A New Ram Midsize Truck Will Officially Arrive in 2027
Ram fans still have to wait a while to see the new truck, but Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa has finally set a date.By Zac PalmerPublished: Sep 16, 2025 2:39 PM EDT
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The Ram midsize pickup finally has an arrival date: Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa says the official reveal of the smaller pick-up will come in 2027.
This announcement comes via an investor meeting in Paris last week called the Kepler Chevreux Autumn Conference, initially reported by Mopar Insiders. Here, Filosa had plenty to say about the upcoming new Ram model.
“That is now a product for ‘27,” Filosa said. “Two weeks ago, it was in our design center in Detroit, and I saw the (truck) itself, not only the sketches and designs but the clay model. It’s beautiful.”
Ram and Stellantis have spoken plenty about a potential midsize entry, but this is the first time a date’s been assigned publicly to the project. Said date is still two years away, though, so the wait for a Ram midsizer is still very much on. As for what this truck will be like, Filosa carried on with additional commentary at the conference.
“If you want to come to Detroit, we’ll show you without cellphones and cameras, and you will be, I believe, astonished,” Filosa said to the crowd.
He didn’t get into specific numbers, but suggested the spec sheet will line up favorably against competitors.
“And all the specs that we are imagining in the product briefing are very good in the segment, so that’s why 2027 we’ll have a very strong Ram offer in that segment,” Filosa said.
Details will remain murky for the time being, with aspects like the powertrain, name, design, and price still a mystery. Ram is reportedly using a body-on-frame platform to align the pickup with others like the Toyota Tacoma, Ford Ranger and more. Recent reporting also indicates this truck will be built at Stellantis’ Belvidere, Illinois plant.
This news comes on the foot of Ram discontinuing development of its full-size electric pickup and renaming the range-extended EV Ramcharger model to the Ram 1500 REV. The lineup change for the truck brand’s electrified full-sized offerings do not impact known plans for the new mid-sized model.
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A Michigan-born car nut and racing enthusiast, Zac Palmer is probably somewhere talking about or thinking about cars. He bought his first when he was still 15, a 2001 Acura Integra GS-R that still resides in the garage today. It’s now joined by a 2004 Porsche Boxster S, and there will surely be even less practical additions to follow. Palmer worked at both Autoweek and Autoblog before joining R&T.
Is This the Most Beautiful Bugatti Ever Made?
One-of-one Bugatti Brouillard makes its European debut.By Mark VaughnPublished: Sep 16, 2025 2:04 PM EDTSave Article
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- Bugatti’s ultra-exclusive Programme Solitaire debuts its first creation, the gorgeous Brouillard.
- Commissioned by the Peridon Collection in the Netherlands, the world’s largest Bugatti collection, the car will take its place among great modern and classic Bugatti cars and art work.
- The price? If you have to ask…
Too bad it’s a one-off.
The Bugatti Brouillard debuted last month at the Quail and made its European homecoming last weekend at the prestigious Wheels Mariënwaerdt in the Netherlands. It may be the most beautiful of all modern Bugattis.
While most contemporary Bugattis have sharp lines that emanate from the classic horseshoe grille, the carbon-fiber-bodied Brouillard has a softer, more flowing look.
“The aesthetics of this car abstain from sharp lines in favor of more reflection-based surfaces that mimic a kind of athletic muscle, like a trained horse,” Bugatti design director Frank Heyl said.Bugatti
The Brouillard has lines unlike any other Bugatti.
The first creation of Bugatti’s fully bespoke vehicle offering, Programme Solitaire, Bugatti says the Brouillard is an exquisite homage to the art of coachbuilding.
“The hypercar effortlessly fuses Bugatti’s heritage, engineering genius, and creative expression, distilling the marque’s rich history and cutting-edge performance into an unparalleled design.”
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Programme Solitaire makes just two cars a year, of which this is the first ever.
So, if owning a mere production Bugatti isn’t exclusive enough for you, and if the carmaker’s Sur Mesure customization program isn’t enough, perhaps you need a Programme Solitaire commission.
As they all will, the Brouillard you see here rides on existing Bugatti mechanicals with custom coachwork and curlicues only this car and no other on Earth will have.Bugatti
Ettore Bugatti loved horses.
The name Brouillard refers to a horse, one of Ettore Bugatti’s favorites.
“The Brouillard offers a heartfelt tribute to its equine namesake—a thoroughbred of extraordinary beauty, elegance, and speed, prized by Ettore Bugatti and at the center of his passion for equestrianism,” Bugatti said. “From the hand-crafted sculpture of Brouillard in the gear selector, to the hand-stitched equine motifs woven into the Parisian fabric of the door panels and back seats, intricately crafted detail inspired by heritage defines the Brouillard’s design.”Bugatti
You really have to like this color green…
Under the carbon-fiber rear are more horses, all coming from the classic Bugatti 8.0-liter W16 quad-turbo. That powerplant makes 1,600 PS (pferdestrecken), which works out to 1,578 of our SAE horsepower. Two air scoops on the glass roof feed those horses cool air.
The only flaw in this exquisite new hypercar is that there’s only one. But we can hope that design elements from this model make their way to future Bugattis.
The price? If you have to ask…
Mark Vaughn grew up in a Ford family and spent many hours holding a trouble light over a straight-six miraculously fed by a single-barrel carburetor while his father cursed the Blue Oval, all its products and everyone who ever worked there. This was his introduction to objective automotive criticism. He started writing for City News Service in Los Angeles, then moved to Europe and became editor of a car magazine called, creatively, Auto. He decided Auto should cover Formula 1, sports prototypes and touring cars—no one stopped him! From there he interviewed with Autoweek at the 1989 Frankfurt motor show and has been with us ever since.
