--- title: "Ram 1500 5.7L V-8 Hemi days numbered as Dodge declares end of V-8 muscle cars" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2022-08-05T18:36:21+00:00" modified: "2025-07-23T15:14:19+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RM022_192FNl1g4g5jm418u2fa12o1c72h8ev.jpg" --- # Ram 1500 5.7L V-8 Hemi days numbered as Dodge declares end of V-8 muscle cars By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2022-08-05T18:36:21+00:00 Updated: 2025-07-23T15:14:19+00:00 ![Featured image]() In a surprise confirmation, Dodge publicly stated when it will end the V-8 production of the Charger and Challenger. This is further proof the death of the Ram 1500 5.7-liter V-8 Hemi is coming soon. According to [MotorAuthority.com](), spokesperson Dave Elshoff said “… the Charger/Challenger platform and its Hemi (V-8) power go away after 2023. The unnamed replacement will be BEV.” With this news on top of the announcement of a new [Hurricane inline 6-cylinder turbocharged engine](), the Ram 1500 5.7-liter V-8 Hemi days are officially numbered. ### **Why end the Ram 1500 Hemi production?** The reasons on why they would end the Ram 1500 Hemi production are varied, yet the top ones include: improving engine tech, tightening of emissions controls and changing customer mindset. Basically, thanks to the Ford EcoBoost V-6 turbocharged engines’ success in recent years, many a truck customer who thought a truck isn’t a truck without a V-8 have changed their minds. These small displacement engines produce more power and torque, are more fun to drive and have more fuel efficiencies than a V-8 engine in most conditions. Plus, future emissions regulations are calling for cleaner-burning engines leading to the smaller V-6. For example, when [the Toyota Tundra]() dropped the 5.7-liter V-8 for the 3.5-liter turbocharged V-6, it reduced emissions per mile by 40%. That’s a massive improvement just changing the engine. Granted, small displacement V-6 engines will never sound as a good as a V-8, but the new approach of piping artificial engine noise into the cabin seems to have helped with those concerns. ### **The bottom line** While the Ram 1500 might still offer the 5.7-liter V-8 for another few years, we suspect it will be increasingly offered as an option and deleted from certain trim levels until it disappears from the half-ton truck completely. I’d suspect it will live on in the heavy-duty Ram truck lineup. **Related posts:** - [Bye, Bye Hemi V-8! Hurricane 3.0-liter, twin-turbo I-6 engine is likely for 2023 Ram 1500]() - [Bad luck or lemon? An owner’s view of his 2016 Ram 1500 5.7L Hemi V-8]() - [2023 Dodge Hornet: What we know so far]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/" }, "author": { "name": "Tim Esterdahl", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/82b06f99329f69a069a5ab6caed18593" }, "headline": "Ram 1500 5.7L V-8 Hemi days numbered as Dodge declares end of V-8 muscle cars", "datePublished": "2022-08-05T18:36:21+00:00", "dateModified": "2025-07-23T15:14:19+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/" }, "wordCount": 358, "commentCount": 4, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RM022_192FNl1g4g5jm418u2fa12o1c72h8ev.jpg", "keywords": [ "2024 Ram 1500 changes", "2024 Ram 1500 engine", "Ram 1500 5.7L V-8 Hemi" ], "articleSection": [ "News" ], "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "CommentAction", "name": "Comment", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/#respond" ] } ] }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/", "name": "Ram 1500 5.7L V-8 Hemi days numbered as Dodge declares end of V-8 muscle cars", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/ram-1500-5-7l-v-8-hemi-days-numbered-as-dodge-declares-end-of-v-8-muscle-cars/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RM022_192FNl1g4g5jm418u2fa12o1c72h8ev.jpg", "datePublished": "2022-08-05T18:36:21+00:00", "dateModified": "2025-07-23T15:14:19+00:00", "description": "Dodge has stated when it will end the V-8 production. 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