, doing everything from running errands to heading to an off-road park for some serious wheeling. Ram made it quite clear that it was not designed to be a Ford Raptor competitor. After engaging the rear locker and selecting 4-Lo, we dug the Goodyear DuraTracs deep into the pudding mud and slushy snow making a solid attempt at the hillclimb, still limited in our forward progress by the lower rpms of the EcoDiesel.When Ram Trucks debuted the Ram Rebel at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, people were a bit confused on what the truck’s competition was. The Rebel's response to trail irregularities at quicker speeds was "one of the most composed" of the entire lineup with the IFS up front and five-link rear suspension working in concert to make whoops and washboards alike feel next to nonexistent. We found ourselves either craning our necks to see over the hood or barking at our passengers to spot in front of the truck due to a lack of forward-facing camera, a feature we've come to appreciate in similar trucks. We had fun in 4-Lo "chugging through the rocks," during our gnarlier trips through the canyons, but the 8.2 inches of ground clearance left a little to be desired as the geology neared the truck's undercarriage.
Sand performance was aided by the locking rear diff, but dunes also reminded judges of the truck's low-rpm powerplant and its inherent limitations. Judges drew stars next to their notes and used exclamation marks with reckless abandon when conveying their support for this "must-have" feature. One keystone of the 20 Rebel's off-road performance was the selectable rear locker.
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