Might 4 is broadly referred to as Star Wars Day (Might the fourth be with you), and we have seen a number of automaker nods to the well-known sci-fi franchise shared on social media. They’ve all been in good enjoyable, although Ram goes a step additional by previewing one thing approaching Might 10.
The truck model shared a brief, summary teaser video throughout its social media platforms depicting a swirling storm. By means of wind noise, we briefly hear the sound of an engine, accompanied by faint headlights rising from the clouds. Being a teaser, the video cuts off earlier than we see or hear something additional, merely promising a brand new pressure is touchdown with a date of Might 10, 2023 – therefore the timing of the announcement falling on Star Wars Day.
We have heard nothing within the rumor mill a few particular announcement previous to this, and we would not blame anybody for pondering this might need one thing to do with the latest rumors of a small Ram truck becoming a member of the lineup. Sellers have reportedly been proven a truck, and we all know a Ram 1200 is being developed for South America with assist from the US. There have additionally been quite a few prototypes caught on digicam, and with different main automakers providing smaller vehicles, there is definitely a case to be made for a small Ram returning to North America.
Nonetheless, we suspect there is a twin which means to pressure on this occasion. A brand new-vehicle announcement often comes with appreciable pomp and circumstance forward of time, not a Star Wars-themed teaser a number of days earlier than launch. It is fairly attainable Ram is able to announce a 2024 model-year full-size truck with the twin-turbocharged I6 engine presently utilized by Jeep. And in case you recall, it is referred to as Hurricane.
With that in thoughts, we see some not-so-subtle clues on this teaser that time to such a conclusion. Clearly there’s pressure, a nod to hurricane-force winds and we definitely hear loads of wind noise within the video. Talking of noise, that engine sound briefly heard offers us sturdy six-cylinder vibes. After which there’s the wording of the teaser, saying a brand new pressure is touchdown. That might be one other meteorological reference to a hurricane making landfall.
If it’s a new engine announcement, this is a refresher on what to anticipate. Displacing 3.0 liters, the twin-turbocharged Hurricane I6 makes as much as 510 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque within the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. By comparability, the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 within the Ram 1500 makes 395 hp and 410 lb-ft of twist. In fact, there isn’t any assure the I6 will port over to Ram with the identical output.
We are going to know for certain in only a few days. Count on a full announcement from Ram on Might 10.
