![]() ![]() In line with ’s long-standing ethics policy, editors and reviewers don’t accept gifts or free trips from automakers. The only possible straight-line challenger to the TRX is the upcoming Ford Raptor R that hasn’t even been revealed yet, so for now, the TRX is the undisputed king of the monsters.Ĭars.com’s Editorial department is your source for automotive news and reviews. Still, even with our limited testing, the TRX bested not only its Ram-estimated 0-60 mph and quarter-mile times, but the times of any pickup we’ve tested in recent memory. More time to play with the settings even further - I never did get the suspension out of Street - might’ve resulted in better times, too. With a lot more practice, or with a more experienced driver behind the wheel, I’m certain we could’ve gotten even better times out of the TRX. The TRX’s adjustable settings - transmission, steering, stability control and the shift paddles - were all in Sport, save for the suspension, which I left in Street.Īnd here’s the thing: I’m an amateur at this. Simply brake-torquing to around 2,500 rpm and letting it go cut four-tenths of a second off both the factory 0-60 and quarter-mile times. ![]() That run didn’t even use launch control, either, as I wasn’t having the best success getting a clean launch while using it. Our 0-60 mph time doesn’t include a 1-foot rollout calculation (basically a running start) versus the drag strip’s quarter-mile time that does. In just three tries, I had Ram beat: 4.1 seconds from 0-60 mph and a 12.55-second quarter-mile time at just a hair under 107 mph. 20 TRX Video: Pickup Truck Has New TRX Up Its Sleeve.What’s New With Pickup Trucks for 2021?.20 TRX: 4 Things We Like and 2 Things We Don’t.With that advice in hand, I pulled up to the line to give it my best shot.Ģ0 TRX | photo by Christian Lantryĭriving back to the line was exciting in its own way because I got to look at the timing board and see times and speeds up there that, until now, just didn’t seem possible for a pickup truck straight from the factory. No Contra code of settings and button presses and burnouts to get the best out of the big truck. ![]() I asked Ram for advice on how to wring the best times from the TRX, and the answers were remarkably straightforward: Keep the tire pressure at the 38 pounds per square inch recommended on the sticker in the doorjamb and set the launch control to 2,200 rpm. But with Ram claiming a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds on the way to a 12.9-second quarter-mile sprint at 108 mph, the TRX is quick, and not just “quick for a pickup truck.” But just how quick is the TRX? Best Practices Sure, the TRX has knobby 35-inch all-terrain tires, off-road suspension and all sorts of other bits to make it go fast once the pavement ends. Well, when you’ve got a 702-horsepower, 650-pounds-feet-of-torque, Hellcat-derived supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 under the hood, it’s not really that crazy. Related: 20 TRX Review: Thoroughly Entertaining A big off-road pickup? A drag strip? That makes sense, right? The 20 TRX is probably the craziest factory off-road pickup truck you can buy right now, so when we got our hands on one, we did what anyone with that opportunity would do: We took it to a drag strip. ![]()
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