RAM 1500

Overview

The 2025 Ram 1500 is sold new in New Zealand through the Ram Trucks New Zealand dealer network across five variants spanning two engine families: the 3.0L Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six (offered in three states of tune) and the 5.7L HEMI V8 eTorque mild-hybrid. Every right-hand-drive Ram 1500 sold in New Zealand and Australia begins life as a US-built left-hand-drive truck and is remanufactured to factory-standard right-hand drive on a purpose-built production line operated by Walkinshaw Automotive Group in Melbourne, under the joint Ram Trucks Australia/New Zealand remanufacturing programme. The volume-selling 1500 joined that programme in July 2018, following the heavy-duty 2500/3500 in 2015. IPAS sources this truck as a new-vehicle export directly from the New Zealand domestic market, ex-works Port of Tauranga.

Variants

Five variants make up the current New Zealand Ram 1500 range:

• Express Black Edition Hurricane — 3.0L Hurricane I6 twin-turbo petrol, 8-speed automatic, four-wheel drive, 5-seat crew cab with black-out exterior treatment.
• Big Horn Crew Cab — 5.7L HEMI V8 eTorque mild-hybrid petrol, 8-speed automatic, 4x4, offered with either a 5'7" or 6'4" cargo tub.
• Laramie Sport Hurricane — 3.0L Hurricane I6 twin-turbo petrol, 8-speed automatic, 4x4, RamBox lockable cargo management and panoramic sunroof.
• Rebel Hurricane — 3.0L Hurricane I6 twin-turbo petrol, 8-speed automatic, on-demand 4x4, off-road-focused suspension and driveline hardware.
• Limited Hurricane High Output — 3.0L Hurricane I6 twin-turbo (High Output tune), 8-speed automatic, 4x4, range-topping trim with four-corner air suspension.

Note on engines: Ram New Zealand does not offer a 5.7L HEMI Laramie — in this market the 5.7 HEMI is exclusive to Big Horn, and Laramie is Hurricane-six only.

Engine & Performance

3.0L Hurricane I6 Twin-Turbo (standard tune) — fitted to Express Black Edition, Laramie Sport and Rebel. Rebel is the most fully documented for New Zealand: 313kW @ 5,200rpm / 635Nm @ 2,350rpm, 8-speed automatic, on-demand 4x4, 0–100km/h in 5.90 seconds. Ram states the engine holds at least 90% of peak torque from 2,350rpm through to redline. Express Black Edition and Laramie Sport share this same 313kW/635Nm output figure as published on their respective New Zealand model pages.

3.0L Hurricane I6 Twin-Turbo High Output — fitted to Limited Hurricane High Output only: 403kW @ 5,700rpm / 707Nm @ 3,500rpm, 8-speed automatic, 4x4.

5.7L HEMI V8 eTorque (mild-hybrid) — fitted to Big Horn Crew Cab only: 291kW / 556Nm, 8-speed automatic, 4x4. Ram positions this as roughly 12% thirstier than the Hurricane six in exchange for traditional V8 character.

All five variants use permanent or on-demand four-wheel drive; none is offered as a single-cab or 2WD in New Zealand.

Dimensions & Capacities

Ram New Zealand does not publish a single dimensional matrix covering every variant, so figures below are attributed to the specific variant they were published against; where a Hurricane-engined crew-cab figure is shared across mechanically identical trims this is noted.

Limited Hurricane High Output (standard tub, representative of the Hurricane-engine crew cab body): length 5,916mm, width 2,017mm, height 1,972mm, wheelbase 3,672mm, kerb/unladen weight 2,722kg, fuel tank 125L, combined fuel consumption 8.5L/100km, CO2 283g/km, theoretical range approx. 1,471km.

Rebel Hurricane: wheelbase 3,672mm, kerb weight 2,548kg, payload 672kg, combined fuel consumption 11.5L/100km, CO2 274g/km. Approach angle 20.9°, departure angle 22.2°, ramp-over angle 19.2°. Tray deck width 1,295mm (wider than RamBox-equipped variants because Rebel omits RamBox).

Express Black Edition Hurricane: combined fuel consumption 10.74L/100km — Ram New Zealand quotes this as roughly 12% better than the outgoing 5.7L HEMI V8.

Big Horn Crew Cab (6'4" tub configuration): overall length 6,142mm, wheelbase 3,898mm (extended over the standard Hurricane-body wheelbase to accommodate the longer tub), payload up to 878kg, fuel tank 98L, fuel consumption 13.6L/100km (3P-WLTP), turning circle 15.2m. A shorter 5'7" tub is also offered on a shorter wheelbase; Ram New Zealand does not publish that variant's specific figures.

GVM and GCM figures are not published on the New Zealand model pages sourced for this document and should be confirmed before use in a certification or compliance context.

