Ram's Sub-$60K Hemi Rumble Bee Sold Out in 90 Minutes. What That Means If You Want One
Ram's entry-level muscle truck sold its 2026 allocation in 90 minutes and everything through March 2027 within a day. Ram hasn't said how many trucks that covered, or when more will open up.
Ram's least expensive muscle truck didn't last long on the order books. The company says the first 2026 calendar-year allocation of the 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee with the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 was gone 90 minutes after orders opened, and every truck it had slotted for production through March 2027 was claimed within 24 hours, according to Ram's announcement.
That doesn't mean the truck is gone for good. It means the 5.7-liter Rumble Bee is effectively off the table for new orders until Ram releases more production. This is the same nameplate whose flagship Ram auctioned for charity as a 900-hp SRT in September, but the version that sold out is the far more attainable 395-hp model.
What sold, and for how much
The Rumble Bee 5.7 is listed at $59,995 before a $2,795 destination charge, according to Ram's July pricing announcement. It anchors a four-truck family: the 470-hp Rumble Bee 392 with a 6.4-liter Hemi starts at $69,995, the 392 Track Pack at $79,995, and the 777-hp supercharged Rumble Bee SRT at $94,995, all before destination.
Every Rumble Bee is a Quad Cab, short-bed widebody riding on a dedicated frame that cuts the wheelbase by 13 inches. Ram still rates the lineup to tow up to 8,890 pounds. The 5.7 is also the cheapest way into any of Ram's six widebody performance half-tons: the off-road 1500 RHO is listed at $74,995 and the TRX SRT at $99,995.
Ram says sold customer orders within the allocation get priority, so trucks with a buyer's name attached will be built first. The 5.7-liter model is due at dealers in the fourth quarter of 2026. The 392, Track Pack, and SRT follow in the first half of 2027.
A V8 vote, and a sales rebound
The sellout comes about 16 months after Ram reversed course on the Hemi. The 1500 went six-cylinder-only for the 2025 model year, and in June 2025 the brand reinstated the 5.7-liter for 2026, with then-Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis admitting that "Ram screwed up when we dropped the HEMI." Current Ram CEO Matt VanDyke says the speed of the sellout shows how much customers care about performance trucks.
Ram isn't the only one betting on eight cylinders. GM has rated the new 5.7- and 6.6-liter engines in the 2027 Silverado and Sierra V8 lineup at 402 and 481 hp, both above the Hemi's 395 hp.
The demand shows up in Ram's numbers, too. In Stellantis' third-quarter U.S. sales report, released the same day, total Ram 1500 sales rose 73% over the third quarter of 2025, with retail sales up 42%. None of that came from the Rumble Bee, which hasn't reached showrooms yet, and the year-ago quarter is when Hemi trucks were only starting to return to dealers after their one-year absence.
If you want one
Ram hasn't said how many trucks the sold-out allocation covered, when it will open orders for production beyond March 2027, or whether it expects dealers to add markups on any unsold trucks that reach lots. It also hasn't said whether demand for the 392 and SRT versions is running at the same pace.
Until Ram opens the next allocation, a would-be buyer's realistic options are getting on a dealer's list for the next batch or stepping up to the 392, which costs $10,000 more and goes on sale in the first half of 2027.
