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V8 update: TWO new Mopar Hemis on the way?
Feb 24, 2026
The two engines, at least one new block, what the 7.0 is probably about, and a few more quick tidbits!
One of these is probably going into the Dodge midsize pickup (Dakota?) and Ram REV / Grand Wagoneer REEV, and another is probably aimed at the 2027 Ram 2500-3500.
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Hi, this is Dave and I'm here to talk to
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you one last time about these new Hemi
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V8s that we've heard about. And one of
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them will be smaller, which means a
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whole new block because they'd be
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changing the bore spacing to make it
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really compact. And the other one would
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be bigger. And the bigger one would, you
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know, what's rumored is a 7 L based on
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the 6.4 truck engine. And this would
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mainly be used for the Ram 2500 and Ram
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3500
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as a bigger alternative to the 6.4
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and the uh cheaper alternative to the
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Cumins diesel which is a real powerhouse
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but kind of expensive and then you have
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to pay extra to get the uh diesel fuel
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in most places. So what I'm expecting is
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that the 7 L really will be just for the
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big trucks and that like the current 6.4
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Ford truck engine. It will not be like
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an SRT power rating. It won't be like
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485 or 500 horsepower. It'll be a
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reasonable horsepower, reasonable torque
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meant to last a long, long time under
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heavy use. Basically, it's going to be a
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truck engine is what I'm figuring. And
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it might very well replace the current
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6.4 L truck engine, which, you know, has
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been around for an awfully long time.
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And some people would say it's
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underperforming.
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Uh, but you know, it's again a truck
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engine meant for durability, not for
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racing. Now, the compact engine, which
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would be roughly 4 L. That one I'm
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thinking maybe it's there to replace the
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5.7. Maybe this is the new engine that
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we've been hearing about for years and
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years and years that was supposed to
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finally uh replace the 5.7, a new
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generation. And by making it literally
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smaller and more compact, they could fit
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it into more vehicles without having to
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design them with really big under hood
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areas because, you know, if they can
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save an inch or two down there, then
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they can save a lot of money and cut
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some weight and they can maybe use it in
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places where they couldn't use it
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otherwise. So, it would basically be a
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smaller V8 but more places for it. And
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then again, it would be very useful to
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have something with more power for the
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range extended electric vehicles. Let's
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say that they wanted to do that for the
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Ram 2500 and 3500. They'd need more
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power and they might need more power as
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it is for the Grand Wagon Ear and the
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Ram 1500. Okay, that's it. Just a quicky
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update.
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