The Ram TRX. Will It Rally?

What would it look like if a T-rex had wheels? We don't know either. But we did get to put this RAM TRX to the test on our mountainous rally stage here at Team O'Neil.
Special thanks to Josh Enos @TheMoparnigans and family for visiting and letting us find out! / thegalleyrestaurantandpub
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00:00 Intro
00:39 Shakedown
06:54 Timed Lap
10:24 Conclusion

[@alexthornton4450]

You guys need a tire sponsor so you can get the same tire on every vehicle tested

[@RyTrapp0]

(...hey Tire Rack, where you at?)

[@Lambo962]

The new yokohama geolandar A/T XD’s are so gnarly!

[@Gauge-lo2bp]

@@Lambo962 bro is not beating the real person allegations

[@ChainsawChuck13]

All in favor of running this thing again in the summer, say aye

[@tescoshortage]

AYE!

[@Chickentrigger]

AYE!!

[@blairbrown4812]

*AYE!!!!*

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

The Durango too to see if it's still faster!

[@RyTrapp0]

I really don't have very high expectations given the sheer size and weight vs low speed cornering, even in warm temps - but, AYE!

[@k-dog7013]

Will it rally is unintentionally the most thorough car review series on KZbin, change my mind. Seriously though, you cover chassis dynamics, suspension, limitations of the stability systems, if the transmission does what you want, how good the OE tires are, and overall interior feel in 8-12 minutes. Keep it up!

[@Teamoneilrally]

Thank You!

[@irish3183]

This thing seems like an absolute riot, and that supercharger whine is just music to the ears.

[@TheMoparnigans]

This is my truck in the video and I've got 21,000 on it... its been a blast!

[@elektro3000]

I really want to see you run that TRX with Blizzaks!

[@jakewalls7772]

HELL YEAH SHE'LL RALLY

[@ALMX5DP]

Not only will it rally, it will also baby by the looks of that rear car seat. Such a cool vehicle that can do pretty much everything.

[@ChoddedNloaded]

Try the most stolen car a Hyundai or try a U-Haul van 🤣

[@zuiteufli8181]

Specifically a hyundai accent 2009 hatchback

[@nah9821]

Nah these get stolen more, simply look a lil into where people sell there stolen cars & youl see, honestly chargers are thee most stolen, but trx’s are pretty often

[@zuiteufli8181]

@@nah9821 brother im just trying to see my car sideways , i am fully aware that the newer generation is easier to steal and the chargers also

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

with the ignition delete mod...@@zuiteufli8181

[@zachscott4867]

For $90k+ it should be nicely built. Great series and thanks for rallying all these fun rides Wyatt! I’ve learned a lot from you all over time👍🏼

[@jefferson9428]

I think we’ve learned that anything will rally with this guy driving it.

[@NocturnalMain]

Seeing the child seat in the back makes this video so much better. 😂

[@bestman7776]

I really wanted a hellcat charger before its gone, but I needed a truck to pull our camper and such. This was the perfect solution. The interior in my opinion is better than the charger/challenger hellcats by a mile. Best vehicle I've ever owned. it makes driving exciting again 😊

[@frederickjeremy]

Not gonna lie this put me about 99% chubbed up. I’ve been a dodge junkie for 40 years now. A lot of the stuff they have put out over the last couple years is just out right sexy

[@Flatule]

you guys need a tire sponsor for these videos. It might complicate things a lot but having the same tire every time would be really really cool.

[@karelpgbr]

I love this series! It’s so in depth, but not too technical!

[@kaicos]

Nice to see you talking about the build quality. Would love a review of new cars from you!

