AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
- FCA brands take highest honors at Texas Truck Rodeo
- 2021 Ram 1500 wins top award as Truck of Texas for the third consecutive year, plus
Full-Size Pickup Truck of Texas,
Luxury Pickup Truck of Texas and
Off-Road Pickup Truck of Texas
- 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat wins top award as SUV of
Texas, as well as Full-Size SUV of
Texas honors; Dodge Durango has
won Full-size SUV of Texas six
times in the past eight years
- 2021 Jeep® Wrangler wins Off-Road SUV of Texas for 11th consecutive year
- 2021 Jeep Gladiator wins Mid-Size Pickup Truck of
Texas for second consecutive
year
- 2020 Ram 2500 wins Heavy Duty Pickup Truck of Texas and Best Towing Technology with the Ram
Heavy Duty 360-degree Surround View Camera
- Best Infotainment award presented to Uconnect featured in
the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX and 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat
- Best Powertrain awarded to the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI®
V-8 featured in the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX and 2021 Dodge Durango SRT
Hellcat
- FCA brands take home the most awards of any manufacturer at
the annual competition
The 2021 Ram 1500 earned top honors for the third consecutive
year as the Truck of Texas at the
annual Texas Truck Rodeo, hosted by the Texas Automotive Writers
Association (TAWA). The Ram 1500 also won Full-size Pickup Truck,
Luxury Pickup Truck of Texas and
Off-road Pickup Truck. The 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat won the
top SUV award, crowned the SUV of Texas, as well as Full-size SUV of
Texas – this is the sixth time the
Durango has won the Full-size SUV category in the past eight years.
For the 11th consecutive year, Jeep® Wrangler won Off-Road SUV of
Texas, and Jeep Gladiator won
Mid-size Pickup Truck of Texas for
a second consecutive year. Collectively, FCA brands secured the
most awards of any manufacturer at the event.
"The Ram, Dodge and Jeep brands from FCA impressed our TAWA
members with an exceptional product lineup at the Texas Truck
Rodeo," said Kristin Shaw, TAWA
president. "The 702-hp 2021 Ram 1500 TRX thrilled our members with
incredible performance both off-road and on-road at the event; it
crawled over the articulation obstacles with ease. And what's not
to love about the 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat? With 710
horsepower, AWD, quicker 0-60 times than most sport cars, and 8,700
pounds of towing capability, the three-row Dodge Durango SRT
Hellcat delivers unmatched performance that allows you to bring
your entire family along for a roaring-fun ride."
This year's Rodeo had extensive COVID-19 safety protocols in
place, including limited number of media, mask-wearing
requirements, social distancing, outdoor meetings and meals, and
vehicles disinfected between test drives. TAWA also invested
significant time and effort in a new off-road course where the
lineup of FCA vehicles particularly excelled.
Twenty-seven Texas auto writers
attended the event. Members cast their votes after conducting both
on- and off-road vehicle evaluations. Consideration is given to
everything from exterior/interior styling and off-road capability
to the entrant's overall utility, value and performance.
Ram, Dodge and Jeep vehicles with top honors include:
Ram Brand
Truck of Texas: 2021 Ram 1500
Full-size Pickup Truck of Texas:
2021 Ram 1500 TRX
Heavy Duty Pickup Truck of Texas:
2020 Ram 2500 Laramie Night Edition
Luxury Pickup Truck of Texas: 2021
Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn 10th Anniversary Edition
Off-Road Pickup Truck of Texas:
2021 Ram 1500 TRX
Best Powertrain: supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8
Best Towing Technology: Ram Heavy Duty 360-degree Surround View
Camera
Best Infotainment: Uconnect
Dodge Brand
SUV of Texas: 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat
Full-Size SUV of Texas: 2021 Dodge
Durango SRT Hellcat
Best Powertrain: supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI Hellcat V-8
Best Infotainment: Uconnect
Jeep Brand
Off-Road SUV of Texas: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Mid-size Pickup Truck of Texas:
2021 Jeep Gladiator Mojave
TAWA
The Texas Auto Writers Association, Inc. was
founded in 1985 by automotive journalists who wanted to provide an
avenue of professional growth, development and networking. These
professionals sought to create an automotive event that was unique
to Texas and the result was the
TAWA Truck Rodeo. Since 1992, Truck Rodeos have been held in
San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Fort
Worth, Granbury and
Spring Branch, and now
Dripping Springs. In 2003, TAWA
created an event for sedans, sports cars, and other vehicles not
eligible for the Truck Rodeo. The Texas Auto Roundup, as the event
is called today, is also held annually. For more information, visit
www.texasautowriters.org.
FCA
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is a global
automaker that designs, engineers, manufactures and sells vehicles
in a portfolio of exciting brands, including Abarth, Alfa Romeo,
Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep®, Lancia,
Ram and Maserati. It also sells parts and services under
the Mopar name and operates in the components and production
systems sectors under the Comau and Teksid brands. FCA employs
nearly 200,000 people around the globe. For more details regarding
FCA (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA), please
visit www.fcagroup.com.
For more information, please visit the FCA media site at
http://media.fcanorthamerica.com.
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