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USA Today
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
The 2026 Ram 1500 Express is back and starts at $44,495
The 2026 Ram 1500 Express is back and starts at $44,495 Show Caption Hide Caption Dodge Ram trucks in Metro Detroit targeted in touch screen thefts Many who live in the Detroit area are on edge while police look for thieves stealing the dash screens out of various Dodge Rams. FOX 2 talked with a few theft victims who said his Ram truck was parked in his driveway when someone recently broke in. Fox - 2 Detroit It's no secret new cars today are way too expensive. But to offer an attractive value proposition, Ram is bringing back the 2026 Ram 1500 Express. With a starting price of $44,495, it's lower than the average new-car price and makes it one of the most affordable Ram 1500 models you can buy. The Ram 1500 Express can be optioned in either the crew or extended "Quad" cab layouts, and with a choice of rear- or four-wheel drive. You also get laser-etched interior trim, black bezel-surround LED headlights, a choice of five monochromatic exterior colors (black, white, gray and two blues), body-color front and rear bumpers, 20-inch wheels, adaptive cruise control, and the 3.6-liter, 305-hp Pentastar V-6 motor as standard. For an extra $1,695, you can select the low-output version of the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged Hurricane inline-six engine, which produces 420 hp and unlocks the ability to tow up to 11,550 pounds when installed in a Quad Cab with rear-drive. Looking for some extra visual flair? The Ram 1500 Black Express Package includes a Sport hood, black badging and 20-inch wheels, LED fog lights, running boards, black cloth bucket seats and a 7-inch gauge cluster. This package is available only on Quad Cab and Crew 4WD models, and costs just $995. You can see the full 2026 Ram 1500 Express starting price breakdown below: Quad Cab 2WD: $44,495 Crew Cab 2WD: $47,245 Quad Cab 4WD: $48,345 Crew Cab 4WD: $51,095 The Express replaces the discontinued Ram Classic and marks the return of a popular value-focused and practicality-minded choice. Pickup trucks can now be optioned to rival even the most opulent SUVs, but sometimes you just want a well-equipped, no-frills truck to get work done. This seems to be that truck. Ram first offered the Black Express in 2013 and again in 2019. So, as much as we all love a hoo-rah Hemi-powered pickup, the 2026 Ram Express will no doubt benefit from the model's recent thorough midcycle update, which helped it earn the title of our 2025 Truck of the Year. This is the first example of Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis' plan to launch 25 product updates over the next 18 months. Not all the rollouts are known just yet, but it's an aggressive schedule. Order books for the 2026 Ram 1500 Express are now open, with deliveries scheduled to start in Q3 of this year. Photos by manufacturer
Motor Trend
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
The 2026 Ram 1500 Express Is Back as the Value Leader
It's no secret new cars today are way too expensive. But to offer an attractive value proposition, Ram is bringing back the 2026 Ram 1500 Express. With a starting price of $44,495, it's lower than the average new-car price and makes it one of the most affordable Ram 1500 models you can buy. The Ram 1500 Express can be optioned in either the crew or extended "Quad" cab layouts, and with a choice of rear- or four-wheel drive. You also get laser-etched interior trim, black bezel-surround LED headlights, a choice of five monochromatic exterior colors (black, white, gray, and two blues), body-color front and rear bumpers, 20-inch wheels, adaptive cruise control, and the 3.6-liter, 305-hp Pentastar V-6 motor as standard. For an extra $1,695, you can select the low-output version of the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged Hurricane inline-six engine, which produces 420 hp and unlocks the ability to tow up to 11,550 pounds when installed in a Quad Cab with rear-drive. Looking for some extra visual flair? The Ram 1500 Black Express Package includes a Sport hood, black badging and 20-inch wheels, LED fog lights, running boards, black cloth bucket seats, and a 7-inch gauge cluster. This package is available only on Quad Cab and Crew 4WD models, and costs just $995. You can see the full 2026 Ram 1500 Express starting price breakdown below: Quad Cab 2WD: $44,495 Crew Cab 2WD: $47,245 Quad Cab 4WD: $48,345 Crew Cab 4WD: $51,095 The Express replaces the discontinued Ram Classic and marks the return of a popular value-focused and practicality-minded choice. Pickup trucks can now be optioned to rival even the most opulent SUVs, but sometimes you just want a well-equipped, no-frills truck to get work done. This seems to be that truck. Ram first offered the Black Express in 2013 and again in 2019. So, as much as we all love a hoo-rah Hemi-powered pickup, the 2026 Ram Express will no doubt benefit from the model's recent thorough midcycle update, which helped it earn the title of our 2025 Truck of the Year. This is the first example of Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis' plan to launch 25 product updates over the next 18 months. Not all the rollouts are known just yet, but it's an aggressive schedule. Order books for the 2026 Ram 1500 Express are now open, with deliveries scheduled to start in Q3 of this year.
