We were focused fully on covering the new 2025 Ram 1500 RHO yesterday, so we didn’t mention that the company had another announcement for the half-ton lineup with the introduction of the Rebel X. For the 2025 model year, the off-road-ready Rebel package turns 10 years old, so to celebrate the trim level’s first decade, … 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
Over the course of the past two weeks, the Ram brand has been sharing short videos on social media teasing a new truck that is set to debut on April 25. Frankly, we know what it is and are not allowed to talk about it just yet, but these short teaser videos should at least … Read more
Ram is keeping V8s in some of its trucks—but only the BGE version, which is the 6.4 liter “truck Hemi” used in the Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups, and its chassis cabs.
The news comes today as Stellantis North America released its list of active plants. This listing confirms that the Saltillo Engine facility is the only source of Hurricane twin turbo engines…
As the Sterling Heights plant slowly ramps up 2025 Ram 1500 production, the first Rams since the 1950s to have no V8 option, it’s time to look back on the first quarter sales—from the final year of Hemi-powered Ram 1500s.GM is generally the leader in big pickup sales, combining Chevrolet and GMC. In the first … 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
The 2025 Ram 1500’s mileage is now out at the EPA web site, for all three engines—the carryover 3.6, the new Hurricane which replaces the 5.7 Hemi, and the Hurricane which would replace the 6.4 “392” Hemi if it had been sold on Ram 1500s.The Ram 1500 with the hot 6.4 engine, which produces 540 … Read more
Ram fleet managers will soon be able to use MyTasks, which Stellantis claims is an industry-first tool for real-time communication, task assignment, and status updates. It puts the fleet manager in touch with drivers in the field, using the built-in infotainment systems. The system can reduce distractions for drivers, use existing equipment, and avoid aftermarket complications.MyTasks … Read more
Two questions have been floating around Mopar circles: is the Hemi really gone, and how can they make enough of the new six-cylinder “Hurricane” engines for Ram pickups, Jeep Grand Cherokees, and Dodge Chargers?The answers are intertwined. Over the years that the Saltillo, Mexico plant has made Hemi V8s, they slowly phased in using flexible … Read more
Following Stellantis’ strategy of full service over the vehicle’s full lifespan, Ram is launching its second generation of Ram Professional commercial solutions at the 2024 National Truck and Equipment Work Truck Week show. The Ram Professional program covers all Ram vehicles, which the company claimed had the lowest cost of ownership in every segment.Ram Professional … Read more
The 2025 Ram 1500 lineup departs from the Hemi V8 and in its place is a pair of Hurricane inline-six cylinder engines. We miss the V8 exhaust note for sure, but the new twin turbocharged I6 engines provide great power. In fact, the high output Hurricane I6 makes the most powerful volume engine in the … Read more
Last week, we brought you a look at the 2025 Ram 1500 Limited with the Night Edition package – a configuration that I feel creates one mean looking sport truck. Thanks to the high output Straight Six Turbo (SST) with 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft of torque, the performance of this package is unrivaled by … Read more
The 2025 Ram 1500 recently arrived as the first Dodge/Ram pickup in decades to have no V8 engine. Some on social media claimed these were the first of their kind to have no V8 option, which is true for Ram but not for Dodge. Dodge Brothers, after all, were all four-cylinders when the brothers were … Read more
Last week, I traveled to Austin, Texas, to drive the 2025 Ram 1500 lineup. The most controversial aspect of the 2025 Ram 1500 is the loss of the beloved Hemi V8 engines, replaced by a pair of “Hurricane” twin turbocharged inline-6 engines dubbed SST (Straight Six Turbo).The removal of the Hemi engines was not a … Read more
Last week, I traveled to Austin, Texas to drive the 2025 Ram 1500 lineup. Today, the embargo on drive impressions and pricing lifted. Unfortunately, while I came home with lots of seat time in the Ram half-ton pickups, I also came home with the worst flu I’ve had in my entire life, so I am … Read more
Earlier this week, I traveled to Austin, Texas to drive the 2025 Ram 1500 lineup. We cannot share any driving impressions until next week, but we can share images. We saw the 2025 Ram 1500 in a wide variety of trim levels—the Tradesman, Big Horn/Long Horn, Laramie, Limited Longhorn, Limited, Tungsten, and Rebel, with differing options among the trim levels. One of the trucks was a Limited with the Night Edition package, the first time we have seen this on the 2025 model year trucks.
