The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is here, and Ford’s free ride is over with the F-150 Raptor. Ford has had it good for a long time without any significant competition. Neither GM nor FCA entered the off-road full-size truck market with an offering like the Raptor. Chevy makes the Colorado ZR2, but it’s a midsize truck. With the introduction of the Ram TRX, Ford finally has a proper competitor. Timing of the Ram TRX’s release happens to fall in an in-between time for the Raptor, too. The F-150 is all new for 2021, but Ford hasn’t released any details on the Raptor variant — though, we’ve heard that the wait won’t be long. Regardless, Ford had better be aiming for the moon if it aims to best the TRX, because Ram’s new off-road truck is one hell of a moonshot. Ram TRX powertrain Here’s another great reason to buy a TRX. Just as we thought would happen, FCA has dropped the Hellcat engine into the truck. It makes 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque in this application, which is good for a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. It achieves this time using the truck’s Launch Control mode, activated via a big button on the dash. Car and Driver tested the current Raptor at 5.1 seconds, so the TRX is definitely quicker. The quarter mile passes in 12.9 seconds at 108 mph, completely absurd figures for a gigantic pickup. Just like the other Hellcat-equipped vehicles, the TRX gets a
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