Two things came back into the Ram 1500 conversation at the same time this year, and people keep tangling them together. One is the blacked out Night Edition look, which is the single most requested appearance choice on our lot and has been for years. The other is the 5.7 litre HEMI V8, which is genuinely back in the Canadian order book. They are two separate boxes on the sheet, they do not automatically come together, and what you have read online about a Laramie Night Edition HEMI is probably not describing a truck we can sell you. Worth sorting out properly, and you can see what we have on the ground right now in our new Ram 1500 inventory in Portage la Prairie while you read.

Here is the straight version for a Manitoba buyer. What Night Edition actually adds, what the HEMI actually is in Canada, how to get both on one truck, and which part of the story crossing your feed belongs to a different country.

Key Takeaways

• Night Edition is an appearance package, not a trim. In Canada it brings blacked out badging, a black grille surround and 22 inch dark finished wheels. It changes how the truck looks, not what it can do.
• The 5.7 litre HEMI V8 is back and orderable in Canada, paired with eTorque, making 395 horsepower and 410 lb ft, with up to 4,613 kg (10,170 lb) of maximum towing.
• The HEMI is offered across nine 2026 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 trims with the 5 foot 7 inch bed: Tradesman, Express, Warlock, Big Horn, Sport, Rebel, Laramie, Limited and Longhorn.
• HEMI equipped 2026 Ram 1500 models start at $68,185 CAD, which is a $65,490 MSRP plus $2,595 freight and additional fees, less any applicable incentives.
• The Laramie Night Edition HEMI you may have seen announced is a Mexico market release. It is not how the Canadian order book is laid out. Night Edition here is a package on select trims, and Laramie is not one of them.

What Night Edition Actually Is

Night Edition is a look. That is not a criticism, it is just what it is, and knowing that saves you from expecting it to change the truck underneath.

On the 2026 Ram 1500 in Canada, a Night Edition equipped truck adds blacked out badging, a black grille surround and 22 inch dark finished wheels. Chrome goes away. The badges stop being the brightest thing on the truck. The wheel finish drops from bright to dark. On a black or dark grey truck the whole thing reads as one piece, which is exactly the appeal.

What it does not change: the engine, the axle, the tow rating, the payload, the suspension or the interior specification. Two identical trucks, one with Night Edition and one without, do the same work. The package is bought with your eyes.

Two practical notes from a Manitoba lot, because they come up every time.

The 22 inch wheels are the real decision, not the black badges. A larger wheel means a shorter sidewall, and a shorter sidewall is less forgiving on frost heaves, gravel and the potholes that show up on our roads every spring. It is not a dealbreaker, plenty of people run them happily, but if you spend real time on gravel or you are hard on rims, it is worth thinking about before you tick the box rather than after.

Dark wheels hide winter grime and show curb rash. Compared with a bright polished wheel, a dark finish stays looking clean far longer through a salty Manitoba January. The trade is that a scrape shows up more clearly against a dark finish. On balance most owners here come out ahead through the winter.

The HEMI, and What It Actually Is in Canada

The short version: the 5.7 litre HEMI V8 is available to order on the 2026 Ram 1500 in Canada, and the order books are open.

The numbers, confirmed for our market. The HEMI comes paired with eTorque mild hybrid assistance, making 395 horsepower and 410 lb ft of torque, with maximum towing up to 4,613 kg (10,170 lb). It is offered across nine Crew Cab 4x4 trims fitted with the 5 foot 7 inch bed: Tradesman, Express, Warlock, Big Horn, Sport, Rebel, Laramie, Limited and Longhorn.

Read that trim list carefully, because it tells you the shape of the offer. This is a Crew Cab 4x4 proposition with the shorter bed. If you specifically want a Quad Cab, a 6 foot 4 inch box or a two wheel drive truck, the HEMI is not where you are shopping. For most of what we sell out here, which is a crew cab four wheel drive truck, that is not much of a constraint.

Why people want it back is not complicated and it is not nostalgia. A naturally aspirated V8 makes its power in a way that feels different from a twin turbo six, especially the first quarter of the throttle when you are easing a loaded trailer out of a yard. It also has a service and repair reality that a lot of rural owners genuinely value: fewer turbochargers, fewer intercoolers, a lot of trucks on the road with the same engine, and a mechanic in nearly every town who has worked on one. Out here that is a real argument, not a sentimental one.

Putting Them Together: How to Build a Blacked Out HEMI in Canada

Here is where the online noise causes trouble.

