Four Wheeler: 10 reasons Raptor better than TRX

[Kaz109]

Dammit, I missed that option when I ordered my 2020.

As did everybody else. Better talk to @kenb since he is the only one that was able to check that option box lol

 

[kenb]

Soooooooo your 2020 raptor has a V8 then I'm assuming ?

Yes it does. Come on by and I will show it to you.

 

[Russ103]

I’ve noticed that too. If you drive in boost, your fuel economy plummets. I drive on lots of mountain roads where the speed limit is 65 tops. If I go around there, I’m in the low 20’s but what’s the fun in that??

I just got back from a road trip with a roof top tent and about 900lbs in the bed. Over the entire trip I averaged 17.5MPG including off-roading.

Most don’t care about MPG’s and that’s fine. For me, it’s the icing on the cake. It means that I don’t feel like I’m throwing as much money away by daily driving it.

I don’t care about the MPG’s at all, but I know that a lot of guys here pay attention to it, hence my pic of the long trip I just did.

With that said, I do care about having a big 36 gallon fuel tank that allows me to not care about the MPG’s.

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

I’m going to admit it because I’m a 12 year old, the motor in my 2016 Hellcat was my favorite motor I’ve ever owned. The sound of the supercharger was intoxicating, and I loved the sound of the exhaust. Where the Hellcat got old was on long trips where the drone of the exhaust could get old. I had actually thought about adding sound insulation to the interior of the car to help with the drone.

I think the TRX will be a fantastic truck for FCA, and I love the idea of more power, but the longer I have this Raptor the more and more I like it. It’s by far the most comfortable vehicle I’ve owned, and I’m very happy with the fuel economy. I hope that FCA sells every TRX they make because it will continue Ford to make an even better Raptor.

 

[Frank N]

FCA
Fukking Crap Automobiles

 

[shapiroeric]

I think for most of us average Raptor owners, the ones that drive it like they would a normal pick up, the TRX will give us an option when it comes time to trade up. I have an early 2017 and the truck has been a total sh*t box....problems upon problems upon problems....I'm not holding it against Ford this time around.....

The TRX is a cool truck and the interior is a huge plus. I think the true comparison will be to the Gen 3 Raptor. I'm not a big fan of the TRX being bigger. The Raptor is big enough IMO. While I'm not crazy about the Ecoboost not sure if I want or need a 700 hp gas guzzler on a daily basis. I don't really care about gas mileage as I have another vehicle that gets 9 mpg but the truck gets the majority of the seat time.

I realize this site is pretty negative on the TRX but a little competition is always good. And quite honestly most Ford dealers were impossible to deal with when the Gen 2 came out. This might make it a little better....

 

[Badgertits]

I think for most of us average Raptor owners, the ones that drive it like they would a normal pick up, the TRX will give us an option when it comes time to trade up. I have an early 2017 and the truck has been a total sh*t box....problems upon problems upon problems....I'm not holding it against Ford this time around.....

The TRX is a cool truck and the interior is a huge plus. I think the true comparison will be to the Gen 3 Raptor. I'm not a big fan of the TRX being bigger. The Raptor is big enough IMO. While I'm not crazy about the Ecoboost not sure if I want or need a 700 hp gas guzzler on a daily basis. I don't really care about gas mileage as I have another vehicle that gets 9 mpg but the truck gets the majority of the seat time.

I realize this site is pretty negative on the TRX but a little competition is always good. And quite honestly most Ford dealers were impossible to deal with when the Gen 2 came out. This might make it a little better....

You got an early model year of an entirely new design- many people find out the hard way the first iterations of a new product are still a “work in progress” so to speak.

that being said....offering to be the guinea pig for fiat Chrysler of all makes, on a COMPLETELY new “frankensteined” version of a high-Po truck splitting the difference between their 1/2 & 3/4 ton chassis while trying to match a Raptors offroad capability? No thank you. I’ll wait on the sidelines see what happens- you should too or may get an even more expensive pile of crap lol!

 

[GordoJay]

You got an early model year of an entirely new design- many people find out the hard way the first iterations of a new product are still a “work in progress” so to speak.

that being said....offering to be the guinea pig for fiat Chrysler of all makes, on a COMPLETELY new “frankensteined” version of a high-Po truck splitting the difference between their 1/2 & 3/4 ton chassis while trying to match a Raptors offroad capability?

I'm sure being a beta tester for Fiat will be much better than being a beta tester for Ford.

 

[melvimbe]

The TRX is a cool truck and the interior is a huge plus. I think the true comparison will be to the Gen 3 Raptor.

While I get why people feel that way, and I agree that the TRX looks better from pictures, I'm not 100% sure it will feel that way when you sit in. I did a test drive of the Rebel a year ago, and although it has similar interior dimensions to the Raptor, it felt smaller. In both the front and rear. Not sure if the interior layout was 'busier', giving a more crowded feel to it, but I felt like I had more space in the Raptor than Rebel.

Of course, the TRX has some significant changes, but it appears to be more, not less, and I would not surprised if it's interior feels smaller as well.

 

[RAPTERRIER]

The TRX beats the Gen II 252 ways. If Ford doesn't offer a boosted V8 in the Gen III, well it's time to pass the torch.