I had 3 TRXs and loved every bit of them. When you ordered through a few of the volume dealers, you'd typically be able to secure below invoice pricing, but when they started raising the base price you couldn't even buy a base model for the price of a level 1 truck for the year prior. Im hoping Ram learned their lesson from their crazy price hikes. I could careless if it'll beat an R off the line. Whats more important is take what they've learned from the first generation and improve upon it. Brakes were awful and I warped mine in 6k miles. I never took the truck offroad to justify better shocks/valving but Ill take the word of those who have, this shouldn't be a difficult process. The tech is already in the new 1500s and RHO's but they need to fix the CV boot issue as well. Typically first generation problems and definitely, typical Ram problems. All that said, Im sticking with my plan for a Gen 1 raptor. The amount of truck you get for the price point, especially with a whipple, is unmatched.