Ram hopes to see street performance pickups truly capture the mainstream for the first time. Having up to 777 horsepower doesn't hurt. The pickup truck is as much a part of American iconography as the Star-Spangled Banner and bald eagles. Over the years, these once-humble symbols of grit and labor have transformed into do-everything machines for buyers of all backgrounds. Whether you need a tow rig, a luxurious daily driver, or a wilderness-conquering companion, there’s a pickup truck model specifically for you.
Now, with the revival of V-8 powertrains in the Ram 1500 lineup, Stellantis is finally ready to delve into the last untapped segment for truck customers: on-road performance. The new 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee lineup adds three models targeting just that, with a different V-8 engine in each. The Ram 1500 Rumble Bee family consists of three models: The Rumble Bee, Rumble Bee 392, and Rumble Bee SRT.
View Price on AmazonThink of these machines as the on-road equivalent to Ram’s extensive family of off-roaders (Warlock, RHO, SRT TRX). Every version of the truck is built around a model-specific quad-cab/short-bed configuration, which allows the trucks to shave some 13 inches from the wheelbase compared to the likes of the RHO or TRX—ensuring they're at least a little more nimble. That chop also reduced chassis flex by 10 percent over the standard trucks, which should improve handling.
Items like the wiring harness, driveshaft, fuel lines, and brake lines are bespoke to the Rumble Bee as a result. In order to give the trucks a muscle-car-derived aesthetic, every Rumble Bee features widened front fenders and bedsides inspired by the off-road range-toppers. These painted parts aren’t direct pulls from the existing 4x4s, owing to the different proportions, but the trucks retain the same imposing 88-inch width as the TRX.
Every Rumble Bee is backed by full-time active four-wheel drive by way of a Borg Warner 48-11 transfer case with a variable torque split. Unlike in the TRX, customers will be able to utilize rear-wheel-drive with the push of a button. The entry-level Rumble Bee makes use of the brand’s recently returned 5.7-liter V-8 engine with an unchanged output of 395 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 410 lb-ft of torque at 3950 rpm.
The Hemi ditches the e-torque mild hybrid setup altogether, but does adopt a Multi-Displacement System to reduce pumping losses in the cylinders at low load. The venerable 8HP75 8-speed automatic backs up the engine, paired with both paddles and a center console shifter shared across every Rumble Bee model. A set of 3.92 rear gears should help the 5.7-liter trucks make the most of that available power, while standard sport exhaust brings a raspy tone.
The 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee 392 is rather self-explanatory, but one that brings something that fans have been clamoring for. This new truck represents the first time that Ram has stuck the 6.4-liter V-8 into the 1500 platform, and the brand went for the proper Apache variant from the old Dodge muscle cars, rather than the unit from the HD trucks. That means the big V-8 provides 470 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 455 lb-ft of torque at 4200 rpm.
Source: roadandtrack.com
