A HAMPSHIRE businessman has just taken delivery of an awesome Dodge Ram pick-up truck.

Paul Rogers, who runs a civil engineering firm and is married with three children, bought the vehicle as a reward to himself for his business doing so well recently.

But rather than buy a run-of-the-mill car, Paul plumped for the head-turning Dodge Ram instead. He said: "I have not owned such a unique and impressive vehicle as this before. It certainly draws admiring glances wherever it goes."

An accomplished and rugged workhorse, the left-hand drive Dodge Ram Laramie 1500 Quad Cab pick-up truck features a 5.7-litre Hemi engine, four-wheel-drive and an impressive towing capacity of 4,036kg.

UK-spec cars feature side airbags, leather heated seats, 17in aluminium wheels and a rear window defroster. An optional full-length loadbed liner is also available.

Course & Beacham is one of 14 official service sites for the range of Dodge Ram pick-up trucks, which also includes the awesome Dodge Ram SRT-10, devised as one of the most powerful and fastest pick-ups ever.

Technicians at the Winchester Road showroom have undergone specialist training and the dealership has invested in new tools and equipment to become an officially appointed point of service' for these exclusive American vehicles.

The Laramie is priced at £30,553 on the road and the SRT-10 is £44,653 OTR.