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The Ram 1500 Isn't Better With A V8, But It Is Charming: Review

For as long as Ram has been a thing, so too has the Hemi V8. The first Ram 1500 debuted with a V8 in 1994 while still under the Dodge umbrella, and the Hemi carried over without so much as a hiccup with the newly minted Ram brand in 2010.

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Stellantis Is Bringing Back Diesel Due To 'Customer Demand'

Stellantis has undergone tremendous changes over the last year. The automaker put the Hemi V8 back into the Ram 1500, discontinued Chrysler and Jeep’s plug-in hybrids, and killed Ram’s electric truck before it even hit the market. Now, the company is resurrecting—and keeping—diesel engines in Europe.

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This Hemi V-8-Powered Jeep Renegade Is an Excellent Use of Free Will

The Jeep Renegade never exactly had a glowing reputation. It was the cheapest and least capable SUV in Jeep’s lineup, so much so that it didn’t even make it past the 2023 model year due to weak demand. Performance was never part of the plan either—but one owner clearly didn’t…

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The V-8 Jeep Wrangler Is Back for 2026—And It's Way Cheaper

Earlier this year, Jeep reassured enthusiasts that the V-8-powered Wrangler wasn’t going to die. CEO Bob Broderdorf said that the 6.4-liter Hemi would "have a home" at the brand after 2025, and we now know what that looks like. Jeep is launching a limited-edition Wrangler Moab 392 for 2026, keeping…

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Ram's New V-8 Street Truck Concept Is for the Dudes

Ram performed a course correction earlier this year by reviving the Hemi-powered 1500 pickup. It reintroduced the 5.7-liter V-8 to the model for 2026, and the truck brand is highlighting its return with a wicked-looking SEMA concept. It’s called "The Dude," and it takes inspiration from the Dude sport trim package Dodge offered…

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The Jeep Wagoneer Is Dead—Long Live the Grand Wagoneer

Jeep brought back the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer names for a series of full-size SUVs back in 2021. It hasn't gone well, with slow sales and customer confusion. A lot of buyers didn't realize that the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are the same size. Jeep uses the "Grand" prefix for…

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The Ram Dakota Is Back—But Not For America (Yet)

Ram has already righted a wrong by putting the Hemi V-8 back in the 1500. It's a great first step for many diehard Ram fans, but the lineup still lacks a mid-size option that can compete with the Toyota Tacoma, Ford Ranger, and Chevrolet Colorado.

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Dodge CEO Basically Confirms the V-8 Charger's Return: 'Don't Be Surprised if it Would Fit'

Dodge CEO Matt McAlear has all but confirmed what we already suspected. The American carmaker is leaning back into combustion-powered cars, and a Hemi V-8-powered Charger is very much back on the table.

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The Ram TRX Might Be Back Sooner Than You Think

Ram has gone through a lot of changes in the last couple of years. Tim Kuniskis left, the brand killed off the V-8, and the high-powered TRX entered retirement. Two of those three things are back, with Kuniskis helping to usher the return of the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 to the…

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Big Surprise: The Hemi V-8 Ram 1500 Is Explosively Popular

It’s never easy to admit a mistake, but that’s what Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis did last month. The brand had dropped the Hemi V-8 engine from the 1500 with the 2025 revamp, which some buyers didn’t like. Ram is rectifying that error for 2026, and it appears customers are eager…

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Ram Is Returning to NASCAR. Could Dodge Be Next?

Ram wants to go racing once again. CEO Tim Kuniskis has plans to rejoin NASCAR as soon as February. The automaker has revealed a Ram 1500 concept race truck that previews what we could see competing at Daytona early next year in the Craftsman Truck Series, if everything goes according…

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Ram Just Proved America Can't Quit the V-8

Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis said the brand "screwed up" by dropping the Hemi V-8 for the 1500 pickup, so now it's making a much-heralded return. It turns out that even as we head towards an electric—or at least an electrified future—eight cylinders, grouped in fours, and spaced 90 degrees apart,…

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The Hemi V-8 Is Back: ‘We Screwed Up,' Says Ram CEO

The Hemi-powered Ram 1500 is back, and it goes on sale this summer for the 2026 model year. It won't be the standard engine in the pickup, but if you're a cylinder counter and can't live without eight of them, it'll cost up to $1,200 to upgrade. Order books are…

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Is Ram Teasing the Hemi's Return?

