The Ram 1500 is the truck most Kyle shoppers drive down for, and the 2026 lineup gives you four genuinely different ways to build one. The 3.6L Pentastar V6 with eTorque makes 305 horsepower and 269 lb-ft while carrying the highest payload of the group at 2,360 pounds — the practical pick when the bed spends its life loaded with sod, tools and a pallet of pavers. The 3.0L Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six is the towing choice at 420 horsepower, 469 lb-ft and up to 11,610 pounds, enough for a loaded gooseneck headed out FM 150. Want more shove? The High Output version of that same engine turns out 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft. And the 5.7L HEMI V8 is still on the menu for drivers who want the V8 note, rated at 395 horsepower, 410 lb-ft and 11,320 pounds of towing. All four run through an eight-speed automatic. See what is on the ground right now on our 2026 Ram 1500 inventory page, or work through our guide to Ram engine types if you are still torn between the Hurricane and the HEMI.
Hays County runs on heavy-duty trucks, and this lot is stocked accordingly. The Ram 2500 pairs a 6.4L HEMI gas V8 with the 6.7L Cummins turbo diesel, rated up to 430 horsepower and 1,075 lb-ft and good for as much as 20,000 pounds of towing when properly equipped. Step up to the Ram 3500 and the ceiling climbs to 36,610 pounds of towing with payload reaching 7,590 pounds — dually and gooseneck territory, which is where most concrete crews and equipment haulers working the Kyle–Buda–San Marcos triangle end up. Fleet and business buyers should start on the commercial vehicle page, where Chassis Cab, ProMaster and upfit-ready configurations sit together. If diesel is a requirement rather than a preference, our diesel truck inventory filters straight to Cummins-equipped stock so you are not scrolling past gas trucks you cannot use.
The Dodge side of the store is no afterthought. The three-row Dodge Durango seats up to seven and brings back the 6.4L HEMI V8 in R/T 392 form at 475 horsepower for 2026, with best-in-class available towing of up to 8,700 pounds on GT HEMI V8 models equipped with Tow N Go — a real answer for Kyle families who need a Hays CISD carpool hauler Monday through Friday and a boat puller at Canyon Lake on Saturday. The Charger Daytona covers the performance end, alongside SIXPACK inline-six cars making 420 horsepower in R/T trim and 550 in Scat Pack. Every new Dodge and Ram leaves here on factory coverage, and our 2026 Ram warranty guide walks through the 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper term and the 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain protection for original owners. If the exact configuration you want is not here yet, check in-transit inventory before you compromise — new units land weekly.