RAM 2014 RAM PROMASTER, Брошюра и характеристики

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Thanks to the front-wheel-drive engineering, the
rear suspension is a category-unique beam axle/
leaf spring configuration that’s lighter, simpler, and
just as robust as rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
Eliminating the need to design around the typical
“hump” of rear-wheel-drive vehicles gives you a
super-low load floor — and that
best-in-class
[2]
load height of only 21 inches.
Outfit your Ram ProMaster with two available assets that can be indispensable
when parking and maneuvering: ParkView
® Rear Back-Up Camera [3] (with
grid lines displayed on the screen) and ParkSense ® Rear Park Assist, [3] with
ultrasonic sensors discreetly integrated into the rear bumper.
It’s designed for convenience — and to help protect
cargo. The standard load floor offers up to ten steel
tie-down rings, each rated at 1,000 lb, to secure cargo;
additional rings (in the walls and partitions) can total
up to 17. Pre-cut holes in the available resin-finished
wood load floor guarantee easy access to every ring.
On ProMaster Van models, roof strength measures up,
with a 330-lb weight rating and six roof rail mounts —
three on each side. All exposed body panels on every
model are galvanized for long-term corrosion protection.
The proven MacPherson strut front suspension
features large (62 mm) twin-tube shocks for
outstanding support of cargo; GVW-tuned cast
iron control arms offer outstanding durability.
Brakes are Brembo
® four-wheel disc and
measure an impressive 11.8 inches in diameter.
The body-frame integral design meets the need for
unyielding strength for the job: this is a high-strength
steel framework with all crossmembers, floor pan,
longitudinal rails and side panels (on ProMaster Van
models) integrally welded together.
The front-wheel-drive configuration utilizes a telescoping
steering column that controls crisp rack-and-pinion hydraulic
steering. Steering control is firm, responsive and confident.
A unique and premium steering gear enhances drive quality and
reliability, and it contributes to the incredibly tight turning circle;
it’s a mere 36 feet on ProMaster short wheelbase models —
and it’s
best-in-class. [2]
Critical to ProMaster road manners, handling and overall performance is
the comprehensive Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
[4]
System, which
includes ABS, a Brake/Lock Differential, Traction Control, Brake Assist,
Engine Drag Control, Trailer Sway Control,
[4]
Hill Start Assist, Drift
Compensation, Rollover Mitigation and Automatic Brake Lamp Actuation.
three-pIeCe moduLar front end.
Every model in the ProMaster
portfolio features a three-piece modular front end to help mitigate costly
repairs and enhance uptime. The unique oversized headlamps and
taillamps are all high-mounted out of the crash zone; headlamps are
positioned for outstanding down-the-road and peripheral illumination.
Five standard roof-mounted front clearance lamps convey the expansive
width of this breakthrough commercial vehicle.
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b
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WE TESTED IT TO THE ExTREME — SO yOu cAN TAkE IT TO ExTREMES.
These commercial-grade workhorses have been tested in work situations, climates, temperatures and terrains that can
only be described as brutal. Testing conditions vary from icy/snowy roads in Sweden to the deserts of Nevada, where
temperatures range from an arctic-like –40ºF to sweltering 125ºF heat waves. From the standpoints of reliability and
durability, Ram ProMaster performs with exceptional quality.
a All components of the chassis are joined via advanced welding techniques at all interfaces; as many as 5,000 spot
welds are used to ensure structural integrity. Strategic locations are further strengthened with structural adhesives.
b
Front crash zones are engineered to absorb energy — and they do it with complete proficiency. The fact that this is a
ready-to-work commercial vehicle in no way compromised our efforts to create a vehicle known for its safety and
security features. In fact, quite the contrary: the newest additions to the Ram Commercial family have arguably
undergone the most extensive crash and safety testing in the history of the company.
C Construction here is body-frame integral — BFI, or unibody; most competitive models employ the more common body-
on-frame design. The Ram ProMaster system, with its upper and lower front crossmembers, provides stability and
finer tuning of chassis systems and related hardware.
d Ram ProMaster Chassis Cab models were designed with the anticipation of formidable upfits and consequently higher
weights; to meet that end, we added an upper underbody structure consisting of a steel I-beam overlay.