Hemi 5.7L V-8 gone, Hurricane is here! 2025 Ram 1500 spied

There are big engine changes coming for the 2025 Ram 1500, which could rock the truck world. When the new Hurricane twin-turbo inline 6-cylinder engine came out, we theorized the Hemi was dead. Plus, a leaked order book pointed in that direction as well.

Now a spy photographer has confirmed this news.

2025 Ram 1500 spied

Our spy photographer sent us this information:

“Today we caught up to the 2025 RAM 1500 SLT while testing in Colorado.

Looking at our shots, we can see the RAM 1500 will get revised looks at the front and the rear. The 1500 receives new headlights, a revised grille, and a new lower front bumper. Around back the Ram is expected to adopt a revised tailgate, bumper, and new taillights.

Inside the RAM 1500 remains virtually unchanged albeit for a few new knobs/toggle switches located directly beneath the center stack.

Some trims of the 1500 are expected to derive their power from a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Hurricane H.O. inline-six-cylinder engine (while other engine options are currently unknown), incorporating Engine Stop/Start (ESS) technology. Notably, the 2024 model year will mark the conclusion of the HEMI engine’s availability in the Ram 1500. The Hurricane H.O. engine boasts an impressive output of 510 horsepower and 500 lb.-ft. of torque, surpassing the 5.7-liter HEMI V8 by 115 horsepower and 90 lb.-ft. of torque. The Hurricane H.O. will be paired with the same 8HP75 8-speed automatic transmission found in the current HEMI models.

We anticipate an official debut of the 2025 RAM 1500 to take place by early 2024.”

This official debut in the spring of 2024 was recently confirmed by new Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis.

Want to see all the photos? You’ve got to watch the video below.

The bottom line

If you have been following the truck world lately, this news shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. We know the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 is dead for the Ram TRX and Dodge muscle cars. Then, we saw the 2022 Toyota Tundra debut without a V-8, and we just covered the news on the 2024 Ford F-150 expanding the amount of hybrid models it will offer and killing the naturally aspirated 3.3-liter V-6 engine.

Why are these engines dead? Emissions and better performance. These small-displacement turbocharged engines have been around for more than a decade, and they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. And with emissions requirements getting stricter and stricter, this is just the way it’s going to be, plain and simple.