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Ram 1500 TRX Hits the Drag Strip with Satin White Wrap, Smokes Chevy Camaro

Ram 1500 TRX drag racing 6 photos
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Have you noticed how the Ram 1500 TRX shows up quite often at drag strips across the U.S.? It's weird, right? Because production trucks aren't meant to be raced. Well, I think we can make an exception for this supercharged monster, essentially a Hellcat with off-road capability and a bed. That's being said, here's yet another video of a TRX ripping it at the drag strip.
Sporting an aftermarket Satin White wrap, this hauler showed up at Byron Dragway looking for a bit of quarter-mile fun. The TRX is as stock as they get, but that's not an issue given that the supercharged, 6.2-liter V8 mill packs a punch worthy of 702 horsepower and 605 pound-feet of torque.

The TRX is known to cover the quarter-mile in 12 seconds, which is quicker than most production cars that don't fall into the four-digit horsepower category. This truck is no exception, running a couple of sub-13-second sprints in the video below. And the fact that it takes on a couple of muscle cars in the process makes things that much more interesting.

The first duel sees the TRX going against a fourth-generation SVT Cobra Mustang. Mostly likely sporting a few big upgrades under the hood, the Ford takes the win with an 11.8-second run. The truck is a full second slower at 12.83 clicks, but it does better in the second race.

Lined up against a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro, the TRX comes out on top with a 12.49-second run to go with a trap speed of almost 108 mph (173 kph). That's pretty close to the 12.3-click benchmarks that some owners posted in the past and it's a full second quicker than the Camaro. Again, we don't know if the Chevy is stock, but it probably isn't since only the supercharged ZL1 would come close to the TRX.

If you like fast trucks and white wraps, you should definitely hit the play button below.

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Ask Ciprian about cars and he'll reveal an obsession with classics and an annoyance with modern design cues. Read his articles and you'll understand why his ideal SUV is the 1969 Chevrolet K5 Blazer.
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