![]() Albeit a relatively stripped truck costing $75,425.Īssociate Editor Byron Hurd: I figured my build would be relatively bare bones compared to the rest of the team, but as it turns out, we all seem to be experiencing a bit of sticker shock. Because, do I care if the door handles are body color, or there’s leather seating or rear-door accent lighting? No! This is a truck, dammit. Spray-in bed liner and a bed step come in a package that again requires addition of the Level 1 or 2 groups, so I’ll do the liner aftermarket and step up by myself like a big boy. The Trailer Tow Group has a brake controller, light-check system and trailer tire-pressure sensor, not bad for $395 - but I can back a trailer, so we’ll skip the trailer reverse steering control for $495. The configurator won’t allow a selection of both “off-road style running boards” and rock rails, so presumably that means the running boards have rock rails incorporated, so we’ll go with those at $1,195. I wanted blue paint, but that required buying into the TRX Level 1 ($3,420) or Level 2 ($7,920) equipment groups, so let’s go with Flame Red, which does not have any such strings attached but costs $250 for lower two-tone paint.īeadlock wheels for $1,895, yes. Fortunately, options can be kept to a minimum. Managing Editor Greg Rasa: A truck that starts at over $71K before adding a single option … pardon me while I tend to this brain bleed. May as well add the dual-pane sunroof while I'm at it, since it already costs as much as a starter home in a decent Midwestern neighborhood. Power folding mirrors are a good idea on a truck this size, beadlock-capable wheels seem like a solid choice, and running boards will make life easier on my wife. After seeing the price I realized there's no sense skimping on the TRX, so I added the package with adaptive cruise control, the package with a head-up display and the package with a spray-in bedliner. That gets me stuff I want like parking sensors, a 360-degree camera, memory for the seats and mirrors, remote keyless entry, remote tailgate release and a trailer brake control. I sucked it up (it's virtual money after all) and added the $7,920 Level 2 Equipment Group to my two-tone white and black TRX. It's not fair to pin this trend solely on Ram, because it's true of every automaker these days, but adding an $8,000 package right off the bat makes me feel cheated. ![]() The issue is that everything you might really want is bundled with a bunch of stuff you couldn't care less about. I know others have commented on the price of this thing, but what really stood out to me while I was configuring the Ram TRX is how quickly the already sky-high base price rises with a few options. The interior options are boring, but I was able to spruce it up a smidge with TRX red interior accents.Ĭonsumer Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski: Wow. Optioning it with silly add-ons is what it deserves. It’s not like I want to carry a tire around in my bed, but it sure does look the part. Rock rails and the bed-mounted tire carrier were also on my list. I also went with the all-black non-beadlock wheels, because I prefer the look and probably don’t need the capability. ![]() The TRX would look menacing in black or gray, but I think a bright color is much more fitting for an off-road play truck. For only $100, I couldn’t say no to a color. On the outside, I chose the bright Hydro-Blue Pearl paint. It has $16,975 worth of options on it, which isn’t entirely out of the ordinary for trucks these days. After all, if you’re paying luxury car money for a vehicle, you might as well enjoy a luxury experience. That’s why I’ve decided to go nearly all out with my build. The TRX is extremely expensive, and anybody buying one will just have to accept it. Changes are relegated to the front axle and small revisions to the front spring rates.Road Test Editor Zac Palmer: There’s no making this truck cheap. It manages this while also riding on bigger tires, though Ford doesn't do much different with the Raptor R's suspension versus the V6 model. Three tons of truck certainly isn't light, but it does check in a bit lighter than the TRX. In its official announcement, Ford was keen to point out the Raptor R's weight of 5,950 pounds. Ford isn't ready to share performance stats, but we expect 60-mph and quarter-mile times similar to the TRX.Īctually, the F-150 Raptor R might be a tad quicker than the burly Ram. As such, it reaches max torque at 4,250 revs. The Ford's engine is borrowed from the Mustang Shelby GT500 and given a truck-specific tune that emphasizes low-end power. Ram's Hellcat V8 pumps out a bit more torque as well, reaching peak twist at 4,800 rpm. Ram still claims the crown of the most powerful truck in the class, but with a difference of just two horsepower, that advantage could be erased by something as simple as a dirty air filter. For all intents and purposes, these muscle trucks are a dead match under the hood.
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