Photo: Bahadir Ayti via Behance
At the start of this week, RAM released the 1500 TRX model, the pickup truck that all RAM lovers out there were waiting for while secretly lusting for the Ford F-150 Raptor.
Their patience, however, has been fully rewarded now. Not only is the new TRX considerably more powerful than the Raptor (for now, at least) thanks to its Hellcat-sourced V8 engine, but one might argue it's even the better looker of the pair. In fact, somebody did just that over the course of a 17-minute long video and you can watch it here if you'd like.
Ford F-150 Raptor aside, the mention of a performance-oriented RAM 1500 truck would normally have people thinking of something more in the vein of what you can see here. Well, maybe with a little less gold paint, but you get what we mean.
Slammed trucks with wider tracks and flares to match are nothing new, and they're what performance looks like for this type of vehicle when that word refers to speed and acceleration rather than maximum load and towing capacity.
This particular creation belongs to Bahadir Ayti, a 22-year-old industrial product design student from Turkey. He chose the previous-gen RAM 1500 Warlock as the basis of his rendering, but the fact he released this just as RAM launched the TRX model suggests he didn't do it out of ignorance, but probably either because it suited his idea better or the 3D model for this truck is more readily available.
Regardless, he did a very good job of constructing an intricate body kit for the lowered pickup truck, with a front apron nearly scraping the chewing gums stuck to the asphalt and wide arches that only cover part of the thick wheels. The hood gets a few embellishments as well, though there's no scoop to provide extra air for the 6.2-liter V8 engine we imagine lies underneath.
Apart from the powerful engine they presumably share, Bahadir's creation and the RAM 1500 TRX almost sit at opposite poles. Whereas the real-world model focuses on speed over rough terrain, this one would have problems dealing with most speed bumps. Different tools for different jobs that just happen to share a big chunk of their DNA. Which one would you prefer?
Ford F-150 Raptor aside, the mention of a performance-oriented RAM 1500 truck would normally have people thinking of something more in the vein of what you can see here. Well, maybe with a little less gold paint, but you get what we mean.
Slammed trucks with wider tracks and flares to match are nothing new, and they're what performance looks like for this type of vehicle when that word refers to speed and acceleration rather than maximum load and towing capacity.
This particular creation belongs to Bahadir Ayti, a 22-year-old industrial product design student from Turkey. He chose the previous-gen RAM 1500 Warlock as the basis of his rendering, but the fact he released this just as RAM launched the TRX model suggests he didn't do it out of ignorance, but probably either because it suited his idea better or the 3D model for this truck is more readily available.
Regardless, he did a very good job of constructing an intricate body kit for the lowered pickup truck, with a front apron nearly scraping the chewing gums stuck to the asphalt and wide arches that only cover part of the thick wheels. The hood gets a few embellishments as well, though there's no scoop to provide extra air for the 6.2-liter V8 engine we imagine lies underneath.
Apart from the powerful engine they presumably share, Bahadir's creation and the RAM 1500 TRX almost sit at opposite poles. Whereas the real-world model focuses on speed over rough terrain, this one would have problems dealing with most speed bumps. Different tools for different jobs that just happen to share a big chunk of their DNA. Which one would you prefer?
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