2025 Ram 1500 Limited (540 hp Twin Turbo I-6!): Start Up, Test Drive & In Depth Review

[@RealWorldCarReviews]

I subscribed to your channel years ago Kyle, and it’s great to still see you are still putting out really good quality car videos. They’re always really in-depth and exactly what potential buyers need, as well as those of us that are simply happy to learn about them. That RAM interior looks excellent. I think I’d own a RAM over the other makes, simply because I love their design and brand. It wouldn’t bother me that it’s an inline-6 engine at all. It still sounds great and it’s really smooth too.

[@LSRG-YT--LandonSRobloxGaming]

At first I wasn't a fan of the facelift, but now I'm getting to like it a bit

[@connorsurdyke8841]

Sounds like it already has the hemi tick. I love that.

[@FerrariPlanF]

Yeah the Hurricane engines all sound like they're about to explode before they're warmed up, both the 4 and 6 cylinder versions

[@mrlookn4dchewn84]

Best review‼️

[@tescoshortage]

@@FerrariPlanFDirect injection clatter. It doesn’t matter what engine it is. If it’s got direct injection, it’s going to tick. I’d know, I have a GDI car.

[@xmsteel]

GDI versus faulty manifolds. Huge sound difference, lol.

[@RoccoReviews]

Great video Kyle! This video was worth the wait! I love how you talk about the technical sides of the truck.

[@CarsTime]

Great review kyle as always from 2010

[@eangsyerbic6942]

Awesome, Kyle! My cousin purchased a white 2024 Ram 1500 Bighorn on February 21st, 2024! He loves it!

[@CarQuizzical]

dude this engine is awesome. sounds a lot like the hemi on startup. better mpg. nice refreshed looks. perfection

[@walkintall67]

Ordered the same truck in June and got it a few days ago, it’s sleek, quiet and it flies. I’ll miss my hemi but I’ll be okay. Great review as always

[@danielthecaraddict6389]

I love the new look of the new ram but I’ll miss the hemi I’ve had a few Rams with hemi that were amazing, I currently have a 2020 ram 1500 Laramie hemi with 119k miles still doing amazing

[@fordmuscleluis9710]

Beautiful refreshed RAM 1500 truck for this year the 5.7 liter hemi V8 is gone cool to see that 3.0L Straight 6 hurricane engine with Standard output or high output availabilities

[@JoshuaGalka]

YES! I was waiting for this one!

[@richardalexander1838]

Best review of a truck I have ever seen. Great work. RHO on order for me. Can't wait.

[@asad4310]

OG car review youtuber ❤️ Happy to see you still going brother. It's been years

[@Ingwine]

Chrysler knows a thing or two about straight-six engines; he's been building them his whole life.

[@Seananigans220]

here before all the die hard HEMI fans trash talk the new Hurricane engine

[@ChubiChan]

All the same ones that claim to want a "V8 Truck without all the bells and whistles!" and then proceeded to never buy the 1500 Classic while it was around.

[@bluecollarbuilds]

Ok sell me on the hurricane go

[@toolate2112]

Even though I love the hemi rams I'm curious about the hurricane inline 6 and I only trust saabkyle04

[@davidlefranc6240]

@@toolate2112 Its the only truck who did the roughest hill climbing on the top test with a 10500 pounds load on the TFL channel even if it kind of overheat ish at the end all the competition weren't able to make it middle of the hill cuz they overheated !

[@riogrande163]

@@bluecollarbuilds well, it's undersquare, so it has good torque production, and it makes good power numbers. all of which is negated by the fact that it has no oil dipstick and includes general Stellantis global corporate "engineering" shenanigans.......

[@Thebuscommunityleader]

Amazing review Kyle.

[@codycrawford2385]

Not hating on the new i6 im just waiting to see what happens in the future with reliability and quality of it bc its all new

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

Ram the most luxury truck since 2013. The others look cheaper beside ram. The best exterior and luxury interior truck until now.

[@giovannyvasquez1099]

I have never seen a twin turbocharged engine for the ram 1500 pickup truck. I mean, the engine looks amazing! It's a 3.0 liter twin-turbocharged inline-6 cylinder. Compared to Ford's F-150 3.5 twin-turbocharged ecoboost v6 engine. The all new 2025 ram 1500 limited looks so amazing of the truck!

[@atg1338]

If you like a ton of chrome 🤢

[@alp3781]

I really wanted to lease one and then, if all good, to do a buyout, but the payments where insane, I mean insane. Couldn't justify it, and so I took a loaded Laramie, black/black with chrome, bed and sport pack with Pano-roof for out the door at 61K. I love this truck/block. Amazing ride and comfort. IMHO, puts Ford and GMC in the pocket.

[@a7xphenix]

That gmc multi tailgate is just killer I’d love for it to be on the ram

[@trip5086]

Why? So you could dent your tailgate when you have your hitch installed ?

