If you run a trade or a delivery route around Portage la Prairie, you have probably had the same argument with yourself more than once. The full size van holds everything you own but will not fit in your shop bay, and the cube van is more truck than the job needs. For years the honest answer in the Ram lineup was the big one or nothing. That changes for 2027, because Ram is bringing a midsize van back with the ProMaster City. If you need something today rather than next year, our full size ProMaster cargo van inventory is the van we can actually put you in right now.

This is a straight read on what Ram has confirmed about the 2027 ProMaster City, what the numbers mean for a working owner out here, and the parts we genuinely do not know yet. Everything below comes from Ram's own Canadian announcement. Where a figure has not been published, we say so instead of guessing.

Key Takeaways

• This is a nameplate revival, not a model year update. The ProMaster City comes back for 2027 in two trims, Tradesman and SLT, in Cargo Van and Passenger Wagon bodies across six configurations.
• The powertrain is a turbocharged 1.6 litre inline four rated at 166 horsepower and 221 lb ft, paired with an eight speed automatic and front wheel drive.
• It fits where the big van does not. Height is just under 1.9 m (77 in). Ram Canada describes it as the only Class 2 van under 2 metres, which is their claim, not ours, and it is the whole point of the vehicle.
• The work numbers are real. Over 907 kg (2,000 lb) of payload, a load floor of nearly 2,819 mm (111 in), 4,728 litres (167 cu ft) of cargo volume, and a targeted 907 kg (2,000 lb) of towing with the optional Class 3 hitch.
• Canadian timing: orders open in the second half of 2026 and vehicles arrive at dealers in the first quarter of 2027. Ram Canada has not announced Canadian pricing. Any number you see circulating right now is not a Canadian price, so treat it that way.

What the 2027 Ram ProMaster City Actually Is

The ProMaster City sits below the full size ProMaster, and the two are genuinely different vehicles. The full size van is the one you buy when volume is the whole job. The City is the one you buy when the load is manageable but the parking, the shop door, and the fuel bill are not.

Two trims are confirmed. Tradesman is the work spec, and it is better equipped than the word usually implies. Standard kit includes a 10 inch digital instrument cluster, a 10 inch touchscreen with navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, heated front seats, an electronic shifter, and steering wheel paddle shifters. SLT adds front parking sensors, a wireless phone charger, a body colour front bumper with fog lamps, body colour rear bumper side panels, and 17 inch dual tone aluminum wheels.

Six configurations are offered across the Cargo Van and Passenger Wagon bodies, differing mainly in glass and security panels: full panels all the way around, side panels with rear windows, fixed glass with grated panels in various combinations, or the full glass Passenger Wagon. Every configuration except the fully panelled one can take the optional rear liftgate. The Passenger Wagon seats five, or eight with the optional third row.

On the safety side, the standard list is longer than a work van usually gets: forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, driver attention alert, automatic headlamps with LED daytime running lamps, automatic high beams, a digital rearview mirror, hill start assist, a ParkView rear backup camera, ParkSense rear parking sensors, a programmable speed limiter, and an exterior temperature alert with ice warning. Side curtain airbags cover rows two and three on the Passenger Wagon.

The Numbers That Decide Whether It Fits Your Work

Here is the confirmed spec sheet, and then what each line means when you are the one loading it.

Payload: over 907 kg (2,000 lb). For a plumber that is a full complement of fittings, a couple of water heaters, and the tools without doing arithmetic in the parking lot. For a courier running the ring around Portage it is more parcels than a route usually holds. Payload is the number most people under estimate on a small van, and this one is not small.

Load floor: nearly 2,819 mm (111 in), which is a hair over nine feet. That is the line that matters for anyone hauling pipe, trim, conduit, or sheet goods. Nine feet of flat floor means a lot of common lengths ride inside with the doors shut instead of sticking out the back under a flag.

Cargo volume 4,728 litres (167 cu ft), with over 1,218 mm (48 in) between the rear wheel wells. Four feet between the wheel wells is the spec that makes sheet goods lie flat on the floor. Cargo width is over 1.6 m (64 in) and cargo height almost 1.4 m (54 in).

Height just under 1.9 m (77 in). This is the headline. A standard residential garage door opening is seven feet, and plenty of older shop bays and downtown parkades in Manitoba are tighter than that. A van that ducks under 2 metres goes places the full size van simply cannot, and it stops being a vehicle you park outside all winter.

Turning diameter just over 12.8 m (42 ft), wheelbase 3,277 mm (129 in). A tight turning circle is worth real money on a delivery route with back lanes and small lots.

Access: a passenger side sliding door over 91 cm (36 in) wide and 1.2 m (48 in) tall, rear swing doors that open 90 degrees standard and 180 degrees with a button release, and a rear step height just over 584 mm (23 in). That low step is an underrated detail. If you are in and out of the back forty times a day, a low step is the difference between a good week and a sore one.

