Overview

• V8-equipped 2026 Ram 1500s are on sale now across trims from base work trucks to Limited, with a Hemi Rebel due later in the run.
• Nominal Hemi pricing is $1,200 but many builds require first selecting the standard-output Hurricane for $1,695, making the real step-up $2,895, while some top trims list the Hemi at no charge.
• Reviewers report classic V8 sound and smooth torque, though Ram’s turbocharged Hurricane inline-six posts higher published peak figures at 420 hp/469 lb-ft and 510 hp/540 lb-ft.
• Outlets cite differing Hemi output specs and note the integration required new electronics, a revised exhaust, and a 33-gallon tank in a program Ram insiders say was restarted and executed in roughly 10 months.
• Ram says the comeback was driven by customer demand and decided before the 2024 election, with one outlet reporting the company logged more than 10,000 Hemi orders in the first 24 hours.