If you’re planning to purchase a TRX, be warned that it’s expensive to buy, run, and maintain. The gas alone costs more than $4,000 per year if you average 10,000 miles (16,093 kilometers), and the premium to insure this pickup clocks in at more than $2,000 for car vlogger Ben Hardy.
Wrapped in green by Tron Auto Lab, the pictured TRX also goes through oil really fast. Ben changes it every 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) or thereabouts, and prices range a lot depending on the dealership. Ram uses 0W-40 synthetic oil for the Hellcat-powered pickup, and the 6.2-liter supercharged V8 takes seven quarts (6.6 liters) as per the automaker.
The rubber is costly in its own right because the Goodyear Wrangler Territory All-Terrain is a very desirable off-road tire, and 325/65 by 18-inches (make that 35 inches) are hefty dimensions. A well-known online retailer offers them for $290 apiece, which translates to $1,160 in total.
And finally, Ben recommends protecting the front of the TRX with transparent film. A PPF kit from 3M costs around $210 for the bumper, while the hood, side mirrors, roof, and A-pillars add $290 to the total.
Rated at 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet (881 Nm) of torque, the most exciting half-ton pickup for the 2021 model year is currently listed by Ram at $70,425 excluding destination charge. Only available as a Crew Cab with the short box and four-wheel drive, the dune-bashing TRX has a dirty secret.
Hidden very deep in the press release, Stellantis highlights that the under-bed slot can accommodate a 37-inch spare tire. That’s likely an indicator of the next variant of the TRX, which needs larger tires to compete on equal footing with the Ford F-150 Raptor with the optional 37s.
Ram also has to consider that a V8 engine is coming to the Raptor, most likely the Predator that debuted in the Mustang Shelby GT500 for the 2020 model year. But then again, the Hellcat has been proven to 807 horsepower and 707 pound-feet (969 Nm) of torque in the Dodge Super Stock on pump gas.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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