2025 Ram 1500 First Drive: You Won’t Miss the V8 | Driving Impressions, Interior & More

Stellantis reliability with a new, over boosted turbo engine, I’ll wait to see all the issues with this engine

I want to be so excited, but gonna wait until the inevitable recalls get sorted out.

The sounds of V8 makes me smile. In turn, it lowers my blood pressure. In essence it’s healthier for many of us.

We’ll all miss the V8. The sounds alone is worth half the price of this truck 🛻

V8 for life

Hope this info is helpful. I have a Ram 1500 hemi my wife has a Wagoneer 3L hurricane SO we decided to do a light to light race because she is just a number lol she smoked me. Easily smoked me. I get 1mpg better than she does on the highway. She gets 3 better than me in town. Side note: she smoked me, but i sound way better lol That I6 is nearly silent. This guy says you won't miss the V8 but I'll tell you you'll miss that musical Hemi sound.

When maintained properly (especially oil changes) the 'old' HEMI 5,7 was a great and reliable engine. Power output was more than sufficient for 99% occasions, it sounded just great and in combination with the 8 gear ZF automatic it provided a very smooth and effortless performance. I wonder if the new Hurricane can ever step up to these virtues; especially longevity. It's a pity that the naturally aspirated V8s are being sacrificed to unrealistic and highly theoretical MPG ratings of the smaller turbo engines.

Do you like the Ram's new turbo six-cylinder, or is no V8 a no-go? Let us know in the comments!

$90k , wow !!!

Glad I got my 2019 5.7 Hemi Laramie crew cab 4-wheel drive Max Towing love my truck love the V8 plenty of power i like the tow mirrors of the truck you were pulling the Airstream with