Ram revealed a new family of V-8-powered pickup trucks dubbed the Rumble Bee, a line that pairs high-output engines with the Ram 1500 TRX’s bold bodywork and a deliberately short-wheelbase layout.
The lineup spans three engine choices: an entry-level 5.7-liter Hemi rated at 395 hp, a Rumble Bee 392 with a 470-hp 6.4-liter Apache V-8 — the first time Ram has put the 6.4-liter in its half-ton pickup — and a top-tier 6.2-liter supercharged Hellcat that makes 777 hp in the 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee SRT.
The SRT is the headline number: Ram targets a 170 mph top speed for the 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee SRT, which pairs the 777-hp Hellcat with 680 pound-feet of torque and a 0–60 time claimed at 3.4 seconds. Ram also says the SRT will likely cost over $100,000 and is expected to go on sale in the first half of next year.
Hardware separates the SRT from the rest of the family. The SRT features Bilstein adaptive dampers, a height-adjustable air suspension and 325-section-width all-season tires. Both the 392 Track Package and the SRT use 16.1-inch front rotors clamped by Brembo six-piston front calipers. A 3.1-inch-tall rear spoiler is attached to the tailgate on the performance models.
Design links every Rumble Bee to the off-road TRX: the trucks share body panels with the Ram 1500 TRX and carry the TRX’s bulging hood, complete with three amber lights built into a functional hood scoop. Every Rumble Bee also wears a flow-through R-A-M logo in the grille. Each model pairs a quad-cab body style with a five-foot-seven-inch bed, and the lineup’s wheelbase is over a foot shorter than most other Ram 1500s.
Drive systems and configurations vary through the line. The entry-level Rumble Bee with the 5.7-liter engine comes standard with all-wheel drive and features a front-axle disconnect that unlocks a rear-drive mode. The midlevel Rumble Bee 392 brings the 470-hp 6.4-liter V-8 into Ram’s half-ton range for the first time, while the SRT concentrates the highest-performance components and numbers.
Throughout the range, Ram has packaged high-output V-8 power into a compact half-ton truck footprint: quad cab, short bed and aggressive TRX-derived styling. The result is a family of trucks Ram positions as part of a new V-8 lineup and as models that occupy a muscle-truck space within its portfolio.
Timing is staggered. Ram says the 5.7-liter Rumble Bee will go on sale sometime later this year, while the 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee SRT — the 777-hp halo car for the family — is expected to reach customers in the first half of next year.
The Rumble Bee roll‑out leaves two clear facts for the market: Ram has built a short-wheelbase, TRX-styled family of V-8 muscle trucks that runs from a 395-hp 5.7-liter entry to a 777-hp Hellcat SRT, and the full‑fat SRT will arrive next year as a six-figure performance pickup.
