Game Over. Ram Introduced a Hellcat Street Truck and Ford Released a Lowering Kit.

      2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee SRT

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      Who cares about the Ford F-150 Lobo or Chevy? Ram is making waves, and with the Father of the Hellcat behind the wheel, they've thrown down the gauntlet.

      On Wednesday, the Ram Rumble Bee made a comeback, but it's not just one truck—it's a lineup of four, all featuring Hemi V8 engines. The top model? A Hellcat-powered street truck that ticks all the boxes for what a street truck should be in 2026.

      Unfortunately for them, no one is buying single-cab trucks. Sales figures have proven the online fretting to be meaningless.

      The new Ram Rumble Bee SRT significantly outperforms the Ford F-150 Lobo, which has only made a feeble attempt at being a street truck, featuring a rear 2-inch lowering kit, modified bodywork, extra cooling, and a fancy differential—yet it still lacks substance. Can you say wheel gap?

      Nine months after its debut, Ford conceded defeat by offering a supercharger kit for the Lobo. But while the supercharger boosts output to 700 horsepower, it doesn’t make the Lobo a complete solution; it merely addresses its power deficiency.

      In April, Roush attempted to build on what Ford started with the Lobo, introducing a two-door F-150 called the Nightmare. However, it remains a third-party modification and not a factory-supported street truck.

      This situation is particularly amusing considering Ford had previously produced first- and second-generation Lightnings that were true street trucks, featuring lowered suspensions and a supercharged second-gen model.

      As for Chevy and GMC? They’re completely absent from this competition. It’s unfortunate, especially since there was once a Silverado SS with a 454 and, later in the 2000s, a more recent version of the Silverado SS.

      Ram truly understands the street truck market. They’re the ones who created the Viper V10-powered Ram SRT10. Remember that Viper-powered truck with a manual gearbox? What a gem.

      While the Viper era has ended (RIP), the Hellcat era is making a strong comeback. The Ram TRX is set to return with even more muscle, boasting 777 hp. Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis, known as the Father of the Hellcats, is also leading the revived SRT division. As a result, we’re getting a Rumble Bee with a 5.7-liter Hemi V8, a Rumble Bee 392 featuring the 6.4-liter Hemi V8, a Rumble Bee 392 Track Pack, and of course, a Rumble Bee SRT equipped with the TRX’s supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8, generating 777 hp.

      These trucks are lowered, wider, and equipped with 22-inch wheels fitted with the widest tires ever put on a vehicle outside of the Viper. Available in a single Quad Cab short box configuration, which is 13 inches shorter than the Crew Cab short box. These street trucks are primed for performance, and they appear, at least on paper, to be fully realized street trucks.

      If you're going to do something, do it properly. SRT has certainly achieved that, which should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Tim Kuniskis. We’re getting a full-size Hemi-powered truck capable of running 11s on the way to Home Depot, and we can thank Ram for that.

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