[@karimthornhill528]

My grandfather has a hemi and I feel like the hurricane is better. I have no clue how the reliability is but the power and smoothness is so much more refined then the Hemi.

[@angelscarreviews6094]

Glad to see more Ram trucks! Very amazing 👍🏼

[@chadfuri7152]

Start Up 0:26 Engine 0:39 Exhaust 0:52

[@thallysdacostalima951]

The 6 Cylinder Truck.

[@Theonestrongbusleader]

Great review & I would love to own this truck.

[@ssr1680]

Can't wait for this engine to be put in the new upcoming Charger

[@emilianocruz11]

The hemi 5.7 its was the best engine in the ram truck but Sterlings removed the v8 from the ram pick up since 2003

[@VineV-Dutch]

Bought a Ford F250 from 1979 free months ago. Money saving, fixable with a paperclip and a piece of duct tape. Instead of expensive sensors, computers and every mechanic loves to work on it. Gets 'er done every time!

[@germanjimenez5968]

I agree. Too much technology doesn't mean it is the greatest. Too much can lead to more problems. I sometimes wonder if the car manufacturers are experimenting with which technology works better. At the same time, the consumers are paying the price, e.g., RECALLS and PROBLEMS - leading back to the dealership for repairs until they get it right. In some cases, staying longer in the dealership for months and still making monthly payments. UNBELIEVABLE!!

[@germanjimenez5968]

Beautiful truck. Great presentation.

[@clintonstubbs2319]

I liked the Hemi but the Hurricane is nice sounding and definitely more powerful than the 5.7 Hemi.

[@davidlefranc6240]

Yeah the old Emma engine ain't a match !

[@scottmaxson2153]

You can disregard my previous comment as you answered the question later in your video. Sorry for jumping the gun. Thanks for all of your insight.

[@BradleySzarejko]

Engine actually sounds smooth. More than my f150 ecoboost engine

[@donho8355]

Recall incoming. (I bet).

[@ramrider1453]

Hopefully not like Ford. Record breaking recalls of all the manufactures. So just a couple recalls aren’t that bad compared to other manufactures. Ram #1 😊

[@traciweisenbachCITB]

@@ramrider1453 nope, Chevy beats ram. Try again.

[@ramrider1453]

@@traciweisenbachCITB Lmao…. Thank you for the laugh. Felt good 😉😃

[@BrokenAdam770]

The tail lights on the RAM DT facelift are worse than the earlier ones.

[@Travelerspence]

I’m surprised that they don’t the red to yellow tail lights anymore Those tail lights kind of reminds me of a Chevy Silverado.

[@wantsanewvehicle]

I really want one of these..

[@StarGateSG7]

ALL of the FIVE MAJOR brands of full-size truck (Ford, GMC, Chevy, Toyota) are getting SOOOOOO GOOD that it is DIFFICULT to choose based just on towing/carrying capacity and base driving feature set alone. You now have to take into account interior comfort and your ability to get the BEST FINANCE RATE possible! The truck that gives you the BEST monthly payment and the MOST interior comfort for your desired towing and carrying capacity is the truck YOU should buy! I actually like this truck very very well as a daily! Would I buy it? Unfortunately, since I do tow MORE THAN 30,000 lbs (i.e. CDL needed!), I have to go with the Ford F450 Superduty Limited with onboard ProPower package (2000 Watts) and the onboard weigh-scale. With the Tow Package, the F450 is going to be pulling around 32,000 LBS since I will be building/welding myself a multi-bedroom custom luxury toy hauler 5th Wheel trailer and a new custom rough-water fishing boat out of 7075-T6 Aluminum that fits on the back of the trailer along with the Can-Am Defender. A 1500/F150 Series truck just won't cut it! Gotta go with the heavy duty BIG DIESEL option! V

[@carloseleivas8632]

Que belleza de Camioneta 😍 RAM es RAM .... Son las mejores Camionetas del mercado automotriz

[@Stephen_A.]

Hey Kyle ! 🧡

[@phillipvelednitskiy6881]

No one does these reviews better

[@scottmaxson2153]

I have been told by my local RAM dealer that the Limited trim comes standard with the RamBox Cargo-Management System (compartments built into the tops of both sides of the truck bed), and that there is not a delete option for this. However, I see that the Limited you are testing in this video does NOT have the RamBox Cargo-Management System. How did you make this happen? Do you know something the RAM dealers don't to get these RamBox's deleted?

