Chrysler introduced the third-generation HEMI V8 engine in 2003, after the format had sat on the shelf since the early 1970s. The 21st century HEMI debuted with a displacement of 5.7 liters and has ...

When Ram debuted the fifth-generation 1500 full-size pickup truck in 2019, it brought two variants of the much-vaunted 5.7 HEMI V8. One is a non-hybrid variant, and the other is a HEMI V8 with eTorque ...

The HEMI engine is named after the engine's hemispherical shaped piston heads. While Chrysler brands popularized and trademarked the name, HEMI-style engines were developed in the early 1900s. The ...

We have great news for V8 fans - the HEMI V8 is coming back! Stellantis plans to restart production of its iconic V8 engines this August, marking a major shift in the direction for the automaker ...

Fantastic sound. The smell of burnt rubber. Ridiculous power. Chrysler's HEMI V8 family had all of these traits since the first 331-cid (5.4-liter) FirePower unit entered production in 1951. The ...

Hemi engines aren't perfect. Sorry. Half-grapefruit-shaped combustion chambers sure do let designers increase valve sizes, and in the larger displacement Hemis, these valves could probably pass golf ...

Not that long ago, the Hemi V8 was looking like an endangered species. It was dropped from the Jeep Grand Cherokee and eschewed by the redesigned Dodge Charger. The 5.7-liter engine also became ...

Merry Christmas from Dodge! The Hemi returns for 2025 with the 710-hp SRT Hellcat and 360-hp 5.7-liter R/T Hemi Durango models. Yesterday, Dodge made the stunning announcement that it was extending ...

Chrysler’s Hemi series of V8 engines has become an icon of American motoring, with a history that stretches all the way back to the 1950s and continues into the present day since the engine's 2003 ...

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“We got it wrong and we’re fixing it,” Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis says. What did Ram get wrong? The truck maker nixed the Hemi V-8 option from the redesigned 2025 Ram 1500, making the more powerful and fuel ...