You can wait for the Hemi. You can pay more for the Hemi. You can’t get the 3.9 seconds to 60 or 550 horsepower with the naturally aspirated Hemi.
2026 Charger Sixpack & Scatpack
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A few years ago at Barrett Jackson a guy sold a Plymouth Roadrunner with a 440 and automatic and a Daytona Superbird with the hemi and manual transmission. He sold both and ended up with a little over 1 million. The kicker was that back in the mid 80's he found both in a Connecticut junkyard. The old guy that owned the junkyard was scrapping everything in a few weeks. He borrowed 5 grand from his brother to buy both. Talk about a return on your investment. You'd have thought that even back in the 80's people would have known that they'd be worth big money down the line.
1st impressions of driving the Hurricane:
I have a new Ram with this engine (standard output). I traded in a Hemi version of the same trimline. I normally don't buy the first year of anything, but financially it made sense for me to trade the old for the new at this particular time.
I like tech, so I'm having some fun learning about this new engine and the updated interior features. The purchase process was decent and everything works, except I need to have a slight adjustment done on one of the doors at some point (probably not noticeable by anyone but me!).
The power curve feels very different than the Hemi and it has a touchier throttle response, at least for now--with the Hemi in contrast, you could putt around town in stop / go traffic while barely off-idle and small movements of the pedal resulted in smooth, predictable smooth acceleration. The Hurricane may be capable of that at some point, but it currently seems more eager to spool up, quickly shift through two gears and accelerate quickly. I think two things are at play here: the transmission is still calibrating to my driving habits. . . . and I haven't adapted to the the pedal yet (I have about 130 miles on it so far).
Maintenance: Like most BITOGER's, I change my own oil and do other preventive maintenance. The oil change with the Hurricane will be MUCH easier and cleaner than the Hemi version of this truck--access to the oil filter is much better. Checking the air filter is a little more complicated than the Hemi--no more clips holding the access cover. . . now you need to remove 3 screws to access the filter. I owned the Hemi for eight years. . . that engine was absolutely trouble-free during that time and oil consumption was nil. The Hurricane has big shoes to fill in that regard.
On the highway, this truck is quieter than the 2017 I traded. Less wind / road noise and engine sound is practically imperceptible at highway speeds, unless you accelerate abruptly. It turns out that these trucks have active noise reduction, which electronically cancels ambient noise using an audibly-opposite sound using the speakers in the vehicle. I don't know how much of the "quietness" can be attributed to that system, but it seems to work.
I have a new Ram with this engine (standard output). I traded in a Hemi version of the same trimline. I normally don't buy the first year of anything, but financially it made sense for me to trade the old for the new at this particular time.
I like tech, so I'm having some fun learning about this new engine and the updated interior features. The purchase process was decent and everything works, except I need to have a slight adjustment done on one of the doors at some point (probably not noticeable by anyone but me!).
The power curve feels very different than the Hemi and it has a touchier throttle response, at least for now--with the Hemi in contrast, you could putt around town in stop / go traffic while barely off-idle and small movements of the pedal resulted in smooth, predictable smooth acceleration. The Hurricane may be capable of that at some point, but it currently seems more eager to spool up, quickly shift through two gears and accelerate quickly. I think two things are at play here: the transmission is still calibrating to my driving habits. . . . and I haven't adapted to the the pedal yet (I have about 130 miles on it so far).
Maintenance: Like most BITOGER's, I change my own oil and do other preventive maintenance. The oil change with the Hurricane will be MUCH easier and cleaner than the Hemi version of this truck--access to the oil filter is much better. Checking the air filter is a little more complicated than the Hemi--no more clips holding the access cover. . . now you need to remove 3 screws to access the filter. I owned the Hemi for eight years. . . that engine was absolutely trouble-free during that time and oil consumption was nil. The Hurricane has big shoes to fill in that regard.
On the highway, this truck is quieter than the 2017 I traded. Less wind / road noise and engine sound is practically imperceptible at highway speeds, unless you accelerate abruptly. It turns out that these trucks have active noise reduction, which electronically cancels ambient noise using an audibly-opposite sound using the speakers in the vehicle. I don't know how much of the "quietness" can be attributed to that system, but it seems to work.
Have you driven a vehicle with the SO or HO hurricane? Or just read about it or watched YouTube videos?