Ram is bringing back by popular demand the Hemi V8

https://www.jalopnik.com/1878016/2026-ram-1500-brings-back-hemi-v8-symbol-of-protest-badge/
Maybe Toyota will do the same. Peace. D

 

Desperation by ram

 

Toyota needs to make it happen.
Get desperate, Akio.

I’m sure they could squeeze the 4.6L V8 into the TNGA-F platform, not sure about the 5.7L.

 

I've been wondering about that as well ... love to have a Toyota V8 without boost with a little more torque down low. Can't see why they can't do that with different cam profiles and properly tuned VANOS. I'm sold on 6 speed transmission, all I need for towing.

 

I had a 5.7 Hemi once, it was problematic and it failed.
Reason I bought the 5.7 Tundra.

Yes. Toyota should bring the engine back. Let the consumer decide what size engine in their vehicle. Federal mandates be damned.

 

Dodge probably found a pile of hemis in a warehouse they forgot about in 2009.

 

Thanks to the new EPA rolling back stupid rules.

 

They are the same size motor. Internal displacement is different.

 

Akio ain’t the ceo anymore the board forced him to step down if he was im sure the v8 would still be in the tundra

 

Mine was a pavement queen. 2 computers replaced and a 5k engine rebuild at 40 k. Thank God i had an extended warranty.
Never ever again
Btw toyota can keep their fuel sucking former v8 as far as im concerned

 

this.


and the v8's will all have the stoooopid e-boost crap on it.

 

Absolutely this.
Toyota will not bring back a V8 in a light duty truck, not gonna happen. Get over it guys.

 

Ram, Ford, and Chevy have to have the 1/2 ton truck market and it makes up a lot of their profit. Toyota is not in that situation and if the Tundra was discontinued they would be just fine, can't say that for the Big 3 so they have to chase buyers.

The Asian mind thinks generationally, not a year or two down the road like the Big 3 do. They are not going to rush a V8 back into market that might be a burden in 3 years under EPA/CAFE changing rules and force another change to the Tundra.

I think it would be cool to offer a V8 option but Toyota doesn't run the car buying experience anymore where you go in and build a vehicle you want or mix and match options. Love or hate it that's what makes Toyota the number one car manufacturer in the world, they don't chase buyers.

 

Much like when the T-100 was first introduced, Toyota will once again be the only full-size truck manufacturer without a V8 option in their truck. This time however the tech has changed and it does make sense if they choose not to offer one, spoiler alert, they won't. Ford keeps theirs for the hold outs, but only around 25% of their buyers choose the V8 option now. To be fair though, many trims are not available with the V8, so many likely choose the Ecoboost because it's what comes in the trim they want, which is all of the trim levels above lariat.

 

Coming up on 4K miles on my 2025 GMC 2500HD AT4 with the 6.6 gas motor. I’m averaging about 16MPG and got 18.4 on a 300 mile highway run with the cruise set at 72MPH. No AFM. No turbos. No start/stop. The new tech exists only as an EPA test gimmick, in the real world, the MPG difference is negligible and certainly not worth the additional complications. Hopefully Ram starts a trend and other manufacturers follow suit. If the 5.7 made a debut in the 3G Tundra, I’d buy one tomorrow.

 

From what I understand, it's not mpg's that are driving it, it's emissions.

 

It’s gotta be both. Emissions are easier to cheat than mpgs and wouldn’t require water weight oil. And by cheat, I mean legitimate cheating methods like air pumps that have been around since the late 70’s. Or adding a GPF / or some DEF formulation for gas engines. MPGs are still a target for a fleet overall and for the big 3, trucks and SUVs make up a majority of their sales vs fuel efficient cars.

 

You have to love Chrysler/Dodge etc marketing and commercials though. While other manufacturers are doing their woke ads... Eco this, green that, Earth Dreams, birds, butterflies, green trees, etc, etc,. Then pops up a Dodge commercial with a Hellcat powered whatever drifting sideways out of a huge cloud of tire smoke... "MURICA!!!"

 

90 percent of truck owners could care less. Its just forum people that care. Thats why you see more creature comforts and less tow hooks etc stuff

 

Thinking out loud here... if they really cared about efficiency, they'd be switching to diesels across the board.

I'm glad the V8 still exists for some manufacturers though.

Toyota has lost their way in the last 10 years, but I guess the market at-large disagrees with me.

 

If Ford had offered a V8 in the Bronco, that's what I would be driving right now.

 

Consumers did decide. They'd rather have a 3.4TT with a 10speed.

 

I will start out by saying that I love my 5.7.
However, if the 3.4TT was as reliable as the 5.7, why would you not want it?
More power, more torque, better milage....... OK, it will never sound as good

Will it ever be as reliable? Hmm. It is very complicated.
Will the 3.0L Hurricane be as reliable as the Ram 5.7? Probably.....

 

RAM is apparently going after the retrogrouch crowd... or those who have their own personal oil wells and refineries. While they are very vocal, they are a small minority of potential buyers. Just dumb.

 

Those hemi Rams at their peak in Gen5 trucks were capable of 18-19 mpg mixed without the complexity of the TTV6 motors that generally don't do a whole lot better in real world driving.

 

They must've found a new source for injectors..... Vitesco's / Dekka was primary supplier and is now closed in the US for production... maybe they moved the tooling overseas. I got one of the last 24 sets of 880's for my Merc that runs on e40/ E85....
the later version were pretty strong motors....

 

Damn, Ram did something right for once! Trucks should have truck motors, not hopped up highly stressed car motors. Color me impressed.

 

They decided In the long block replacemt thread? Or the one where you post 3rd gen engine failure?

 

Toyota is committed to moving away from the V8. It's not coming back and they'll sell all the trucks they need to without it.

Ram never fully committed to ditching it. They kept the supply lined flowing by offering all versions of it in the Durango this whole time. Absolutely no sensible reason for that in a mid sized SUV platform except they foresaw expanding its use again and wanted everything right there ready to go when they pivoted.