I really appreciate pictures like this. The TRX Drivetrain (Hellcat Engine specifically) is so appealing because of its performance capabilities. The TRX is also a good looking truck (inside and out). I really want to love the TRX, but right now I feel like the Raptor is a slightly better vehicle because of QC issues I’ve seen pop up on the interweb. If Ram can really pull this truck off, Ford will have to up it’s came with the Raptor R.
I’d appreciate a thread of your own where you compare the two, and the pro’s and con’s of each truck.
you CAN mod the TRX for even more power.....course....it’s still a Ram, I have a sneaking suspicion while it may be fairly easy to eek more power out of it, you’ll wind up grenading Everything else attached to it- tranny/TC/diffs/axles/bearings etc. the truck weighs almost 7k lbs, probably more than that for a fully loaded up one (plus...for some reason dodges #s are typically BS when it comes to true weights & MPGs)
There’s a reason the TRX can’t be equipped w/ true 4wd/2wd as an option, & it sure as SH*T isn’t because the driveshaft/TC/Tranny is “super strong”.....
a gen 2 raptor w/ only a tune will be right behind a stock TRX, & feel more nimble, handle better, stop better etc on the street. Offroad apparently a stock gen2 is already more capable still than a TRX regardless of the power delta- looks like the TRX “outruns its suspension” nearly immediately in real world offroad use just in stock trim. And keep in mind....that’s w/ the gen2 on rear leafs vs. the new coil over setup. The base gen 3 will probably eviscerate a TRX offroad given all that.
If that’s where it stands now w/ a gen2 vs TRX, I have NO DOUBT a slightly stronger gen3 “base” raptor will be nipping @ the heels of a stock TRX if not right w/ it & a tuned one very well could surpass it. If they give it the same turbos as the GT (very possibly- or just some slighter bigger units in general) + higher compression & keeps that forged crank, it may be a real gem of a drivetrain. For real world use
personally I have no inclination or use for a Raptor-R w/ a blown V8 unless they equip it w/ ******** 4” fox shocks or adjustables etc b/c all that extra power will be useless as **** on a bull offroad
Tuned gen2s run 12.6-13 flat in the 1/4, 4.2-4.7 0-60, and are already faster in real offroad use both stock & tuned than a TRX
I’m sure the gen3 base is gonna be a real sweet spot in terms of true off-road capabilities + fun/fast driving on street while getting better mileage & having fewer problems.
but hey....TRX got a hemi, & it sounds good, so there’s that.
Another way to look at it is that it's the starting price for negotiation. Whoever sets a stupid price first usually ends up with the better side of any deal.
