2025 Ram 1500 Big Horn V-6 First Test Review: Big Truck, Small Engine

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2025 Ram 1500 Big Horn V-6 First Test Review: Big Truck, Small Engine
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If you pile on the options, a Hurricane engine better be one of them.

Air suspension not as comfy as you’d expectwith the base V-6 engine, only do so if your goal is to pay as little money as possible. Or maybe just don’t. The entry-level engine just does not have enough muscle. And in today's mad world where a $64,000 full-size pickup can still have the least powerful engine in its lineup, that base engine matters.The lowliest engine you can buy in a Ford F-150? A 2.7-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V-6 making 325 hp and a massive 400 lb-ft of torque.

In the Ram, when you step on the gas, you’ll watch the tach needle twist and hear the engine snarl through its powerband. Acceleration follows tepidly, even as the V-6 revs to its high-rpm power peak. A stoplight drag against a 30-year-old Miata is effectively a draw; by the time the Ram gets to the speed limit, the Miata is still on its quarter panel. Reaching 60 mph takes a long 8.

The materials and finish are merely so-so in this entry-level model, and the upper glovebox door is as cheap-feeling here as it is in other 1500 models. At least the Uconnect infotainment system is reliable and navigable, making good use of the optional 14.5-inch touchscreen’s area. That touchscreen is one of the better options choices made for this particular Big Horn example.

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