It’s the end of the road for Hemi V8 power in this half-ton truck, with a turbocharged straight six-cylinder taking its place beneath the bevelled hood of the 2025 Ram 1500. Call it a victim of its own success, with parent company Stellantis’s fleet emissions average in need of reduction in part because it sells so many pickups.

Some will surely mourn the loss, and rightly so; V8 power has long been synonymous with this truck and others like it. However, its replacement packs a serious punch to go with some memorable traits of its own.

AutoTrader.ca Road Test Editor Dan Ilika gives his first impressions of Ram's updated full-size truck. Is the absence of the V8 a deal-breaker for you? Let us know in the comments.

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