Ram 1500 Hurricane first drive report
The latest version of the Ram 1500 isn’t powered by a V8 engine. Shock horror. But we are used to the idea of engine downsizing, and now it’s been applied to the Ram. https://youtu.be/T2JdHEPOKSU?si=tVO73aOIJ--gQnFe This fifth generation model is in its mid-life facelift phase, and for our market, that sees the Hemi retired (its origins date back to 1951, so it’s time) replaced by the new 3.0-litre, twin-turbo straight six. This comes in two guises, the Laramie Sport gets the Standard Output (SO) version making 313kW and 635Nm, healthy improvements over the 5.7’s 291kW/536Nm...
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