[@trip5086]

I’ll admit it. I was one of those dummies that bought one of these. MSRP was just shy of $86k. I got about $14k off. I didn’t do my research, like knowing that you needed to run premium fuel in it etc. I fell for the horse power and torque, the corny screen over the glovebox, etc. The discount off the msrp had me locked in. After driving it for about a month I hated my decision and had really bad buyers remorse. The motor was aggravating. Turbo lag and constant inconsistency at low speeds aka jerking, very low rpm to where it almost felt that it was going to cut off. Under 5 mph there’s something just off and not right. The interior is nice but the cloth inserts in the “leather seats” was evidently a cost saving move. The “massage seats” are useless and remind me of those cheap Christmas gifts you see at Walmart that feel like two golf balls rolling on your back. NOTHING like the F150 massage seats that actually feel good. The “infotainment” screen over the glovebox is absolutely useless and just a cool factor. Much rather had had the additional glove box space. The 14.5” screen is nice but VERY slow to respond. A lot of lag time. Just about EVERYTHING is controlled by it. And that’s not a good thing, especially while driving. It’s hard to keep your attention on the road while swiping all over the screen to figure out just how to do simple tasks. And if that thing goes out I’m sure the entire truck will be useless. I won’t deny though, when you punch the gas it goes and goes quick once you pass the turbo lag. But your mpg pays the price. Drive it like you stole it and you’ll be lucky to get 15mpg. Drive it like an old lady and the best you’ll get is 20mpg. The upgraded stereo sounded ok but I could swear a speaker sounded blown somewhere in the truck with certain songs with a lot of vocal, not bass. Another annoying feature was the auto raising and lowering of the height. You punch the gas to pass someone temporarily and it starts to lower to aero mode. Once you lower speed, after passing someone, it starts to rise again to normal height. There’s no way to disable that feature and it becomes annoying. The sound. I know it’s an inline 6 but it sounds like an older Toyota Tacoma V6 and that’s just something you’ll have to get used to. And lastly, the tires. The tires suck. Seem bumpy and do not compliment the air suspension. And no matter how hard you scrub them you will never get the “white” lettering white. And they are all like that. Weird. With all this, a high monthly payment, the already recall of about 34,000 these trucks, the horror stories on forums, and the uncertainty of the company, I just couldn’t take the chance in being way upside down in something that could end up in a shop with issues and leave me stuck with a pos. So I traded it. Yeah, lost my a$$ for about $7k but a least its gone. Just fyi. Dealerships will not offer you prime trade in value for these. It’s just too much that’s not right and too much uncertainty in this vehicle and the company. Hard lesson learned and costly mistake on my part.

[@nightwolf883]

Decent truck with a decent engine. Hemi’s still better

[@windanthonystream]

The direct injection is louder than my Hemi tick😅😅😅

[@JWJTRAINOR]

Should’ve done the new high trim tungsten

[@atg1338]

Can't make everyone happy ...

[@charliedebartolo3166]

i thought the limited now has the ram box as standard?

[@OM61777]

Imagine how long this engine would last if it wasn't turbocharged.

[@atg1338]

The hemi isn't known to be a long lasting motor. So i don't see your point

[@OM61777]

@@atg1338 When did I mention the hemi? That's why you don't see the point, you absolutely missed it.

[@atg1338]

@@OM61777 No i didn't.... you said imagine if it wasn't a turbo and i gave you a gas motor example.... keep up son

[@Hayden_gearheart]

​@@atg1338 the hemi is a pretty good engine

[@atg1338]

@@Hayden_gearheart agreed

[@ajr511]

nice

[@mustasheolll2020]

They changed the chime (sort of)

[@elijahmobarak4459]

I have already be showing you the 2020 Toyota Sienna Startup, Dua after Prayer and chime!

[@96fordf350crewcabdually]

looks better than a corvette

[@LCculater]

It’s going great if RAM had a TRX like I do !!! 😂😂😂😂

[@McVaio]

Beautiful truck, but I so much miss the Hemi in it. People who think a 6-cylinder turbo can replace a NA V8 just like that don't understand engines well.

[@giovannyvasquez1099]

We all know there's 3 different gas nozzles in all gas stations. Yellow nozzle is for e85 ethanol, green nozzle is for diesel fuel, and the black nozzle is for normal gasoline, and it is used for regular unleaded, mid-grade, and premium unleaded fuel.

[@ericnava4737]

New Update!

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. Greatness

[@4HBirtcher]

Even at 500+ horsepower, it’s still not enough to like tow a trailer of any sort for a straight 6 engine with or without twin turbo!

[@elektrosmokes1911]

Composite upper control arms on a truck? That's unreal. I hate it.

[@syloui]

Doomed to failure

[@Kouatly]

The previous limited is way better and more luxurious

[@ksddossary6]

Every things great but why the steering not electric 😮

[@ukaszkonopka6016]

😮, ależ potężny

[@srhatfield]

RAM is crazy if they think people are going to pay $87k for a freaking truck!

[@germanjimenez5968]

I absolutely agree. It's too pricey.

