And the engine can be a bit loud even while loafing on the freeway. Perhaps the only dynamic flaw is that the steering, while well-weighted, feels a bit artificial at times. Enough for those folks to get home with ease. Yet thanks to a 33-gallon fuel tank, I still returned the truck to the fleet with a quarter tank remaining. Well enough that you could easily daily this thing if you can afford the fuel costs. On-road, the TRX, like its Raptor rival, rides well on the interstate. Thanks, though, for apparently not having security cameras. Also, if the manager of a certain coin-operated car wash in Chicago’s far western suburbs is reading this – sorry for ignoring your “no mud” sign and potentially clogging your drains. No bodywork was harmed, and the TRX ran like a champ on the ride back home. The truck managed just fine for the rest of the ride, even fording a creek without stressing me out. If you’re keeping score, I am two-for-two on failures at that park when unsupervised (I made it around just fine in a Wrangler on a then-FCA-managed event some months after the Raptor incident).Īs with my Raptor failure, I am left to wonder if the 35-inch Goodyear Wrangler all-terrain tires, meant to perform well off-road while still being livable on-road, aren’t as good in the deep muck as aftermarket rubber might be.
Shorts went unsoiled, but my ego took another bruise. Some friendly weekend warriors towed us out – not a quick or easy process – and the TRX soldiered on, undamaged. I was trying to not go too far to the left and slam the truck into a berm and just overcompensated like a dude on Tinder. Perhaps I am being unduly harsh on myself – I simply placed the wheels about a foot too far to the right and caught some mud, causing a slide toward no man’s land. Then your humble author, in a moment of true dumbassery, nearly slid a $90K truck down an embankment, much to the consternation of his bemused father, who was riding shotgun.Īt least the truck’s gauges can indicate the pitch angle when you’re worried that shifting wrong in your seat might send you a tumblin’. The truck was having no problems navigating the same trail that nearly swallowed a Raptor piloted by yours truly, and the Bilstein Black Hawk (2.6 inches front and rear) off-road shocks were mitigating the effects of the worst bumps and whoo-de-doos. Speaking of holding on, I dutifully took the TRX off-roading on a muddy winter day. Passing is a cinch, and if you want to make yourself giggle and grin like an idiot, just find an open road, mash the gas, listen to the supercharger whine, and hold the eff on. “Hellcat all the things” is a running gag these days, and this truck is a runner, thanks to the 6.2-liter supercharged Hemi V8 that puts out the aforementioned 702 ponies and 650 lb-ft of torque. Well, the ride ain’t too shabby, considering the truck’s mission, though it’s not as smooth as your run-of-the-mill 1500. About the only thing the TRX does well other than perform – on and off pavement – is provide interior comfort. Those who want a truck that is focused on towing, or rides better on-road when unladen, or uses less fuel, will be better suited by other products in the Ram range. That’s pretty much it.Īnd you will want one, unless the acceleration leads you to need a change of pants, or if the Prius is too wild for you. You buy a 702-horsepower dune-jumper because you want one and can afford it. These folks had a point, though they seemed to ignore that the TRX is likely to sell in such small numbers that it’s unlikely these trucks will add much fuel to the climate-change fire.Īrguments about possible contribution to the destruction of our planet aside, there really is no logical reason to buy a TRX. When the 20 TRX launched last fall, the usual suspects on auto-journalist Twitter started complaining that the truck offered more power than anyone really needed, at a terrible cost to the environment, since a truck like this would suck down fuel at a distressing rate. Prices include $1,695 destination charge in the United States and $1,995 to $2,695 for freight, PDI, and A/C tax in Canada and, because of cross-border equipment differences, can’t be directly compared.
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