I actually think it would be pretty cool to see Ram bring back versions of their street-performance trucks including the Sport, R/T, Rumble Bee, Daytona (renamed Daytona Outlaw) & even an SRT model to go along with their all terrain trucks, the Warlock, the Rebel, the RHO and the TRX. Here's the thing, I mentioned five different performance trims and there are five different performance engines including the 5.7L Hemi, the Hurricane-6 S/O, the 6.4L Hemi, the Hurricane-6 H/O and of course the Hellcat engine. By the numbers, the Street-performance Ram 1500 lineup would look like this:
Sport: Entry-level 5.7L Hemi V8 390hp/410 torque. Performance hood with dual hood stripes, Sport emblem on the tailgate, small plain chrome Hemi emblems on fenders, unique 18" wheels, 245-series tires and a high-flow dual-exit exhaust. Cloth "Sport" interior, small radio screen, rotary shifter on dash, Sport badging on passenger side dash.
R/T: A more powerful, actual performance oriented truck with a 420hp/470tq 3.0L Hurricane Standard Output twin turbo I-6. Lowered suspension, 20x10" wheels, 295-series tires, bigger brakes (TRX/RHO brakes), tuned exhaust, RHO-type hood and exterior styling. More premium/performance oriented interior (leather/alcantara) with a console mounted shifter as standard. Optional Blacktop Redline package should be on this vehicle as well which would include Brembo front brakes
Rumble Bee: A legendary performance truck inspired by the Coronet Super Bee and powered by the mighty 6.4L 392ci V8 with 485hp and 475lb-ft of torque. Similar to the R/T with more power and special appearance packaging with high-impact colors and graphics and a more premium/performance oriented interior. Large 392-Hemi & Bee Emblems on front fenders. Standard 4-piston Brembo brakes front and rear, unique Rumble Bee 20x12" wheels, 305-series tires true dual active Quad-exit exhaust just behind the rear tires. Basically a Scat Pack widebody pickup truck
Daytona Outlaw: an ultra high performance pickup with a 550hp Hurricane 3.0L High Output twin turbo I-6 with 531lb-ft of torque. An powertrain more powerful than even the mighty Ram 1500 SRT10 (500hp/525tq). Basically an SRT-lite Ram 1500 widebody pickup with 6-piston front Brembo brakes/6-piston rear Brembo brakes, 22x12" "NASCAR" black wheels, 325-series tires, unique Outlaw interior/exterior with NASCAR style integrated tailgate wing. true dual active side exit exhaust in front of the rear tires. Same widebody styling as Rumble Bee above with molded running boards that have openings for the side-exit exhaust system.
Ram SRT: Although above I did say the Hellcat engine, I would love to see two variants of the SRT Ram truck, one with the 797hp Redeye version and another one with the 1,000hp Hellephant engine. Why? Because Mopar! This truck should be a Hellcat inside and out. Largest Brembo braking system ever with 8-piston front/ 6-piston rear calipers with 17" rotors front and rear behind 24x12" wheels and 345-series tires.
I do think that bringing the 5.7L Hemi engine back for the Ram 1500 lineup is a good idea. For trucks like the Ram Tradesman, Tradesman HFE and a low-cost option of a base-package Big Horn, the 5.7L Hemi V8 is a great engine for these kinds of pickup trucks. A basic no-frills truck, front and rear bench seats (cloth or vinyl), 5" U-connect-3 infotainment screen, 18" steel wheels and a 5.7L Hemi V8 in either 2 or 4wd makes alot of sense. A slightly more well Appointed Big Horn is also an appealing trim level for the 5.7L as it offers slightly nicer amenities but still being "cost friendly." Although the E-Torque has it's place (Tradesman HFE), I'm not a real fan of it and that's maybe because I really don't understand the value of it even after looking up information on it. To me, the 5.7L should be the base, low cost engine offering replacement for the 3.6L pentastar v6 as that engine should not be in a truck. When you look at the 5.7L specs, it falls in between the Ford 2.7L Ecoboost and the Ford 5.0 truck engine on paper and in real world specs, the truck is slower than a 2.7L Ecoboost so yes, the 5.7L Hemi V8 should be the bottom-rung entry level powertrain offering. Power wise, it falls below the Nissan Titan's 5.6L V8 with 400hp and 413lb-ft of torque, falls way below the Ford Ecoboost 3.5L's 400hp/500tq rating (or 450hp/510tq Raptor) and below the Toyota Tundra's 3.4L I-Force Max engine's 437hp and 583lb-ft of torque. With a 0-60mph time of around 6.3 seconds and a quarter mile time of roughly 15.1 seconds, the Ram 1500 with a 5.7L Hemi's closest performance rival is a Honda Ridgeline HPD, that equals the much heavier Ram in a 0-60 sprint and smokes it in the quarter mile (14.8 seconds Honda vs 15.1 seconds for a full 5.7L V8 powered Ram 1500). To be fair, the ram can carry and tow more than the Honda so that's good enough for something seeing that it is a truck. I also think it would be cool to see the 6.4L Hemi engine offered in the higher end pickups like the Laramie Longhorn and the Limited models along with the 550hp Version of the Hurricane-6 H/O. Honestly, a 485hp 6.4L Ram 1500 Limited with a sport performance package would actually be a cooler version of what Chrysler did with thee last 300C, blending luxury, performance and now Ram utility. A Limited-R pickup with a 710hp Hellcat powertrain with Limited luxury that strikes fear into the Cadillac Escalade V would be one hell of a truck as well! Now of course with the Ram 1500 being a truck, we do need trucks that do the whole off-roading thing as well and the Hemi-incorporated All-Terrain lineup could look something like this:
Warlock: base level warlock would receive the 5.7L Hemi V8 390/410tq with standard warlock equipment, rotary dash shifter
Warlock G/T: Upgraded interior features, console shifter, 3.0L Hurricane S/O with 420hp/469lb-ft of torque, G/T graphics
Rebel G/T: G/T package becomes standard (larger screens, console shifter, etc.) with the 3.0L Hurricane S/O. Optional Brembo brakes
Rebel-X: All Rebel G/T Equipment + 485hp 6.4L Hemi V8 and Brembo brakes
RHO: All regular/optional RHO package pickup 550hp 3.0L Hurricane H/O, Brembo brakes
RHO-X: All RHO equipment, 710hp 6.2L Hellcat option, Brembo brakes
TRX: Return of the TRX with the 797hp Redeye engine, sent to obliterate the Raptor R in every aspect of it's existence!
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