2027 Ram 1500
Four gas engines, towing to 11,530 lbs and payload to 2,340 pounds, at Premier Cape Cod in Hyannis.
The 2027 Ram 1500 starts at $42,375 and offers four gas engines that sit further apart than most half-ton lineups: a 305-horsepower 3.6L Pentastar V6, two versions of the 3.0L Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six at 420 and 540 horsepower, and the 5.7L HEMI V8 at 395 horsepower. Properly equipped with the 3.0L Hurricane it tows up to 11,530 lbs, and properly equipped with the 3.6L Pentastar V6 it carries up to 2,340 pounds of payload. Those two peaks belong to two different trucks, and working out which one your weekends actually demand is most of the buying decision.
Premier Cape Cod sells and services the Ram 1500 in Hyannis, a short run from the Cape Cod Canal, and delivers to Falmouth, Plymouth, Barnstable, Marion and across the South Shore. What follows is the engine lineup, the trim ladder, the cabin and its screens, capability by configuration, the off-road hardware, the safety equipment, and a short route to the configuration that fits how you drive.
Four gas engines are offered for 2027, every one of them paired with an eight-speed automatic. Output runs from 305 to 540 horsepower across the range. Availability varies by trim, and the engine you choose moves towing, payload, fuel grade and running cost all at once.
| Engine | Horsepower | Torque | Max towing | Max payload | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6L Pentastar V6 | 305 hp | 269 lb-ft | 8,100 lbs | 2,340 pounds | Regular |
| 3.0L Hurricane, Standard Output | 420 hp | 469 lb-ft | 11,530 lbs | 1,880 pounds | Regular |
| 3.0L Hurricane, High Output | 540 hp | 521 lb-ft | 9,480 lbs | 1,530 pounds | Premium |
| 5.7L HEMI V8 | 395 hp | 410 lb-ft | 11,470 lbs | 1,760 pounds | Midgrade |
Every maximum above applies when the truck is properly equipped; options, equipment, passengers and cargo weight all move the real number.
The V6 is the payload engine and the efficiency engine at the same time. It carries the lineup's 2,340-pound maximum payload when properly equipped, and it is the only engine in the range rated at 22 mpg combined in two-wheel drive, 20 city and 25 highway, falling to 21 combined in four-wheel drive. It runs on regular. For a Barnstable contractor loading the bed daily and running the Bass River corridor, it is a more sensible truck than its position at the bottom of the price ladder suggests.
The Standard-Output Hurricane is the towing engine, and it is the reason the lineup's headline number reads 11,530 lbs. The Hurricane is a twin-turbocharged gas inline-six, offered in a class where most rivals fit a V6 or a V8. At 420 horsepower and 469 lb-ft it out-torques the HEMI by 59 lb-ft while still taking regular fuel, and it is EPA-rated at 20 mpg combined in two-wheel drive and 19 in four-wheel drive. If a boat leaves your driveway for the Cape Cod Canal most summer weekends, this is the engine to shortlist first.
The High-Output version steps to 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft from the same three litres. It is the fastest way to move a loaded truck, and it asks for premium fuel and a lower tow rating of 9,480 lbs in exchange, because the trucks it is fitted to are heavier and more specialised. EPA rates it 17 mpg combined in four-wheel drive. It is a performance choice made with open eyes, not an upgrade to the tow rig.
The HEMI is still here for 2027, available on select Ram 1500 models, and it remains the sound and the character a lot of buyers come in asking for by name. It makes 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft and tows up to 11,470 lbs properly equipped, within 60 lbs of the Hurricane. It wants midgrade fuel. In four-wheel drive with eTorque it is EPA-rated at 18 mpg combined; without eTorque the same four-wheel-drive truck rates 17.
The 2027 lineup runs from work-first to genuinely luxurious, and it now runs to two separate 777-horsepower halo trucks. Starting MSRP for the range is $42,375, excluding the $2,795 destination charge. MSRP excludes destination freight charge, tax, title, license, dealer fees, and optional equipment; the dealer sets the final price. Because cab, bed, drivetrain and package content move a Ram 1500's price far more than the trim badge does, the price listed against each truck in Hyannis is the number worth budgeting on.
