EYE OF THE HURRICANE

RAM HAS DUMPED ITS HEMI V8FOR A SIX-CYCLINDER, AND IT’S COMING TO AUSTRALIA

WORDS AND PHOTOS CHRIS COLLARD

A FEW years ago I drove a Ram Rebel 1500 from California to Tuktoyaktuk, a small Inuit settlement on the frozen shores of the Arctic Ocean. For three weeks I relished the sweet timbre of the 5.7-litre HEMI V8 as I navigated more than 11,000km of snow-covered pavement, the desolate Dempster Highway, and the famous Mackenzie River ice road. With heated seats and steering wheel (nice when it’s - 30°C), solid handling, and a phenomenal ABS system (100km/h to zero, no-hands-on-the-wheel, dead-straight full-brake stops … on the ice) I hoped the brand would never change this platform. At the launch of the refreshed fifth-generation 1500 in Texas, I about fell out of my boots when I cracked the hood and read Twin Turbo on the engine cover. Did Ram turbo the…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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