The EPA just released its ratings for the 2025 Ram 1500, and there are some big surprises. Contrary to expectations, the High-Output Inline Six gets worse fuel economy than the outgoing 5.7-liter naturally aspirated Hemi V8. Similarly, the Standard-Output variant of the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six Hurricane engine only surpasses its predecessor on the highway. And the V6 is still the most miserly of the group. However, there are silver linings to these findings.
On the face of it, this looks pretty bad after Ram told us last month about how much better in practically every way the 2025 Ram 1500 was. On paper though, it looks like the highly-touted all-new Hurricane inline-six engines aren’t the bastions of fuel economy some expected. Instead, they get similar fuel economy and in some cases, require premium fuel.
The standard output version makes 420 horsepower (313 kW) and 469 lb-ft (635 Nm) of torque. In rear-wheel-drive guise, it gets up to 18 mpg in the city, 25 mpg on the highway, and 21 mpg combined. Ram recommends the use of premium fuel to achieve those power figures, but regular gas will get those miles per gallon. Now compare that to the outgoing RWD Hemi V8 that made 395 hp (305 Nm) and 410 lb-ft (555 Nm) of torque. It also achieved 18 mpg in the city and 21 mpg combined, but could only muster 22 mpg on the highway.
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Ram doesn’t say how much power and torque the hurricane motor loses if you don’t run premium. but it’s likely less than 25 hp (18 kW) and 59 lb-ft (79 Nm) of torque. In other words, the new standard output inline six offers more power and more torque while maintaining the same in-town fuel economy rating and improving those figures on the highway. Sure, we all might miss the sound of the V8 but otherwise the Hurricane beats it.
The H/O version is a different beast altogether. It is only available with 4WD and gets just 15 mpg in the city, 21 mpg on the highway and 17 mpg combined. Those figures appear pretty rough but consider this, Ram didn’t really have an engine that would go toe to toe with it in the past. With 540 hp (403 kW) and 521 lb-ft (706 Nm) of torque under its belt, it’s far more powerful than the outgoing top option on everything but the 702 hp TRX and it’s certainly not competing with that trim level either. Instead, it’s like a new and fun option for the folks who are willing to shell out top dollar for the expensive upper trim levels of the Ram 1500.
Finally, the V6 just remains as it pretty much always has. It still gets up to 20 mpg in the city and 26 on the highway when paired with rear-wheel drive.