Etorque A Gonner? So is Market Value

[mikeru]

Oh great. Etorque discontinued for 2027. Not great for current owners. Don't you love owning a setup described as a ticking time bomb? So they expect used hemi eTorques may flood the market.

technical report, “Ram Drops eTorque Mild-Hybrid From 2027 Hemi V8 Fleet To Address 48V Component Failures”, dissects the severe engineering liabilities, thermal stress, and high-voltage circuit overloads plaguing the 48V system, this consumer advocacy report addresses the immediate financial and operational fallout hitting current truck owners.

According to ongoing Torque News tracking of manufacturing updates, powertrain shifts, and real-world consumer experiences by Senior Reporter Denis Flierl, wholesale trade-in data from major remarketing pipelines reveals an immediate $4,200 to $5,800 downward adjustment on 2025 and 2026 Ram 1500 models equipped with the mandatory eTorque system.

This sharp slide directly follows the manufacturer's public pivot back to a simplified, single-battery, non-hybrid 5.7L Hemi V8 configuration in its high-volume light-duty trims. For current owners, the sudden existence of an un-electrified V8 alternative has instantly turned their high-tech mild hybrids into undesirable ticking time bombs on the secondary market.

Current eTorque Owners Face Rapid Depreciation Risks As Ram Reverts To Non-Hybrid Hemi V8

Current eTorque owners face massive depreciation risks as Ram reinstates the non-hybrid Hemi V8. Torque News report tracks plummeting trade-in values, forum panic, and provides a critical diagnostic checklist and 48V warranty guide to protect your truck.

www.torquenews.com

I have a problem with "chicken little" articles like this (the sky is falling) that are not based on released information from the manufacturer. This sentence alone is suspect as there are zero 2025 models with the Hemi/etorque combination...

"According to ongoing Torque News tracking of manufacturing updates, powertrain shifts, and real-world consumer experiences by Senior Reporter Denis Flierl, wholesale trade-in data from major remarketing pipelines reveals an immediate $4,200 to $5,800 downward adjustment on 2025 and 2026 Ram 1500 models equipped with the mandatory eTorque system."

Etorque has been mandatory on the Hemi equipped Ram 1500's since 2023 models, and on all 5th gens with the V6 Pentastar. I've been traveling and haven't been reading as much as usual, but I have yet to hear that etorque is being discontinued on all Hemi equipped 2027 models. TK specified Express models in his interview with The Drive. This article expands on that a little...

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I guess my main point is to not panic and sell or trade in your etorque truck if it's running well for you. I saw that happen with 4th gen 1500's equipped with the 2nd gen EcoDiesel engine when Ram was caught cheating with emissions on it. Lots of people lost money at that time.

 

[JD Martin]

I don’t think e-torque as an issue will have much impact on RAM resale values. Most buyers don’t follow these forums or know anything about e-torque one way or the other. I’m always surprised when I talk pickups with my pickup owning family members (many farmers and ranchers) and car buddies and most know nothing about the GM 6.2 motor issues, the Ford/GM transmission issues, Hemi tic, e-torque, exploding Tundra turbos, etc. what they usually do know about are failing computer controls and long waits for parts and repairs from first hand experience. It may take a toll on RAM repeat customers who have owned RAMs for decades.

Exactly. 95% of anyone who buys a truck won't have any idea of anything about the system. Almost nobody is on a truck forum unless they are a real car nut, have problems with their truck they are trying to solve, or just have nothing else to do with their time. People who are on forums always think any problem they know of is well known in the general public and it's just not true. Before I bought my Ram I owned Nissan Titans for 15 years. The first generation, they never got the rear axle seals right and probably 50-75% of them would eventually leak, some bad some minor. The problem was 100% known by everyone on the Nissan forums. For years I asked everyone I ever got talking to in real life how their rear axle seals were doing and not one ever had any idea what I was talking about.

 

[Jimmy07]

Oh great. Etorque discontinued for 2027. Not great for current owners. Don't you love owning a setup described as a ticking time bomb? So they expect used hemi eTorques may flood the market.

technical report, “Ram Drops eTorque Mild-Hybrid From 2027 Hemi V8 Fleet To Address 48V Component Failures”, dissects the severe engineering liabilities, thermal stress, and high-voltage circuit overloads plaguing the 48V system, this consumer advocacy report addresses the immediate financial and operational fallout hitting current truck owners.

According to ongoing Torque News tracking of manufacturing updates, powertrain shifts, and real-world consumer experiences by Senior Reporter Denis Flierl, wholesale trade-in data from major remarketing pipelines reveals an immediate $4,200 to $5,800 downward adjustment on 2025 and 2026 Ram 1500 models equipped with the mandatory eTorque system.

This sharp slide directly follows the manufacturer's public pivot back to a simplified, single-battery, non-hybrid 5.7L Hemi V8 configuration in its high-volume light-duty trims. For current owners, the sudden existence of an un-electrified V8 alternative has instantly turned their high-tech mild hybrids into undesirable ticking time bombs on the secondary market.

Current eTorque Owners Face Rapid Depreciation Risks As Ram Reverts To Non-Hybrid Hemi V8

Current eTorque owners face massive depreciation risks as Ram reinstates the non-hybrid Hemi V8. Torque News report tracks plummeting trade-in values, forum panic, and provides a critical diagnostic checklist and 48V warranty guide to protect your truck.

www.torquenews.com

Does anybody ever wonder where these clickbait articles and YouTube “insiders” get their info from.
Most of the 2027 order guides have been released, and the rumble bee is the only one that gets a non-etorque 5.7:

https://sharesync.serverdata.net/us4/s/yW1oI3wLn49f0Hl6mnx4KC003f24cd

 

[mrRambiooHeado]

I kind of want a Hurricane, but a 3.92 geared 5.7 with Etorque wouldn't scare me and if the price started dropping, they'd be gone off the lots before I even saw it. Used prices are currently stupid as hell, there is no etorque discount in the real world that I've seen scanning published deals.