During the Street Car Takeover event in Bradenton, Florida on February 25th, Jody Otwell’s Ram 1500 TRX ran a 9.99 in the quarter mile, just one hundredth of a second behind the world record for a boost only (no nitrous oxide). After that 9-second pass, he knew that with the recent tuning help of Tim … Read more
We have been getting lots of questions lately pertaining to the launch of the Build and Price feature for the 2023 model year Dodge Challenger, Charger and Durango, but sadly, we do not know for sure when that information will go live. Fortunately, the Ram Trucks website does have the Build and Price section for … Read more
When the Ram 1500 TRX was introduced back in 2020 for the 2021 model year, it rocked the performance truck world. Delivering a whopping 702 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, the TRX is the most powerful production truck ever, beating the V6-powered Ford F-150 Raptor by a huge margin in literally any head-to-head test. … Read more
The Ram 1500 TRX is the quickest, fastest and most powerful production truck ever built for road use, making it a big hit with enthusiasts. Those Ram truck lovers who have the means to purchase one of the 702-horsepower pickups, and who were able to find one to buy, are fortunate to have one of … Read more
Yesterday, we brought you the formal introduction of the 2022 Ram 1500 TRX Sandblast Edition, with all but one key detail. The Ram Trucks website states that the Sandblast Edition will be available in limited quantities, but the press release doesn’t state just how many. The limited production Ignition Edition earlier this year was held … Read more
On Friday, off-road racing legend Ken Block shared a video on social media showing a truck doing donuts in the sand from a bird’s eye view. The details with the post were limited, but Block stated that he was testing a new truck from Ram. “I did some dirt donuts in a rad new truck! … Read more
A few weeks back, we discussed Billy Weber’s Ram 1500 TRX, which was the quickest of its kind, setting the quarter mile record with a 10.33 at 133.92 miles per hour. This past weekend, Weber was back at the drag strip with his Hellcat Hemi-powered half-ton and this time, he went even quicker. Not only … Read more
Billy Weber, the same Ram 1500 TRX owner/driver who was the first to run in the 10-second range, ran a 10.33 this past weekend. That is the quickest quarter mile time by one of the factory-supercharged Ram trucks, but more importantly, this is the first TRX to run in the lower-10-second range. Weber’s truck isn’t … Read more
A few weeks back we talked about a 2021 Ram 1500 TRX that had run a 10.75 quarter mile with the help of a few simple modifications and nitrous oxide. That half-ton pickup headed back to the track this past Saturday with a new engine tune, and although it was nearly 100 degrees at Palm … Read more
Earlier this week we brought you the news of Dillon Carter’s Ram 1500 TRX setting the blower-only record for the supercharged half-ton pickup. We specified blower-only, because we heard that there was a TRX that ran 10.70s with nitrous, but when a Google searched turned up nothing. Fortunately, some social media savvy friends found the … Read more
The 2021 Modern Street Hemi Shootout ThiTek HEMI’nsanity event was held yesterday at Lapeer International Dragway, north of Detroit. It was a very hot, humid day, but that didn’t stop MSHS racers from setting personal bests. Among the competitors who ran their personal best times was Dillon Carter, who laid down a pair of runs … Read more
Last night, a black 2021 Ram 1500 TRX became the first to crack into the 10-second barrier on a quarter mile drag strip. While other owners have recorded 10-second quarter mile times on phone apps, this is the first TRX to run 10s on a sanctioned drag strip with a proper laser-based timing system. We … Read more
Many Ford fans have been hoping that the F-150 Lightning would return with the mettle to battle the Ram 1500 TRX, even if only on paved surfaces. The good news is that the Lightning is set to return with an online debut planned for May 19th. The bad news is that the new F-150 Lightning … Read more
This morning, Ford Motor Company introduced the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor, the truck which will serve as the key competitor to the Ram 1500 TRX. Many Ford fans insisted that it would be powered by the supercharged V8 from the Shelby GT500 Mustang. Those Ford fans were sure that the Raptor would have upwards of … Read more
