Ram's full-size pickup truck can once again be fitted with a 395-hp 5.7-liter V-8, though on most models it costs an extra $1200.

We could see another dune-bashing Ram with a V8 in the future, as the company's CEO Tim Kuniskis tells us it's something they've debated "a lot."

This pushed the company to bring the Hemi back as fast as possible. As part of this effort, Ram launched a program called F15 to get the V8 back in its rightful place. The name was given a nod in a recent teaser video, which showed an F-15 fighter pilot grabbing some cookies from a table with Kuniskis standing nearby.

“Ram will continue to offer the more powerful and more efficient Hurricane Straight Six Turbo, but we heard loud and clear from consumers: there is no replacement for the iconic HEMI V-8. At the end of each month, we count sales to customers, not to statisticians or ideologues. Data be damned — we raise our flag and let the HEMI ring free again!"

The Hemi is making a comeback in the Ram 1500 lineup, but more importantly, Ram is coming back to NASCAR. News has been circulating for about a year that Stellantis is bringing the Ram to the Truck Series in 2026 and later,

Ram has opened orders for the return of the 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 in the 2026 Ram 1500, a direct result of customer input

Dodge confirmed that there will be a new Hellcat HEMI engine with even more horsepower. That is great news for Ram 1500 TRX fans.