Eight Powertrains. One Truck Built for the North.

The big news is the Rumble Bee, an all-new body style that pairs a Quad Cab and short bed with a widebody stance you won’t find anywhere else in the lineup. It measures 5,575 mm (219.5 in.) long and 2,235 mm (88 in.) wide, and its wheelbase is 330 mm (13 in.) shorter than a regular Ram 1500, making the frame 10% stiffer and the steering noticeably quicker. The 392 Track Pack and SRT roll on 22 x 12-inch wheels with 325/40R22 all-season tires, a width topped only by the Viper among the company’s factory vehicles. A front splitter, working hood scoop and rear spoiler add up to 87 kg (192 lbs) of downforce at speed.

Across the rest of the range, Tradesman, Black Express, Warlock and Rebel get a Satin Black Symbol of Protest fender badge, Flame Red returns to the colour list, and Goldilocks Pearl arrives later in the year. The TRX SRT stands 51 mm taller and 152 mm wider than a Rebel, with composite flares, 35-inch tires on 18-inch Satin Black wheels, the biggest brake rotors in its class, a Flame Red R-A-M grille and tow hooks, and an animated LED light signature. For $13,495, the Bloodshot Night Edition adds a hand-painted Diamond Black upper body with a Flame Red centre stripe.

Plenty of trims get more for 2027. Big Horn Crew Cab with the Level 2 group adds passive entry, Laramie gets rain-sensing wipers, and the 360-degree camera is now standard on Limited, Limited Longhorn and RHO and available for the first time on Laramie and Rebel with the Level 1 group. Fully loaded, you’re looking at up to 127 cm (50 in.) of screens: a 14.5-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen, a segment-first 10.25-inch passenger display, a 12.3-inch digital cluster, a digital rearview mirror and a full-colour head-up display. Dual wireless charging pads, exclusive in the class, and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto round it out.

The TRX SRT treats the cabin as seriously as the engine. Up front are 12-way power seats with memory, massage, heating and ventilation, and the rear seats recline, heat and cool too, which no rival offers. Leather and suede wrap the dash, doors and console with red stitching, real carbon fibre trims the cluster, glovebox, doors and console, and 2027 adds a leather airbag cover, full suede headliner and suede visors. A 900-watt Harman Kardon system with 19 speakers and a 10-inch subwoofer handles the soundtrack.

Every 2027 Ram 1500 pairs its engine with a TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic and 4x4. The 3.6L Pentastar V-6 eTorque makes 305 hp and tows up to 3,674 kg (8,100 lbs). The 5.7L HEMI V-8 eTorque steps up to 395 hp and 5,157 kg (11,370 lbs), a solid choice for northern work trucks. The Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six makes 420 hp in standard form and leads the lineup at 5,230 kg (11,530 lbs) of towing, while its high-output version delivers 540 hp. The 6.4L HEMI V-8 brings 470 hp, and the 6.2L supercharged HEMI in the TRX SRT and Rumble Bee SRT makes 777 hp and 680 lb-ft.

In the TRX, that supercharged V-8 runs through a heavy-duty eight-speed and a full-time active transfer case with Auto, High and Low modes and a 2.64:1 crawl ratio. Launch Control gets it to 96 km/h in 3.5 seconds, with a 190 km/h top speed. Off-road hardware includes Bilstein Black Hawk e2 adaptive shocks with remote reservoirs, Ram Active Terrain Dynamics, 30 cm (11.8 in.) of ground clearance and up to 356 mm (14 in.) of rear wheel travel on a Dana 60 axle with an electronic locker.

The 14.5-inch Uconnect 5 screen is the largest in the class and runs on a new electrical architecture that’s five times faster, responding to a touch in 0.05 seconds. The 12.3-inch digital cluster offers close to two dozen layouts, and the head-up display projects speed, gear, lane guidance and navigation onto a 10-inch field of view. TRX drivers can pick from Auto, Sport, Baja, Mud/Sand, Rock, Snow, Tow, Custom and Valet modes, with Launch Control on a dedicated button.

For 2027, Hands-Free Active Drive Assist comes standard on the TRX, making Ram the only brand to offer hands-free highway driving on a high-performance off-road gas pickup, alongside the RHO. It centres the truck in its lane on approved roads, anticipates curves and watches the driver with an infrared camera. Work-focused buyers get Blind-spot Monitoring with trailer detection, Trailer Reverse Steer Control and a digital mirror with a tow view, and V-6 eTorque trucks can add 2 kW of onboard power through two 120V outlets in the bed, handy at a remote job site or campsite.