[@AverageDemocracyEnjoyer69]

An AWD 5.7l Charger or 300 would be VERY interesting as well

[@KingDeadMan]

Could we have a simple update in time accuracy? You can mark the start/finish line & via video feed, you can accurately time when you've completed a full lap. This way, you won't have to divide your attention from the road, and the margin for error in time would be reduced. A mere request. You don't have to listen to me. Thanks for the video! 👋😁

[@AverageDemocracyEnjoyer69]

I cant believe this channel does have a million subs yet. I love this

[@J_T3J4D4]

Very concise but thorough review! I'd love to see a shakedown of a Silverado/Sierra HD Z71/AT4 with the L5P motor - and how "Auto 4WD" mode helps or hurts performance. Keep up the great work with these "Will it Rally" episodes!

[@kylewagenaar5786]

I remember driving my dads truck with mud tires in the winter and sliding through an intersection even though I braked way before. Winter tires make a huge difference.

[@markthibault8579]

Well done for such a heavy beast.

[@findingApex]

Hands down the best review series 😁 hoping to take a class there soon!

[@shift6131]

That was awesome! Now let’s get the other dinosaur on this track. Let’s go Team O’Neil 🤘🏽 ty TRX Josh

[@jacobpasco8623]

U haul van would go crazy

[@casmithc2]

GREAT VIDEO! Please do more TRX content!!

[@rickeyb450]

One of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen. Great job gents!

[@davidtrent6966]

As a TRX owner, who lives in FL, watching this video had my heart pounding. Amazing video and glad the truck came out in one piece, LOL. Just sub'd and look forward to past and future videos.

[@toesmasher2138]

Im decently sure the reason the ABS didn't turn off on the rear tyres is because there is a redundant system in there, meaning its likely got a second fuse box that will have a fuse for the rear ABS

[@ryan56976]

Fantastic content!! Change nothing but bring us more!!!

[@HyproTube]

Absolutely love this series. You guys are insane (in a great way) ❤

[@20mph]

Excelent video as usual. Tks

[@astra3057]

Drifting a WK2 V6 Grand Cherokee 4x4 would be pretty cool/interesting to see, since you see them everywhere..

[@SinceDebubked]

Try holding the traction control off button for 10 or 15 seconds. The whole dash lights up like a christmas tree...

[@codyyork777]

Love to see some old beater cars on here too. Maybe a condensed compilation. The new cars are great to watch for sure keep that coming too! But just some ideas from my personal stable of old rigs. 1999 eddie bauer expedition awd/4wd, 1999 ford contour, 1999 jeep wrangler sport. Great video!

[@THESLlCK]

These trucks are rocket ships. People who hate on them simply had to settle for a raptor.

[@adanny4140]

This time feels lower bc of less fluffy ideal snow conditions, but I love watching the TRX slide around. Hope to see more Will it rally

[@ytt8370]

That looks amazing

[@inferno1770]

Awesome video

[@Teamoneilrally]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@JukkaVaan]

You are a brave man

[@Melonsareprettyyummy]

Aw hell yeah, now thats a beast right there

[@keithfeiden1133]

Would love to see a will it rally for the first gen Cla 45 amg. Said to be the Mercedes version of an EVO. Would love to see it compare in the snow

[@flurpoid]

Awesome video y'all, this was one I was really curious about. Gotta suggest the gen 2 Hyundai Accent again because as someone with lots of experience driving one, you'd be surprised how well they rally.

[@kilovwdude6457]

Pretty cool

[@6toomany]

Not a Dodge or RAM fanboy.... But money no object.... I'd have one in a second!! And some kind of black gas card of course.😅 Nice run. Next on studs! Might outrun the ski!

[@ducnut]

And, I thought the Durango was nuts. 😳

[@TalooshDaBoss]

I would love to see a grand wagoneer doing this as well...

[@HemiLife263]

I truly want to see this again with better tires. My father has one and the stock tires were trash he instantly switched to wildpeak m/t

[@kristoferfc6525]

I'd love to see the GRC again with more normal snow conditions lol

[@OrionsGarage]

You guys should test a early 2000s Honda pilot

[@bompaandrei1112]

I have found this channel 5 - 6 yeas ago right before having a driver license, so I had a very good start at the beginning. It took me almost one month to start driving like you (rev matching, double clutching, left foot braking, clutchless shifting, driving position, trail braking, pendulum turns, drifting, etc) so now, after a lot of time of driving like this, I can say for sure that this is the right way of driving. I still have a lot to learn, but this is what I am doing every time I am driving :) What you do here is amazing and I hope that I will be there one day to drive with you guys! Thank you very much!