| Trim | Who it is for |
|---|---|
| Tradesman | The working entry point: the truck you buy to earn with. |
| Express | Tradesman hardware with more visual attitude. |
| Warlock | Blacked-out styling on a mild-hybrid V6 four-by-four. |
| Big Horn | The volume trim, and the one most Cape driveways end up with. |
| Lone Star | Big Horn content under its own badge. |
| Laramie | The first genuinely quiet, leather-lined step of the ladder. |
| Rebel | The off-road specification for sand permits and rough tracks. |
| RHO | High-Output Hurricane performance with desert-runner hardware. |
| Limited Longhorn | Western-themed luxury with full towing intent. |
| Limited | The chrome-and-leather flagship of the mainstream range. |
| Tungsten | The most richly finished truck in the range. |
| TRX SRT | 777 supercharged horsepower, from $99,995 plus destination. |
| Rumble Bee | New for 2027: a widebody Quad Cab muscle truck, from $59,995. |
The Rumble Bee is the genuine news in this lineup, and it is a four-model range of its own. It opens with the 5.7L HEMI V8 car at $59,995, orders for which are already open, with the truck arriving in dealerships in the fourth quarter of 2026. The Rumble Bee 392 follows at $69,995, the 392 Track Pack at $79,995 and the Rumble Bee SRT at $94,995, all three in the first half of 2027. Every one of them uses a Quad Cab, short-bed, widebody body that Ram describes as the only production configuration of its kind, on a wheelbase 13 inches shorter than a standard Ram 1500 Quad Cab. The SRT tops the range with the supercharged 6.2L HEMI V8 at 777 horsepower and 680 lb-ft, a published 3.4 seconds to 60 mph, an 11.6-second quarter mile and a 170 mph top speed from computer-simulated data, on 22-inch aluminum wheels with Brembo brakes and an available four-corner air suspension. The full ladder is on the 2027 Ram 1500 trims page.
Over 50 inches of combined available digital displays are offered in the 2027 Ram 1500, which in practice means a large central Uconnect touchscreen, a fully digital instrument cluster and, on the trims that carry it, a dedicated passenger screen. The scale matters more here than it does inland: a summer run from Hyannis to the bridges is a stop-and-go crawl where a clear, glanceable map and hands-free calling do real work, and a co-pilot screen keeps the front passenger off the driver's display while you are stationary in it.
Wireless smartphone integration, the digital cluster and the connected navigation are the features buyers notice inside the first week. The exact screen sizes and which trims carry which display are set out on the specs page, where the feature grid runs trim by trim.
The Crew Cab measures 40.9 inches of front head room, 40.9 inches of front leg room and 66.0 inches of front shoulder room, and seating capacity is six. Those are large-cab numbers, and the shoulder figure is the one that decides whether three adults across the front bench is a genuine option or a technicality. The cabin is where the trim ladder does its most visible work, running from durable work-truck materials at the Tradesman end to the leather, wood and open-pore finishes of the Tungsten.
Practical detail for anyone who parks near sand: the truck holds 26 gallons of fuel, so a full tank plus a loaded bed is a long weekend without a fuel stop between Barnstable and Marion, and the available RamBox cargo management system in the bed rails gives you lockable, drainable storage that keeps wet gear out of the cabin entirely.
This is the section most Ram 1500 buyers on the Cape are really shopping. The two headline figures come from two different trucks, and both apply only when the truck is properly equipped.
| Configuration | Maximum towing | Maximum payload |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0L Hurricane, Standard Output | 11,530 lbs | 1,880 pounds |
| 5.7L HEMI V8 | 11,470 lbs | 1,760 pounds |
| 3.0L Hurricane, High Output | 9,480 lbs | 1,530 pounds |
| 3.6L Pentastar V6 | 8,100 lbs | 2,340 pounds |
Read the two columns against each other and the trade becomes obvious. The Standard-Output Hurricane wins the tow rating by 2,050 lbs over its High-Output sibling, while the V6 carries 460 more pounds of payload than the Standard-Output Hurricane does. A 24-foot centre console on a tandem trailer leaving the Bass River ramps is comfortably inside every engine in this lineup; a heavy fifth-wheel run up toward Plymouth is where the Hurricane's margin starts to matter.
Payload is the figure that catches people out. It counts passengers, tools, coolers and tongue weight together, so a Crew Cab full of family on the way to the beach has already spent a meaningful share of it before anything reaches the bed. Full figures by configuration, including the Big Horn Crew Cab's 6,900-pound GVWR, are on the specs and dimensions page.
Two specifications in the lineup are built for loose surfaces. The Rebel is the mainstream off-road trim, and the RHO pairs the 540-horsepower High-Output Hurricane with desert-runner suspension and running gear. Underneath the whole range sits a 98 percent steel frame, a multi-link coil spring rear suspension that a lot of half-tons in this class do without, and a Class-Exclusive available Four-Corner Active-Level air suspension system that raises and lowers ride height on demand.