Following the departure of much-loathed Stellantis head Carlos Tavares late last year, Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis told Motor1 that he wouldn't rule out a return of the beloved Hemi V-8 to the Ram 1500 pickup. Now, Ram is teasing a big reveal on June 8th. Could we see the return of the V-8?

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The Dodge Charger Daytona Is A Great Muscle Car. But It's A Weird EV

The new Dodge Charger Daytona EV is the all-electric (for now) successor to the gas-powered Charger and Challenger lineup. But can it win over Hemi V8 fans?

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Stellantis Will Restart Hemi Production This Year: Report

The Dodge, Ram, and Jeep lineups are deficient in one crucial thing—Hemi V-8 engines. Yes, the 5.7- and 6.2-liter V-8s continue to power the current-generation Durango, and the Jeep Wrangler 392 exists with the 6.4, but the engine is missing from other important models like the new Charger and 1500. However,…

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What's New In the Dodge Lineup for 2025?

Dodge isn't the same company it used to be. With the Challenger being discontinued and the Charger ditching its V-8, the muscle car maker's lineup looks a lot different for the 2025 model year. But that's not to say there aren't still interesting vehicles to choose from.

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We Are Baffled By This 1-Mile 2009 Dodge Challenger

With a paltry one mile showing on its digital odometer, this 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 can likely claim the title of lowest-mile muscle car on the planet. The orange Challenger is currently up for auction on Bring a Trailer, packing a pre-Hellcat 6.1-liter Hemi V-8 and a six-speed manual transmission.…

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The Charger EV Can't Do a Burnout. Dodge Says It's Fixing That

Dodge's omission of its line lock feature and the Charger Daytona's inability to perform standing burnouts should be resolved with the SRT variant that's coming next year. At a subdued North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Dodge CEO Matt McAlear told Motor1 that line lock is "still something we're…

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Ram CEO on Hemi's Return: 'I'm Not Ruling It Out'

Ram's former and current CEO Tim Kuniskis loves the Hemi V-8. Mention it and he'll wax poetic about the instant torque, the Hellcat's supercharger whine, and the music it makes when all eight cylinders are thundering. Now that he's back in mix, everyone wants to know the same thing. When…

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'Get Butts In Seats': Inside Dodge's Plan To Convert EV Skeptics

Dodge, perhaps alone among contemporary automakers, has seen immense success in translating the archaic 20th-century Muscle Car formula into the 21st. It has done this by stuffing increasingly outrageous iterations of its modern Hemi V8 into nearly every vehicle in its product line. Its fervent Hellcat-ing has been enough, surprisingly,…

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'Everybody Wanted to Keep the Hemi' Except Stellantis Ex-CEO Tavares, Sources Say

Carlos Tavares is gone as Stellantis' CEO, and in the aftermath of his resignation, a number of company insiders have come forward to provide an autopsy on his time as chief executive. It's not pretty, but one part of the saga is particularly jarring. “Everybody wanted to keep [Hemi],” a source…

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This Hellcat Is A Tesla Model S Plaid Underneath: 'It Fits Perfect'

We're now a few weeks away from the first Dodge Charger EVs hitting the streets, and even if the Mopar-or-no-car crowd is understandably skeptical about trading Hemi V8 power for electricity, we know that car won't be messing around at the drag strip. But as they tend to do, the…

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Dodge Will Still Sell You a Hemi, So Long as It's Not in a Car

Dodge Direct Connection is rolling into SEMA with all kinds of Hemi engines. Unfortunately, none of them are in a new production car. But mechanically inclined individuals now have two new budget-friendly choices to build a monster V-8.

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Hemi Labs raises $15 million from Binance to launch Advanced Modular Blockchain Network for Bitcoin and Ethereum

Hemi Labs, a start-up that aims to consolidate the powers of Bitcoin and Ethereum under one network, has raised $15 million in its first funding round with lead investors including Binance Labs, Breyer Capital, and Big Brain Holdings.

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