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
The new trailer claims that Forza Motorsport will have 500 vehicles at launch, over 100 of which are new to the franchise—at least 100 cars, trucks, and SUVs that have not been featured in Forza Motorsport 1 through 7. The list of performance vehicles in Forza Motorsport 7 is so lengthy that it is hard to come up with more than a hundred cars, trucks and SUVs for the new game, but we can think of a few models from Dodge, Ram and Jeep that would fit nicely into the next generation Forza title. [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
Satera Tuning is one of the top aftermarket performance shops in the modern Mopar world, offering big power packages for the Dodge Hellcat models, the Ram 1500 TRX and the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk that yield over a thousand horsepower. With his latest announcement, Jeremy Satera is adding peace of mind to those packages, offering … Read more
This morning, Ford Motor Company pulled the sheet back from the long-awaited F-150 Raptor R – the V8-powered pickup that would finally defeat the Ram 1500 TRX. Ford fans were sure that the Raptor R would pack gobs more power than the TRX, since the GT500 engine that was expected to come under the hood … Read more
Last week, off-road racing legend Ken Block teased a new Ram truck and today, that new Ram was formally introduced as the 2022 TRX Sandblast Edition. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise, as the Ram Trucks consumer site seemingly posted the new package early – then removed it – but it is the … 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
Grainy pictures of the larger 2023 Ram digital gauge cluster have been floating around the internet for a few days, but our hunt for a clearer, higher resolution version paid off thanks to the Dodge Ram Owners Australia Facebook page. A member named Marty Marty shared a picture of what appears to be the new … Read more
The Modern Street Hemi Shootout is the premier drag racing series for modern Mopar performance cars and has been for years. Across the many classes, you will find the world’s quickest examples of the modern Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum, Chrysler 300, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500, but there are also groups of … Read more
When Mopar teased their 2021 SEMA Show display vehicles, a shadowy image of the Ram 1500 TRX created the most buzz. As expected, the RexRunner Concept is based on the TRX, but a handful of Mopar upgrades along with some custom upgrades improve the functionality of the most powerful performance truck in the world. TRX … Read more
Earlier this month, we brought you the news of the first Ram 1500 TRX in the 9-second range, owned and driven by Billy Weber. Weber and his record-setting half-ton were back at the track this past weekend and with cooler air came better times. When Weber first ran in the 9s, with a 9.90 at … Read more
Earlier today, we looked at the pricing information for the 2022 Ram 1500 TRX based on the RamTrucks consumer website. After speaking with some folks who ordered a 2022 TRX, who also shared their invoices with us, we found that there were some differences between the Ram Trucks website and the pricing at the dealership. … Read more
The 2022 Ram 1500 TRX is now available in the Build & Price section of the Ram Trucks website and there are few changes, other than pricing. Buying one of the 702-horsepower half-ton pickups will cost you more for 2022, with the increase ranging from just over $2,000 on a “base” build to just over … Read more
This morning, the folks at Mopar issued five teaser images of vehicles coming to the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. There was no information included, with only this short statement accompanying the teaser images. “Mopar will showcase customized vehicles and hundreds of quality-tested, factory-backed performance parts and accessories in its 15,345-square-foot exhibit in the … 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
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