Local reality check, because it decides which truck you need: oversand driving here is permit-only. Every oversand route on this peninsula requires a permit, four-wheel drive and tire deflation, and the seasonal closures for shorebird nesting are strictly enforced. Coil-spring rear suspension and air ride are genuinely useful on soft sand at low pressures, but the permit and the season decide the day before the truck does.
More than 100 standard and available safety and security features are offered on the 2027 Ram 1500. The systems that matter most on this peninsula are the ones that work in traffic and in weather: the camera suite for reversing a trailer down a crowded ramp, blind-spot monitoring that accounts for a trailer's length, and the driver-assistance package that takes the edge off a nor'easter commute. Which systems are standard on which trim is set out in the feature grid on the specs page, alongside published crash-test information.
Five routes cover most of what walks into the showroom in Hyannis.
A well-equipped Big Horn Crew Cab with four-wheel drive and the Hurricane covers the widest set of these jobs at once, which is why it is the configuration that moves fastest here.
Premier Cape Cod is at 556 Yarmouth Rd, Hyannis, MA 02601, and the phone is (508) 815-5000. Buying the truck on-Cape rather than over the bridges matters more with a pickup than with anything else in the driveway, because a Ram 1500 comes back for service on a schedule, and a service drive you can reach without queueing at the Sagamore or the Bourne is worth real hours across a few years of ownership.
The first 2027 trucks are landing in Hyannis now, with the outgoing model year still on the lot in depth, so there are two live routes: order the 2027 configuration you actually want, or drive something home this week. The same store looks after buyers in Falmouth, Plymouth, Barnstable, Marion and out along the South Shore. Tell the team how you actually use a truck, including the trailer and the permit, and the configuration follows from that rather than from a trim badge. View the current 2027 Ram 1500 inventory, get pre-approved, or value your trade.
The 2027 Ram 1500 has a starting MSRP of $42,375, excluding the $2,795 destination charge. MSRP excludes destination freight charge, tax, title, license, dealer fees, and optional equipment, and the dealer sets the final price. Cab, bed, drivetrain and packages move the figure substantially, so the sticker on the individual truck is the number to work from.
Yes. The 5.7L HEMI V8 engine is available on select 2027 Ram 1500 models. It produces 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft and tows up to 11,470 pounds when properly equipped.
Up to 11,530 lbs when properly equipped with the 3.0L Hurricane engine. The 5.7L HEMI V8 follows at 11,470 lbs, the High-Output Hurricane at 9,480 lbs and the 3.6L Pentastar V6 at 8,100 lbs, each properly equipped.
The 3.6L Pentastar V6 in two-wheel drive, at an EPA-estimated 20 city, 25 highway and 22 combined mpg. In four-wheel drive the same engine is rated 19 city, 24 highway and 21 combined. Figures are from fueleconomy.gov.
Only two engines ask for it. The High-Output 3.0L Hurricane and the supercharged 6.2L V8 are rated on premium; the 5.7L HEMI V8 is rated on midgrade; the 3.6L Pentastar V6 and the Standard-Output Hurricane both run on regular. Fuel grades are from fueleconomy.gov.
Up to 2,340 pounds when properly equipped with the 3.6L Pentastar V6 engine. The Standard-Output Hurricane carries up to 1,880 pounds, the 5.7L HEMI V8 up to 1,760 pounds and the High-Output Hurricane up to 1,530 pounds.
A new four-model muscle-truck range for 2027, all on a Quad Cab, short-bed, widebody body with a wheelbase 13 inches shorter than a standard Ram 1500 Quad Cab. It starts with the 5.7L HEMI V8 at $59,995, arriving in the fourth quarter of 2026, then the Rumble Bee 392 at $69,995, the 392 Track Pack at $79,995 and the Rumble Bee SRT at $94,995 in the first half of 2027. The SRT uses the supercharged 6.2L HEMI V8 at 777 horsepower and 680 lb-ft, with a published 3.4-second 0-60 mph time, an 11.6-second quarter mile and a 170 mph top speed from computer-simulated data. MSRP excludes the $2,795 destination charge.
The basic term is 3 years or 36,000 miles, and the limited powertrain term is 10 years or 100,000 miles. How each applies to a specific truck is confirmed against the VIN at the service desk, and the intervals and running costs are on the service and maintenance page.
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