The 10th anniversary special edition was so popular, you can keep buying it through its 11th anniversary year.
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Every once in a while, a marketer’s plan is so good, it comes true in ways they could only dream of. The 2025 Ram 1500 Rebel X was supposed to be a one-year-only special edition celebrating 10 years of the Rebel off-road trim, but customers loved it so much that Ram decided to bring it back for the 11th anniversary year . You still can’t get it with a V-8, though.
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What Is X, Anyway?
In case you’ve forgotten, the Rebel X is mostly an appearance package. It combines the Rebel Level 2 equipment group with the dual-pane panoramic sunroof, console shift lever (replacing the dash dial), and paddle shifters from the G/T package, exclusive leather and vinyl seats with embroidered Rebel X logos, a console badge, and bedside graphics. The closest thing to a mechanical upgrade is Rough-Road Cruise Control, a low-speed (up to 20 mph) off-road cruise control that disables automatic emergency braking and lightens up the steering.
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To solve for X, you must first get a Rebel, which only comes in the crew-cab and short-bed configuration. Once you do that, you’re required to add that $2,795 Rebel Level 2 equipment group, which includes the 14.4-inch infotainment screen, 19-speaker Harman Kardon stereo, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, keyless entry, power-folding and auto-dimming exterior mirrors, Wi-Fi hotspot, passenger-side display, twin wireless phone chargers, auto wipers, power-adjustable pedals, heated and cooled power front seats, heated rear seats, and a 115-volt outlet in the bed.
From there, you can add the $3,495 Rebel X package, which gets you those other features mentioned above. Doing so requires you to also select a $495 two-tone paint job, of which three of the nine color schemes are free, the rest an extra $295. Do all that and factor in destination charges, and your $68,240 Rebel is now a $74,530 Rebel X.
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Is It Six-Grand Cooler?
Apparently so, given it was so popular that Ram brought it back despite the anniversary having passed. No one said the party had to end, so it didn’t. Thankfully, it’s easy to see what you’re getting for the extra outlay. You know you’re paying for that Level 2 package that you might’ve bought anyway, and if you want the stuff from the G/T package, that’s $3,095 itself. That and the paint job, and there’s your six grand already, not including the seats, bed graphics, and the exclusive Rough-Road Cruise Control. Basically, you’re getting those last three items thrown in for free.
What you’re not getting, though, is the newly returned Hemi V-8. The Rebel X is only available with the 3.0-liter Hurricane SST twin-turbo inline-six, which, to be fair, makes more power and torque, gets better fuel economy, is quicker in our testing , and tows more. We asked why, especially considering the regular Rebel gets the V-8 back as a $1,200 option, and a Ram spokesperson told us the Rebel X is intended to group all the best equipment into one package, and the Hurricane is the more advanced engine.