2025 Ram 1500 First Drive: You Won’t Miss the V8 | Driving Impressions, Interior & More

The Ram 1500 is refreshed for 2025, and aside from the typical midcycle updates, it replaces the old V8 with a new lineup of turbocharged straight-six engines. Plus, there’s a new ultra-luxurious Tungsten model. Join Edmunds’ Brian Wong to learn more about what the new Ram 1500 lineup is like to drive in this First Drive video!

00:00 Intro
01:00 Powertrain
02:19 Driving Impressions
04:25 Off-Road
06:35 Towing
08:20 Interior
11:28 Tech
12:27 Hands-Free Driving Assist
15:15 Edmunds' Take

[edmundscars]

Do you like the Ram's new turbo six-cylinder, or is no V8 a no-go? Let us know in the comments!

[MrSamPhoenix]

We’ll all miss the V8. The sounds alone is worth half the price of this truck 🛻

[bestman]

The sounds of V8 makes me smile.
In turn, it lowers my blood pressure.
In essence it’s healthier for many of us.

[atgn-]

I want to be so excited, but gonna wait until the inevitable recalls get sorted out.

[billshoe]

Stellantis reliability with a new, over boosted turbo engine, I’ll wait to see all the issues with this engine

[teddonley]

Hope this info is helpful. I have a Ram 1500 hemi my wife has a Wagoneer 3L hurricane SO we decided to do a light to light race because she is just a number lol she smoked me. Easily smoked me. I get 1mpg better than she does on the highway. She gets 3 better than me in town. Side note: she smoked me, but i sound way better lol That I6 is nearly silent. This guy says you won't miss the V8 but I'll tell you you'll miss that musical Hemi sound.

[ralphe.]

When maintained properly (especially oil changes) the 'old' HEMI 5, 7 was a great and reliable engine. Power output was more than sufficient for 99% occasions, it sounded just great and in combination with the 8 gear ZF automatic it provided a very smooth and effortless performance.
I wonder if the new Hurricane can ever step up to these virtues; especially longevity.
It's a pity that the naturally aspirated V8s are being sacrificed to unrealistic and highly theoretical MPG ratings of the smaller turbo engines.

[robertyoung]

Does nobody consider longevity anymore??

[goldth]

I went to look at a new ram a few weeks ago, last of the V8's (said in a MadMax style) I'm in Canada so a Rebel was $80K. I just shook my head.. they all had trailer plug wiring but only 1 in 10 had a hitch. Almost none had tow hooks. My "requirements" were tow hook, trailer tow package, auto 4x4, cruise, decent stereo, 3.92 gears, rear locker/limited slip(either or), crew cab. And adaptive cruise/heated/cooled seats would be nice. I told them I didn't want lane keeping, collision mitigation, telematics(the black box/ota updates/etc), that stupid feature that won't let you drive if a door is open, I don't want any nannies, some days don't want ABS and some days Traction control tries to kill me. Sales guy didn't know half the "features" I was talking about and tried telling me "you can turn them off" ... no no you can't. On my '12 Ram you can turn down traction control, but it's still on, even though it says off. My wife has a '16 Durango and I was backing it into a tight spot, still had more than a foot off the side and 8ft off the rear it starts slamming on the brakes. I hate all these nannies and features like limited self driving, they allow drivers to get complacent and have less skill because they think the tech will save them in a pinch. /rant

[foreverfixin]

Glad I got my 2019 5.7 Hemi Laramie crew cab 4-wheel drive Max Towing love my truck love the V8 plenty of power i like the tow mirrors of the truck you were pulling the Airstream with

[joeydelgado]

It used to be that rust and poor maintenance were the greatest enemies to vehicle longevity. Now it is government and manufacturers.

[bluecollarbuilds]

You will miss the Hemi when the sewing machine craps out at 50k miles

[Slickpete]

*great review as always, question What fuel economy numbers were you getting during your test drive ?*

[richardj]

Fun fact. The ADAS system (Assisted Driver Assistance System) & DMS (Driver Monitoring System)
If you're in an accident that causes a severe injury or death, the computer will store video of the driver. (Like a black box.)
So, if you're txt'ing you'll be caught
2025 is early, 2026-2027 it's going to become law that it's mandatory on all new vehicles.

[ztnovak]

Are the heated and cooled seats going to become subscription based as Why buy a feature and then have to pay that after awhile?

[Jim-suen]

His statement about the smoothness and power from the Hemi is pure bull#h:t

[The_Draque]

No complaints with my 5.7 hemi. It's an awesome truck with plenty of power and smooth acceleration and it sounds great

[brandonperschon]

I had the 2020 1500 Laramie with the 5.7 for 3 years, and I loved it. No clue what he was meaning when he said it didn't accelerate.

[donevy]

I have a 4th gen hemi and I’m loving this new hurricane HO. Maybe I’ll snag one if the used market gets down to $40ishk

[brockjohnson]

Kinda weird that the government is forcing the engine changes and we are not really seeing much mpg improvement. Power is up and that’s great. As we all know All manufactures are abandoning v8’s. And all manufactures are struggling to improve mpg.