2020 Ram 2500 Power Wagon Grille: Spied

The Ram 2500 Power Wagon holds a special place in the truckmaker's heavy-duty lineup, delivering spectacular rock-crawling capabilities to a class focused on towing capacity and maximum payload hauling.

Not long ago, Ram decided to offer "well-dressed" and relatively "stripped" versions of the Power Wagon for the 2500, which we like. Among our favorite features on the stealthier, less expensive Power Wagon Tradesman is the crosshair grille and absence of decals.

However, from what our spy shooters have just sent us, that might be changing — or staying the same. We're not sure. What we do know is the front end of a prototype caught their eye.

"Judging from this new prototype caught testing on Michigan highways, it looks like the 2020 Ram 2500 Power Wagon is getting an additional new grille design. Is this a sign that another version of the Dodge crosshair grille is on the way out?

"Behind the camouflage mesh on the blue Ram Power Wagon prototype, we saw what appears to be an all-new grille design. Sure, there are vertical and horizontal tape swatches that pretend to hide the Dodge crosshair, but it appears to be nothing more than a ruse. Instead, we see a rectangular opening centered within the traditional grille aperture. The central design feature shows signs of beveling and sculpting to provide a beefy grille-within-a-grille effect. Of course, it could be the same Rebel-like design from 2017, but there appears to be something a little different.

"Certain versions of the earlier Power Wagons retain the classic Dodge crosshair grille (when ordered with the less expensive Tradesman trim level), so we're not sure how this new grille design fits into the 2019 or 2020 model lineup. It may signal the end of the crosshair on the Power Wagon, or perhaps it will continue to serve as an optional downgrade, leaving the crosshair-style to satisfy those now mourning the elimination of the classic look from the all-new 2019 Ram 1500."

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