Exterior Colours

Colour names identified across the current Ram Trucks New Zealand model pages: Bright White, Diamond Black, Billet Silver, Delmonico Red, Granite, Crystal, Patriot Blue, and Flame Red (shown specifically on Rebel Hurricane). Ram New Zealand's model pages typically feature a single hero colour per variant rather than a full per-trim colour-availability grid, so this list should be read as the identified New Zealand palette rather than a confirmed one-to-one colour/trim matrix. Colour availability per variant should be confirmed at order time, as configurator availability can change within a model year.

Features & Technology

Express Black Edition Hurricane — 8.4" Uconnect touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, leather-wrapped heated steering wheel, heated front seats, front and rear ParkSense park assist, 18" cast-aluminium wheels, electric rear sliding cab window, black cloth bucket seats, blind-spot monitoring with trailer detection, forward collision warning with active braking, adaptive cruise control, pedestrian/cyclist detection. Black Edition styling adds a sport-performance hood, black grille/badges/door handles/mirror caps, black side steps and dual black exhaust tips.

Big Horn Crew Cab — 8.4" Uconnect touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, leather-wrapped heated steering wheel, heated front seats, front/rear ParkSense, 18" cast-aluminium wheels, electric rear sliding cab window, spray-in bedliner and load-tray illumination.

Laramie Sport Hurricane — 14.4" Uconnect 5 touchscreen with split-screen capability, 10.25" front-passenger interactive display, 12" digital driver cluster, 900-watt/19-speaker Harman Kardon audio, heated and ventilated 8-way power front seats, RamBox lockable cargo management, power up/down tailgate with spray-in bedliner, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-path detection, forward collision warning with active braking, electric panoramic sunroof, electric auto-deploy side steps.

Rebel Hurricane — Bilstein off-road performance shocks, underbody skid plates (front suspension, transfer case, steering, fuel tank), electronic locking rear differential, five selectable drive modes, 14.4" Uconnect touchscreen with navigation, 10.25" front-passenger display, 900-watt Harman Kardon audio, powered tailgate.

Limited Hurricane High Output — Active-Level four-corner air suspension, 22" premium black wheels, stealth-black exterior accents (hood, grille, bumpers, badging, exhaust tips), 14.4" Uconnect 5 touchscreen, 12" full-colour digital cluster, class-exclusive 10.25" interactive front-passenger screen, 900-watt/19-speaker Harman Kardon audio, front and rear massaging seats (5 settings), heated and ventilated front and rear seats (4 positions), electric panoramic sunroof, electric auto-deploy side steps, powered tailgate, RamBox cargo management, 360° surround-view camera, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-path and trailer detection, forward collision warning with active braking, LaneSense lane-departure warning-plus with adaptive cruise control, drowsy-driver detection, traffic sign recognition.

Towing & Hauling

Braked towing capacity as published per New Zealand variant: Express Black Edition Hurricane up to 4.5 tonnes; Big Horn Crew Cab up to 4.5 tonnes; Rebel Hurricane 4,500kg braked / 750kg unbraked; Limited Hurricane High Output up to 4.2 tonnes (the flagship trim's lower rating reflects its higher kerb weight from the air-suspension and comfort equipment fitted as standard). Ram New Zealand has not published a braked/unbraked figure for Laramie Sport Hurricane on its model page.

Payload: Big Horn Crew Cab up to 878kg on the 6'4" tub; Rebel Hurricane 672kg. Payload and kerb-weight figures are stated by Ram as based on individual vehicle certification and can vary with fitted options — check the specific vehicle's compliance plate.

Cargo configuration varies by trim: Big Horn is offered with a 5'7" or 6'4" open cargo tub with spray-in bedliner; Laramie Sport, Rebel and Limited Hurricane High Output feature RamBox lockable, lit dual side cargo boxes (Rebel's tray is correspondingly wider at 1,295mm to compensate). All variants include load-tray tie-down points; Rebel additionally fits work lights and a side step integrated into the tray.

Warranty & Service

Ram Trucks New Zealand covers the new 1500 range with a 3-year/100,000km new-vehicle warranty (whichever comes first), plus 3 years/100,000km of roadside assistance administered through the New Zealand dealer network. That coverage applies to vehicles sold, registered and serviced within New Zealand's Ram dealer network; it is a New Zealand market entitlement and does not automatically transfer with export sale of the vehicle. IPAS never claims transferable factory warranty coverage on an exported vehicle — arrange servicing through a Ram-capable workshop in your market.

IPAS sources and exports this Ram 1500 as a right-hand-drive New Zealand-market new vehicle, ex-works Port of Tauranga, New Zealand. The truck's RHD configuration originates from the Walkinshaw Automotive Group remanufacturing programme in Melbourne, which supplies both the Australian and New Zealand Ram Trucks markets, but the vehicle offered here is the New Zealand-market unit, compliance-plated for New Zealand, not an Australian import.