Stellantis brands Dodge and Ram are closely associated with the Hemi V8 engine, but this legendary mill has gradually been phased out in favor of the newer Hurricane twin-turbocharged six-cylinder. Now,

Following the controversial decision to offer a six-cylinder-only engine lineup in the Ram 1500, the HEMI V8 is already back in the 2026 Ram 1500/

When Ram updated the DT Generation 1500 for the 2025 model year, the truck jumped over to Stellantis’s "Atlantis High" electronic architecture. The brand’s version of the Hemi was never designed to operate in that system,