The hemispherical (HEMI) engine has been an automotive staple since its first generation starting in 1951. Used in classic trucks and legendary muscle cars up until 1971, the HEMI was revived in the ...

Plymouth was hard-pressed to match its sister division Dodge in Hemi offers in 1969, but the low-cost brand of Chrysler had an ace up its sleeve: the Road Runner. The high-bang-for-buck Mopar had a ...

A car rebuild expert really needed a pickup truck. So, he went online to buy one. He found a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 at an auction and bought it sight unseen for $2,500. Now, when he finally has it in his ...

The Chrysler HEMI 5.7L engine is a very popular choice for engine swaps, provided you avoid the rough ones and pick a model from its the 5.7L HEMI's best years. While it's a solid engine at stock ...

Chrysler may have trademarked HEMI, but the Detroit carmaker did not invent hemispherical engines, which appear in numerous cars from Europe and the U.S.

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Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler and RAM, caused quite a ruckus in 2024 when it announced it would discontinue the legendary HEMI engine in its RAM trucks. However, the blowback from this ...

Stellantis said it is resurrecting its well-known V-8 Hemi engine for its Ram 1500 full-size pickup trucks beginning this summer. The company had discontinued the 5.7-liter version of the engine amid ...

During a media briefing in Detroit today, Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis celebrated one year since his return to Stellantis in 2024. A lot has happened since then, but Ram is back on the right track and primed ...

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 ...

The Chrysler HEMI is as American as engines get, but the U.S. doesn't have a monopoly on the hemi. Automakers from other ...