You may have seen an announcement for a 2026 Ram 1500 Laramie Night Edition with the HEMI V8. That release is a Mexico market announcement. It is a real truck, it is just not our order book. The Canadian lineup is arranged differently, and the Canadian trims that carry Night Edition do not include the Laramie. So if you walked in asking for a Laramie Night Edition HEMI because you saw the announcement, the honest answer is that we cannot order that exact combination here, and anyone who tells you otherwise has not checked.

What you can do is get the same result a different way. The blacked out look and the HEMI both exist in the Canadian book, they just live on different trims, and there is real overlap. The way to do it is to start from the trim that carries Night Edition in Canada and confirm the HEMI is available on that build, rather than starting from the trim name you saw in another country.

Trim and package availability moves through a model year, and it moves differently in Canada than in the United States or Mexico. Rather than print a package availability list here that could be stale by the time you read it, the useful thing we can do is check the live Canadian order guide against the exact truck you want while you are sitting there. That is a five minute conversation and it beats a blog post guessing. Tell us the two things that actually matter to you, the engine and the look, and we will tell you what combination is genuinely orderable this week.

If you want the blacked out aesthetic without the package question at all, there are trims built around it from the start. Our reads on the Ram 1500 Sport and the Ram 1500 Big Horn cover where each one sits and what comes standard.

What It Costs, Honestly

HEMI equipped 2026 Ram 1500 models start at $68,185 CAD. That figure is a $65,490 MSRP plus $2,595 in freight and additional fees, and it is before sales tax, and less any applicable incentives.

Be careful with that number in both directions. It is a starting point on the least expensive HEMI build, so a Night Edition equipped truck several trims up is a different conversation entirely. And incentive programs turn over monthly, which means the real number today is not the number printed in any article, including this one. Check our current pricing here for the most up to date pricing information on Ram 1500 stock and current factory offers.

Two more things worth doing before you get attached to a build. Get a real number on your current truck and start a finance application. Knowing your trade position and your approval turns a wish list into an order, and on a factory build with a wait attached, being organized early is what gets you a truck instead of a spot in line.

FAQs

Can I order a Ram 1500 Laramie Night Edition with the HEMI in Canada?

No. That specific configuration comes from a Mexico market announcement. In Canada, Night Edition is an appearance package offered on select trims, and Laramie is not among the trims that carry it. The HEMI itself is available on the Canadian Laramie, just not with a Night Edition package on that trim. Ask us and we will confirm the current Canadian order guide against the exact build you want.

What does Night Edition include on the 2026 Ram 1500?

Blacked out badging, a black grille surround and 22 inch dark finished wheels. It is an appearance package. It does not change the engine, towing, payload or suspension.

How much horsepower does the 2026 Ram 1500 HEMI have?

395 horsepower and 410 lb ft of torque, paired with eTorque, with maximum towing up to 4,613 kg (10,170 lb).

Which 2026 Ram 1500 trims can have the HEMI V8 in Canada?

Nine Crew Cab 4x4 trims with the 5 foot 7 inch bed: Tradesman, Express, Warlock, Big Horn, Sport, Rebel, Laramie, Limited and Longhorn.

What does a HEMI Ram 1500 start at in Canada?

HEMI equipped 2026 Ram 1500 models start at $68,185 CAD, which is a $65,490 MSRP plus $2,595 freight and additional fees, before sales tax and less any applicable incentives. That is the entry HEMI build, not a Night Edition equipped one.

Are the 22 inch Night Edition wheels a bad idea for Manitoba roads?

Not bad, just a trade. A shorter sidewall is less forgiving on gravel, frost heaves and spring potholes, and a winter tire in that size costs more. The dark finish does hide road salt better than a bright wheel. Plenty of people here run them happily. Just make it a decision rather than an accident.

The Bottom Line

The blacked out truck and the V8 truck are both back on the table in Canada, and for a lot of buyers this is the most interesting the Ram 1500 order sheet has looked in a couple of years. The catch is that the internet is currently mixing three markets together, and the headline configuration doing the rounds is not one we can order here.

So do it the simple way. Decide which two things you actually care about, the engine and the look, and let us check the live Canadian order guide against that. That is a short conversation and it ends with a truck you can actually get. If you want the wider picture of where the lineup is heading, our 2027 Ram 1500 what's new post covers the next model year, and what is on the lot today is the fastest way to see what we can put you in this month.