If you pay any attention to the results of the annual Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge automotive festival, you are likely familiar with Morgan Evans and her 1978 Dodge D150. Evans and her Hurricane I6-powered D150 have won the Hurricane Grudge Match each of the past two years, but she didn’t just build this truck … Read more
According to Ram, two new MagnaFlow exhaust options will “unleash the howl of the 540 horsepower Hurricane High-Output Straight-Six Turbo engine.” These are the “expertly tuned SPEQ Series Cat-Back Performance Exhaust System, or customizable xMOD Series Cat-Back Performance Exhaust System.” Both, Ram, says, will provide “inspired sound, increased flow, and all-out performance.” Tim Kuniskis, head … Read more
For the second year in a row, the Roadkill Nights Grudge Match focused on the performance capabilities of the Hurricane straight six engine and for the second year in a row, Morgan Evans drove her 1987 Dodge Ram D150 to victory. The biggest difference in the rules this year was that there were almost no … Read more
Dodge has unveiled the 2026 Dodge Charger SIXPACK, the gasoline-powered, next-generation muscle car, with prices and US and Canadian availability…
Now that we know that the Street and Racing Technology division is being restored to focus on performance vehicles for the American brands of Stellantis, it is time to start speculating on what SRT might focus on when the proper people are in place. It seems to be all-but-guaranteed that we will see an SRT … Read more
Dodge has shown some exterior pictures of the upcoming Charger Six Pack, featuring the twin turbocharged, 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six engine, and there have been some spy shots of test cars on the open road, but we have not seen any pictures of the interior or the hood badge of the gasoline-powered model – until now. … Read more
GM just announced details on the EV versions of its GMC Sierra. The Sierra is a pickup truck, while the Jeep Wagoneer is a luxury sport wagon; but the Wagoneer was based on the Ram 1500 pickup. The Ram 1500 currently uses the same powertrain as the Wagoneer, too. To be fair, we will include … Read more
The Ram Truck brand has just introduced a new advertising campaign that works with retired NFL legend J.J. Watt that promotes both their new pickups and the charitable foundation that carries the linebacker’s name. “The Ram brand’s defining tenet is ‘built to serve,’ and our trucks help deliver on that promise every day,” said Raj … Read more
The new twin turbocharged inline-six engines in the Ram 1500 lineup are both very powerful on paper, delivering 420 horsepower and 469 lb-ft of torque in Standard Output form; the High Output packs 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft of torque. Since the non-TRX Hemi engine in the Ram 1500 was rated at 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of torque, both of these engines have far more power, but how does that translate to real world performance?
The Hurricane Six has been honored by Ward’s in their Ten Best Engines list, a global award, for the second year in a row. This is the eighth consecutive year FCA or Chrysler power has made the list. Ward’s specified the engine as used in the 2025 Ram 1500, where it is rated at 540 … Read more
Earlier this week, we brought you a look at the 2001 Dodge Ram Charger from the Mexican market that was recently showcased in the 2024 Roadkill Nights Hurricane Grudge Match. In our piece earlier this week, our goal was to discuss the Mexican market Ram Charger, as it was apparent that many people were unfamiliar … Read more
A week ago, we were the first outlet to announce that 2024 Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge would be moving back to the M1 Concourse road racing facility and the date of the event was August 10th. Today, the brand has made all of that information official, but more importantly, Dodge has announced that registration … Read more
Hemi V8 lovers can rejoice to know that the 6.4 is definitely still in production, albeit not quite in the same quantities as in the past; but there is darker news, too—again, for those who insist on eight pistons per engine.
When the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO begins reaching owners and those drives begin hitting their local off-road parks, there is a good chance that this new off-road truck will prove to be better than the TRX in many off-road situations. Many of us hate the fact that the Hemi V8 engines are being legislated out … Read more
This morning, all of the information on the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO was released and while we will take a look at the specifics, here are the key points. The new Ram RHO is not a replacement for the Ram 1500 TRX but rather, a direct competitor to the V6-powered Ford F150 Raptor. When compared … Read more
The Hurricane six-cylinder engine is just 3.0 liters in displacement but outpowers the still-competitive 5.7 Hemi V8 used in 2023 Ram 1500 pickups. Some were disappointed in the 2025 Ram 1500’s official gas mileage figures, but a bit of research shows that the gain is really quite substantial—and hidden somewhat by the nonlinear nature of … Read more