Any news/updates on this?
It has been a while - I've been scouring all over.
Any guesses as to current gen vs. next gen?
I hope it is something they throw together for the current gen as I do not want to wait for Next Gen. I'm not even a truck guy, but this Ram Rebel TRX caught my attention immediately.
Some things have happened since these initial announcements:
- The Demon came out with 840 horsepower (and a 8HP90 trans to handle it)
- The Trackhawk came out with 707 horsepower (and a 8HP95 trans and a Magna Powertrain 3015C transfer case to handle it - though, admittedly, it can do 4WD, but is primarily an on-road platform)
The TRX is still on the RamTrucks.com web site under "Upcoming Vehicles" and "Special Editions".
I did not find torque specs on the Borg-Warner 44-45 transfer case. I was surprised to see the Rebel TRX listed as having the 8HP70 trans, but now that the Demon and Trackhawk transmissions are in production, perhaps that bodes well for a 707 horsepower Hellcat Ram Rebel TRX? Or, maybe somewhere in between (there are still differentials and axles to beef up to handle the power and torque upgrade).
I was hoping for an announcement of some sort revealing hints pertaining to production green light (are they going to build it or not), release date, starting price, and production base/default configuration and options.
But, nothing so far beyond the initial press release.
Multiple sites anticipate a year end release and a start price of $55,000 - there is a lot of consistency on that, but no authoritative references.
Seems to me they would be sacrificing a fair amount of margin with the hopes of offsetting it by sales volume at that price. The lowest price Hellcat anything is the base model Challenger that starts at $64k. I did some comparing of naturally aspirated vs. supercharged 6.2L configurations to try to get an idea of the markup for the TRX over the standard Rebel. $10,000 is tight. The 6.2L SC gets about a $14,000 premium over the 6.4L N/A engine in the Challenger. With the Ram Rebel starting out at roughly $45k, that's pushing $60k for a start price - for a 1500 when the lowest price 3500 is below that.
I don't know - that thing is 30 flavors of awesome and I want one. That it's still on the website and the words "will" describe what appears to be an intentional future release is promising, but I wish they'd take a similar approach to the Demon and leave some crumbs every so often. Though, I did think that was somewhat corny and just wanted to get to the point, it beats the silence we're getting on this TRX. But, that could be because I am significantly more excited about the TRX than the Demon (haven't been into cars in forever and with all the speculation about an $85,000 start price when I need something that can tow a few thousand pounds and handle Michigan snowy winters, I had no serious interest in it).
Waiting is suffering.
This is not fun.
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