Ram posted a mysterious message in a YouTube short over the weekend and fans are hoping that it means they will get a new choice when it comes to engines. The short video shows Ram’s leader Tim Kuniskis talking with Heavy D Sparks. Sparks is a content creator and influencer in the truck world under the name Diesel Brothers. The same video was also posted on Sparks’ Instagram. They are interrupted by a man wearing an aviator uniform, who grabs a cookie and compliments Kuniskis’ leather jacket. The tag line says “Fire up the engines—Big things are on the horizon. 06.08.25”.
What Fans are Saying
Truck enthusiasts are hoping the tease means that Ram is announcing the return of the famous HEMI engine. For example, Hyper says, “RAM, consumers want choice. Let us choose if the Hurricane, pentastar, HEMi is the tight choice. You have the models and platforms to take GM and Ford to the woodshed. I hope to see many great things from you guys!”.
David says, “Bring the HEMI Back!!”.
James has a very specific request. “Ram Trx Redeye”.
Wyo says, “Hemi is back baby!!!”.
But a poster named Guardrail has a different idea. He says, “7.0 is coming to the HD RAM trucks. Mark it down.” Either idea could be reflected by the tease.
Why the Excitement about the HEMI
Ram phased out the huge HEMI engine with a final TRX edition in 2024, as the company started to prepare for EVs. However, demand for EVs has been lackluster across the board for all automakers. I reported in March that Stellantis, Ram’s parent company, is planning to resurrect HEMI production at a Michigan plant starting in August. Stellantis is not only restarting production of the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8, but also restarting production of larger HEMI V-8s as well. Both Dodge and Ram fans were thrilled to hear that the powerful engine was making a return.
Ram dropped the HEMI and replaced it with two versions of the 3.0-liter Hurricane Straight-Six Turbo engine. The 2025 Ram 1500 RHO delivers up to 540-horsepower and 521 lb.-ft. of torque. While the RHO is powerful and gets much better fuel mileage, some drivers still longed for the Ram TRX, with its incredible 702-horsepower engine. It is easy to see why the Ram TRX ruled the truck world. The Ram 1500 TRX was rated at 702 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. of torque with the 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V-8 engine. The TRX had an incredible top speed of 118 mph. The Ram TRX launched from 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds with a quarter mile in 12.9 seconds at 108 mph. You must admit that the numbers are impressive.
Is Ram about to announce the HEMI’s return?
All we know is that Ram is promising something big on June 8th, 2025. We will of course have all the details here, when we know them.
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