Towing: a targeted 907 kg (2,000 lb) with the optional Class 3 hitch. Enough for a small utility trailer, and not the reason you would buy this van. If towing is the main job, you are looking at the wrong vehicle and we would tell you so. Our new Ram 1500 inventory is the honest starting point when the trailer is the point, and the numbers behind that call are in our guide to Ram 1500 payload.

The Manitoba Read on a Front Drive Work Van

A front wheel drive van has one real advantage in our winter and one honest drawback, and you should hear both before you order.

The advantage is that the engine sits over the driven wheels. On a slick morning pulling out of a lane, a front drive van finds traction more naturally than an empty rear drive van does.

The drawback is the other side of the same coin. Run it empty and the rear axle is light, which is exactly the condition that makes the back end feel loose on a crown of packed snow. That is not a flaw specific to the ProMaster City, it is physics on every front drive van. The fix is the one every experienced driver already knows: proper winter tires on all four corners, and some weight in the back when the box is empty. Our guide to picking the best truck for a Manitoba winter walks through the same traction thinking on the truck side.

One thing worth flagging honestly: this van is assembled at the TOFAS plant in Bursa, Turkey, and Ram Canada has not yet published the cold weather equipment details, block heater availability, or warranty specifics for the Canadian ProMaster City. We are not going to invent them. What we can tell you today is how Ram's Canadian coverage works in general, which we cover in our Ram warranty coverage in Canada guide, and we will confirm the City's specifics as soon as Ram publishes them.

Timing, Pricing and What to Do Now

Ram Canada has confirmed the schedule. Production begins in 2026, Canadian orders open in the second half of 2026, and vehicles reach dealers in the first quarter of 2027. That means you cannot order one today, and anybody telling you otherwise is guessing.

On price, we are going to be blunt. Ram Canada has said pricing will be announced closer to launch. There is a widely repeated figure floating around online that is a United States target, not a Canadian price, and converting it yourself will give you the wrong number. We would rather tell you we do not know than print something you would hold us to. When Ram publishes Canadian pricing we will post it, and any figure we quote will carry what it actually is and be less any applicable incentives.

So what is worth doing right now?

If you need a van this season, look at the full size Ram ProMaster cargo van we have on the ground. For a lot of trades the full size is still the right answer, and it is available now rather than in a year.

If the City is clearly your van, tell us now. Order banks on a first year nameplate fill quickly, and a dealer who knows what you want before the bank opens is in a much better position than one hearing it for the first time in 2027.

Get the money side sorted early either way. You can start a finance application at any point, and if a current work vehicle is part of the deal, our instant cash offer gives you a real number on it. Whatever you are running now still has a winter to get through, so book it in for service before the cold sets in.

FAQs

When can I buy a 2027 Ram ProMaster City in Canada?

Ram Canada has confirmed that orders open in the second half of 2026 and vehicles arrive at dealers in the first quarter of 2027. Production starts in 2026. You cannot order one yet, so the useful move is to get on our list before the bank opens.

How much will the 2027 Ram ProMaster City cost in Canada?

Ram Canada has not announced Canadian pricing and has said it will come closer to launch. There is a figure circulating online that is a United States target, not a Canadian price, and it should not be converted or relied on. We will publish the real Canadian number when Ram does, less any applicable incentives.

What engine is in the 2027 Ram ProMaster City?

A turbocharged 1.6 litre inline four rated at 166 horsepower and 221 lb ft, paired with an eight speed automatic transmission and front wheel drive.

How much can the 2027 Ram ProMaster City carry and tow?

Payload is rated at over 907 kg (2,000 lb). Cargo volume is 4,728 litres (167 cu ft) with a load floor of nearly 2,819 mm (111 in). Towing is targeted at 907 kg (2,000 lb) with the optional Class 3 hitch.

Is the ProMaster City the same as the ProMaster?

No. The full size ProMaster is a much larger van built for volume. The ProMaster City is a midsize van that trades some of that volume for a footprint that fits a standard garage door and a downtown parking spot. Different vehicles for different jobs.

Will it fit in my shop bay?

Height is just under 1.9 m (77 in), which clears a standard seven foot residential garage door opening. Measure your actual opening before you commit, because older bays vary, but this is the van designed to solve exactly that problem.

The Bottom Line

The ProMaster City fills a gap that has been open in the Ram lineup for a while: a van that carries over 907 kg with nine feet of load floor, while still ducking under two metres and turning inside 13. For a trade or a delivery business around Portage that has been buying more van than the work needs, that combination is the whole argument.

The honest caveats are timing and price. Orders do not open until the second half of 2026, dealers do not see them until early 2027, and there is no Canadian price yet. In the meantime, if a van is what you need, come look at what is on the ground in our ProMaster inventory, and tell us if the City is the one you are waiting for so we can get you in line early.

Tyler Dunn, Dunn Ram Trucks, Portage la Prairie