2024 RAM 1500 TRX Final Edition review: 0-100 & POV test drive

[@madrx2]

The ultimate tailgating machine, every Ranger raptor owners wet dream 😂

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@madrx2 😅

[@techmate1813]

I would say the F150 raptor R is more of their dream, even more expensive than this TRX funny enough

[@teddym2808]

Your 0-100 are impeccable, thank you mate - this is how all of the basic 0-62mph/100kmh performance testing should be done. LOVE seeing the instruments in real time with it. Kudos!

[@Jimvl3pv]

Back again just to listen to this thing...so good!

[@anthonysgro8041]

Great video Brett Cheers 👍👍👍👍

[@nicholasmatthews5989]

Wow, an absolutely fantastic review. Wow, an absolutely magnificent vehicle. Wow, whoever has bought one of these are very lucky bastards. Happy New Year. Cheers. 🙂

[@martintalavou]

You can recline the back seats by pulling the lever under the seat. Rear seat will slide forward to recline.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@martintalavou Great. Thanks for clarifying.

[@rich7447]

Once you move up to the HD Rams the Megacab comes into play. It adds another 16 inches to the cab length, but is only available with a 76 inch (6'4") bed. There are aftermarket companies that convert them to 8 foot bed.

[@theprodigalsonreturnsoncea1199]

If a TRX owner bought a second set of wheels and tyres for street driving & high tarmac performance, what tyres might best suit that purpose? Great review & awesome vehicle.

[@JeffCole-i7b]

Smaller and wider, reduce gear ratio, quicker acceleration....

[@JeffCole-i7b]

Like a 285-16 would do it...

[@rich7447]

@@JeffCole-i7b They already have issues getting traction off the line. Also, the 285 would be fine, but 16 inch wheels would not clear the brake calipers.

[@marcusgeorge1825]

Great review! Thank you. I dare say the only reason why they didn’t allow any off-road is to keep the areas that are hard to clean, clean and also to reduce any potential for chips/scratches to the paint. If it was sold then legally they can’t let you sit in it, let alone test it…

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Good point. I think it must be the first reason you mentioned - maybe they are about to put it up for sale.

[@marcusgeorge1825]

@ It’s just one reason why in the motorbike industry people will advertise a second hand bike that hasn’t been ridden in the rain. Simply due to the same reason. A lot of people question this as if it’s never been washed. When in truth it’s due to not being able to clean all road grime that comes from a wet road.

[@351tgv]

@@drivingenthusiastaustralia - Matt Campbell had this very car for his review site and did a 0-100km run on gravel road, I heard he got in trouble for doing that.

[@351tgv]

the US/Canadian reviews of the replacement "RHO" have been positive but old heads can't get past the lack of noise from the 6cyl.

[@kimkino2790]

What is name of that song in the intro

[@TechHead03]

seems to have a speed limiter at 160kmh 😓

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@TechHead03 Correct

[@JoelDean-f9n]

The speed limiter is for the tyres that’s all they are rated too

[@rich7447]

@@JoelDean-f9n The OEM tires are T rated (190km/h) and that is what the speed limiter is set yo in North America. I'm not sure why it is lower in Australia.

[@JoelDean-f9n]

There Q rated tyres on mine

[@elishaemanuel8512]

Very big engine dodge ram is very strong torque it's the American Mitsubishi company alliance

[@rich7447]

This isn't the torquiest Ram in the lineup. The 2500/3500 HOs have an additional 425 lb ft/575 nm of torque. They haven't made a Dodge Ram since the 2009 model year. Everything from 2010 on is just Ram.

[@jamiefrangos9233]

A Tragic lose.

[@russell3436]

523kW but weighs 3 tonnes and hogs 2 lanes is basically the same as a 200kW hot hatch in terms of performance.

[@rich7447]

It's not designed for speed on paved roads. The TRX and Raptor are both designed as pre-runners. The hatchbacks don't do so well doing 100mph across the desert.

[@RedDog-e7v]

@@russell3436 2 lanes? Australian lane is 3.5 metres in width, this vehicle is 2.2 wide, Your math isn’t mathing

[@Jimvl3pv]

Yeah because everyone is cross shopping between a supercharged offroad trophy truck that will tow 3.5 ton over sand dunes and a vw golf

[@dn059]

Only broke people will have an issue with this car 😂

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@dn059 Lol

[@rich7447]

My problem with the TRX is the 5.5 foot bed and the low payload. Other than that it's a beautiful machine.

[@operation4wheelz]

Hopefully with the woke CEO of stellantis leaving in shame, more good things will come. Already hearing positive things for jeep.

[@marcusgeorge1825]

These do not belong on our city roads as you could run over a person without knowing. If you do need to tow in excess of 3.5 tonnes then ok that’s a different story.

[@madrx2]

Oh no won't somebody think of the children Maude.

[@RedDog-e7v]

They comply with Australian design rules.

[@JeffCole-i7b]

What are you talking about?

[@JeffCole-i7b]

I own this truck, and it belongs everywhere there is a road, or no road....

[@russell3436]

These take up 2 lanes alone They are designed for American interstate highways not Australian suburban roads. Don’t know why people are so madly ute obsessed in the modern day.

[@fred3527]

I always wonder what people who buy these vehicles in Australia are compensating for? Totally socially and environmentally inappropriate. They are dangerous to all other road users with their weight, size, and poor braking performance.

[@ashcosmo3854]

Do you have any evidence to provide that bigger cars means people are compensating ? Or is that your only emotional based opinion to feel better about driving a pathetic car yourself ? Socially inappropriate ? To who ? People called Fred who cries about supercharged utes to make himself feel better about driving a POS car ?

[@fred3527]

@ashcosmo3854 Yes, Physiology 101, 201, 301, and beyond. When you feel small, powerless, and unseen, then you compensate by driving something big and powerful. That's all good and well, and I fully endorse trying to increase your power, but find a way that doesn't endanger other road users and consume more than your fair share of the earths scarce resources. It's narcissism at its worst, and yes, it's also well documented.

[@Drwalu-e5j]

Top 10 mortal crashes include sedans only, with Tesla at 6th place, but 0 pickups. What does it mean? What they compensate for mr.psychologist? ;))

[@fred3527]

@Drwalu-e5j That is blatantly untrue. Data from the USA shows that the majority of road fatalities are large utes hitting small cars and pedestrians. Look at websites like IIHS. "Trends. A total of 4,764 people died in large truck crashes in 2022. Seventeen percent of these deaths". were truck occupants, 66% were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles, and 16% were pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists." Driving a large UTE is like looking for a man slaughter charge.

[@ashcosmo3854]

@@fred3527 Can you provide the sources of those study claims ? So by your logic everyone who loves going camping etc are just narcissists ? There is absolutely ZERO credible data to suggest that driving bigger cars is to compensate for feeling inadequate. If what you're saying is true then the opposite can also be true, people who drive small cars are weaker more feminine men. That argument can easily be as credible as yours.