2025 Ram 1500 *V6* Pentastar Review: Should You Buy a New Truck With An Old Engine?

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[PEWannabee]

64k for underpowered engine pickup. what a world we are living in

[zl_eric]

That should be a 40k truck all day long

[Snappydadshoes]

64k...for a big horn, cloth interior, and the base engine. What are we even doing anymore?

[FrankySilverFace]

It's enough truck for many ppl. I'd buy it rn if it cost $40, 000

[tritchie]

They should bring the Dakota back and start off with the Pentestar in the Dakota. Since its a motor they already have that might help keep cost down. And for a midsize that should be decent power.

[jamesspringer-rjiq]

I would trust the reliability of the Pentastar over the Hurricane any day.

[ruyguy]

I've got a 2023 classic with the pentastar. It's not a speedster, but hauls my 16ft flatdeck and 4000lb tractor anywhere i need to use it. It's my to and from wok daily driver with 22 to 25MPG on the highway. I'm happy with it.

[rockymountainjazzfan]

At $64K, these trucks will sit on the dealer lots largely unsold (and they already are).

[gregcarterfineart]

I bought my '21 Bighorn for 24k, with 47k miles. I'm happy.

[chadmiller]

Why would people pay those money for a 1/2 ton when you can literally get a 3/4 ton for the same price?

[Jackmerius_Tacktheretrix]

That truck is grossly overpriced but it will also satisfy the needs of 99% of truck buyers.

[jeepguy]

They have that truck for 39, 000 with discounts where I live no one is paying that much for that truck full price

[melvinjacobs]

I would trust the 3.6 Pentastar over the Hurricane.

[carlostavaresjr]

I was just talking to someone today about this and the have a NA motor for the long term is more reliable then the turbos engines. I love turbos but my vehicle has 205K miles on it with no turbos and less breakdowns from turbo failures. The Penstar v6 is a great engine and should be Stellanis base engine for years to come!

[jimtipton]

I'm on my 2nd Ram 1500 Pentastar. Company trucks. Lots of road miles and the engine gets along just fine.

[is]

For those saying pentastar is a bad engine. An engine review site says this: Pentastar 3.6 reliability is way above average. It is time-tested well enough, and over 10 million Pentastar engines were produced to date. Despite that they had some issues early on, the 3.6L V6 Pentastar is great, durable, one of the most reliable engines available on the market right now. With proper maintenance, the 3.6 Pentastar engine longevity is around 250-300k miles (there are even a few cases of the Pentastar last up to impressive 500, 000 miles).

[Brunoinski]

I just drove 165 highway mile and averaged 21.9 MPG. My truck is a 2023 Ram Laramie with a HEMI

[rogergarner]

I have a 2014 RAM 1500 that I purchased brand new with the V6. I now have 135, 000 miles on the truck and have been pleased with the V6. Typical MPG is 21 to 23 in warm weather and 19 in the winter. In 2014 my truck's MSRP was $40, 000.

[mot]

Having owned several Pentastars and without any issues, I hope it has a future. Not interested in their turbocharged and direct injection engines.