There are certainly basic requirements that you'd expect a pickup truck to meet. A truck has to be tough, both in practice and preferably in appearance as well. It has to tow and haul things that nothing else can. It has to have a robust V8 engine available along with four-wheel drive. The 2012 Ram 1500 satisfies all that. In order to stand out, trucks are built these days with unique conveniences and little luxuries, and in this respect the Ram definitely succeeds.
