2025 RAM 1500: Engines, Configurations, and What to Know

The RAM 1500 built its reputation on two things: a ride that embarrasses most of the segment, and an interior that genuinely competes with luxury SUVs. The 2025 model adds an all-new engine lineup to that.

Here’s how it breaks down.

The Engines

The 3.6L V6 with eTorque is the entry point. The mild-hybrid eTorque system smooths out stop-start and adds low-end response. Fine for a truck that mostly commutes and hauls occasionally.

The Hurricane Standard Output is the one most buyers should look at. Four hundred twenty horsepower and 469 lb-ft from a twin-turbo inline-six is more than the V8 it replaced made, with better efficiency. If you tow regularly, this is the engine.

The Hurricane High Output produces 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft. It’s a lot of truck, and it’s there if you want it.

On the V8 question: the 2025 RAM 1500 lineup is built around the V6 and the Hurricane inline-sixes. RAM has since announced the return of the 5.7L HEMI V8 to the 1500. If a V8 specifically is what you want, ask us what’s on the ground and what’s orderable — that answer changes by model year.

Towing and Payload

Capability varies substantially by engine, cab, bed, axle ratio, and equipment. The brochure maximum is achieved by one specific configuration and isn’t what a given truck does.

Bring us three numbers — your trailer’s loaded weight, its tongue weight, and the payload you’ll carry in the bed — and we’ll match them against the door-jamb sticker on specific trucks. That ten-minute conversation prevents the most expensive mistake in this segment, which is buying a truck that’s at its limit every time you hook up.

Bed and Configuration

Multiple bed lengths are offered, so you can match the truck to whether you haul long materials or mostly need back-seat room.

The available Multifunction Tailgate swings open 60/40 like doors, or drops down conventionally. With a trailer hitched or a load in the bed, the swing-open mode is the difference between reaching your gear and climbing for it.

The RAMBox Cargo Management System adds lockable, drainable storage bins built into the bed walls. Tools stay secure and out of the weather, and the drains mean they double as coolers for tailgating.

Wheels run from 18-inch steel to 22-inch polished aluminum.

Interior: The Reason People Switch

The RAM 1500’s cabin is the strongest argument for the truck.

Premium materials including available leather upholstery with real wood and metal trim. Rear legroom in the crew cab is exceptional — genuinely comparable to a full-size sedan’s back seat, which matters if the truck does family duty.

Uconnect 5 on a 12-inch touchscreen on higher trims, with larger displays available further up the range. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, navigation, and SiriusXM. Uconnect remains one of the better systems on the market.

An available 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio system.

Storage that gets used: a configurable center console large enough for a laptop, and in-floor bins behind the rear seats for keeping valuables out of sight.

An available panoramic sunroof opens up an already spacious cabin.

Ride Quality

Worth mentioning because it’s the thing owners notice first. The RAM 1500’s rear suspension setup, and the available air suspension on higher trims, give it a composed ride that most half-ton trucks don’t match — especially unloaded, where competitors tend to feel busy over broken pavement.

If you’re cross-shopping half-tons, drive them back to back on a rough road. That’s where the difference shows.

Safety and Driver Assistance

• Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go — brings the truck to a full stop in traffic and resumes
• Forward Collision Warning with Active Braking
• LaneSense Lane Departure Warning with Lane Keep Assist
• Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Path and Trailer Detection — extends coverage along the length of a trailer, which is the version that actually helps when towing
• Available 360-Degree Surround View Camera — worth having on a vehicle this size, particularly for hitching

Frequently Asked Questions

What engines does the 2025 RAM 1500 offer? Three: a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 with eTorque producing 305 horsepower and 269 lb-ft, a 3.0-liter Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six in Standard Output producing 420 horsepower and 469 lb-ft, and a High Output version producing 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft.

What is the Hurricane engine? RAM’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six, offered in Standard Output and High Output versions. Both produce more power than the V8 they replaced, with improved efficiency.

How much can the 2025 RAM 1500 tow? Capability varies significantly by engine, cab, bed, axle ratio, and equipment. Check the door-jamb sticker on the specific truck and confirm against RAM’s towing guide before matching it to a trailer.

What is the RAM Multifunction Tailgate? An available tailgate that swings open 60/40 like a pair of doors in addition to dropping down conventionally, making it easier to reach into the bed when a trailer is hitched.

What is RAMBox? A cargo management system with lockable, drainable storage bins built into the bed walls, useful for securing tools out of the weather or for keeping drinks cold.

What infotainment does the 2025 RAM 1500 use? Uconnect 5, on a 12-inch touchscreen on higher trims with larger displays available further up the range, including Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, navigation, and SiriusXM.

Does the 2025 RAM 1500 come with a V8? The 2025 lineup is built around the V6 with eTorque and the Hurricane twin-turbo inline-sixes. RAM has since announced the 5.7L HEMI V8’s return to the 1500, so ask us what’s currently available if a V8 is what you’re after.

Where can I test drive a RAM 1500 near Rome, GA? Greenway CDJR of Rome at 2500 New Calhoun Hwy NE in Rome, GA. Browse our RAM 1500 inventory or contact us at 706-622-3703.

Come Spec One With Us

Configuration matters more on a half-ton than almost anything else. Engine, cab, bed, and axle ratio all move the capability numbers, and the difference between the right build and the wrong one shows up the first time you tow.

Browse our RAM 1500 inventory, the full RAM lineup, or our pre-owned inventory. If you need heavier capability, the RAM 2500 is the next step up, and our commercial department handles work-truck and fleet builds.

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