[@DisneyTimeWithTony]

3:25 already has an exhaust leak 😅

[@scottchristy9964]

sounds like a friggen blender ,bring back the v8

[@kevonwalker8392]

Ant worth the price for a truck with a inline 6 engine

[@johnramos9724]

2025 ram 1500

[@teamextras4life270]

👀😳😲WTFUCK🤯

[@tonysexton2305]

Not until the Hemi comes back will I buy a new Ram. I will Drive the wheels off my 2019 Ram Limited, no Eco.

[@skylerpratt2306]

86 thousand for that? Hell naw

[@different-abled5332]

Not interested in a V-6. I would only be interested in a V8. I would go buy a used truck first, with a big beefy gas guzzling V8.

[@McVaio]

It's an inline 6 but yeah I agree with your point.

[@JogBird]

that engine is rattly af.. i thought i6 were smooth

[@devn3813]

Direct injection makes that noise

[@PreciousAlpschindler]

Sounds like they want to make Cummins sound

[@MrOsvaldito3]

2025? still in 2024

[@different-abled5332]

Not interested in a I6. I would only be interested in a V8. I would go buy a used truck first, with a big beefy gas guzzling V8. That thing sounds like a V6 too, not good. Not a good sign from Ram at all.

[@swizlstik]

Way too much money for a truck.

[@silvergeoff568]

But okay money if it was a car?

[@PreciousAlpschindler]

@@silvergeoff568if it was a Hellcat or Porsche then it okay but truck is nothing luxurious nor fast and coming from cheap brand too

[@silvergeoff568]

@@PreciousAlpschindler Ram is a cheap brand but a Dodge Hellcat is okay to be expensive? Well I can’t argue with that sound logic.

[@PreciousAlpschindler]

@@silvergeoff568 well it’s a 707hp cars

[@silvergeoff568]

@@PreciousAlpschindler oh I understand now. so you’re saying the Ram TRX with the hellcat is a good deal but none of the other trucks in the lineup are because they need the hellcat to be considered worth the money.

[@miguelramirez644]

👍🏽

[@JavierUnicoSemental]

Suena a diesel.

[@handlealreadytaken]

1300lb payload is a joke. Who cares if it can tow 10,500lbs if four people and hitch weight eat up all hauling capacity.

[@atg1338]

The truck looks the same

[@matthewtyler5194]

Ram is nothing without the HEMI

[@davidlefranc6240]

Pfff the 4.9 seconds 0-60 base turbo version is not sharing your point of view and i don't even speak about the ease of maintenance there is no gimmick 650 dollars spark plug job on this one !

[@matthewtyler5194]

@@davidlefranc6240who tf cares about 0-60? Especially in a truck?? Ease of maintenance is also a horrible argument. This engine doesn’t even have a dipstick….

[@PreciousAlpschindler]

At least it will act like Cummins

[@McVaio]

@@davidlefranc6240 And 4.5 seconds with a Hemi TRX. So whatever.

[@davidlefranc6240]

@@McVaio Much bigger engine !

[@2H2521]

Twin turbos are killing trucks right now!

[@henrybrar]

True but most F150's are selling with 3.5 ecoboost.

[@2H2521]

@@henrybrar Unfortunately, and that engine has been plagued with issues. Just complete trash.

[@bigsmith7349]

Ford has it figured out !!.I would be worried about buying anything new from ram especially because they have been bought out 3 times now ....no thanks

[@ChubiChan]

​@@2H2521 We haven't had any specific or major engine issues with our 3.5 ecoboost F150s as far as the engines go. The transmissions on the other hand...but thats an issue no matter what engine you go with. Ford just makes junk. The 6R80s were trash and the 10R80s even more so.

[@2H2521]

@@bigsmith7349 They have not figured it out by any means, I’m worried about any new vehicle from any American manufacturer except a Mustang GT & F-150 only as long as it has the 5.0. I think that’s the best truck on the market but only as long as it has that engine.

[@bluecollarbuilds]

I just can’t get behind that engine at all. I have a ram with the Hemi and my thing has always been that if you need turbos then you don’t have enough cylinders. I just don’t see this sewing machine lasting past the warranty and being a good engine overall.

[@ducktails1695]

So turbo diesels in trucks and semi's shouldn't exist and should just have more cylinders instead? Hellcat Challengers, Chargers, Durango's, and Jeeps shouldn't exist and should just have more cylinders? Such an odd take.

[@McVaio]

@@ducktails1695 The Hellcats have superchargers, not turbos. Diesel is slow af without a turbo, but gas isn't with a decent V8 or V10.

[@ducktails1695]

@@McVaio You don't say...supercharger is just another way of forcing air into the combustion chamber. But that somehow gets a pass and is okay?

[@McVaio]

@@ducktails1695 Yes because it's a different concept.

[@ducktails1695]

@@McVaio LOL! It's the same thing in the end and doesn't make any sense based on the OP.

[@cutuptae1227]

Motor sounds terrible