[@thundermite1241]

Id love to see a first get kia sorento 4x4 (first gen is body on frame rwd with v6s from 3.3l to 3.8l)

[@flurpoid]

And if they can find one, a Kia Borrego with the V8 would be rad.

[@thundermite1241]

@@flurpoid man the holy grail of kia suv's the orange 4x4 limited v8 borrego

[@jrhb7898]

Ken Block test that Ram and say is a true beast !

[@WFO.]

Great review. Glad I own the DDHC 🇺🇸🐈‍⬛🏁

[@THESLlCK]

nobody knows what that is

[@WFO.]

@@THESLlCK Dodge Durango Hellcat. See you rode the short bus to school

[@brianf504]

392 wrangler next!! If I could lend you guys mine to test I would

[@aashirmahmood1373]

Rally vinfast vf8. You can trun off traction control and stability control

[@Genarek8]

Fun!

[@Drift680]

fun fact the TRX is the only vehicle with the hellcat engine that doesnt have brembo brakes from the factory plus it weighs 7k lbs

[@jbbeemer1]

It’s because they wouldn’t fit with the 18” factory wheels unfortunately

[@a97civic20]

If you are doing big trucks with a ton of mass and a ton of power you should try the hummer ev. It might be hard (or impossible) to turn the abs and maybe all the stability controls off though...

[@DaftknightLP]

Has anyone tried to twin charge one of these trucks, its already got the big supercharger, throw a couple turbos on it and i wonder what it could do

[@mattsitsback]

Luv wyatt

[@supasexystick]

Similar issue when I was racing a Jetta but the opposite, abs was messing with us, we pulled the ABS fuse and it had some tie in with brake proportioning. The rears got all the brake.

[@flurpoid]

What generation and motor Jetta did you race? I've got a beat up MK6 with the I5 I might do a rallycross build with.

[@supasexystick]

@@flurpoid I have literally no idea it wasn't mine, I do remember cutting countertop material to shove in the strut mounts which helped handling immensely since there was a gap

[@supasexystick]

@@flurpoid also I remember my buddy who had the car destroyed the oil pan on a speed bump in the work parking lot so I might not recommend it for rx unless you can get that reinforced or skid platted or something. I got a Corolla SE hatch six speed I'm selling tho lol

[@shannonlenz1098]

​@supasexystick if he smashed the oil pan ill bet it was a mk4 jetta. I broke mine twice this summer before taking drastic measures so it won't happen again. For anyone curious, skid plate, mk3 steel pan( stronger and hangs down less) and engine mount spacers.

[@supasexystick]

@@shannonlenz1098 yeah that looks right

[@TJY2K]

We need a lap with no snow!!!

[@trekvw]

gl

[@RyTrapp0]

Would love to see a Ford with the Twin I-beam front suspension; mid-'90s and older Rangers/Explorers/F150s, Broncos/Bronco IIs. It's kinda like a swing arm suspension, but with even longer arms for better geometry(way less sketchy than swing arm!), so I've been curious about "Will [I-beams] Rally?" since I discovered this series. They can definitely desert it up with the best of them, but I'm not sure about the lower speed cornering found in rally. And, with so many of them out there, what better potential budget rally car candidate? RWD fun for days! Love the TRX, but, at that hefty size & weight, it really is very desert-oriented, the lower speed stuff is a a tough one for the big beast. What they can do, they can do very well though, that's for certain!

[@flurpoid]

Would a jellybean era F-150 in standard cab short bed have such suspension? I've seen those around and thought they looked fun to drive, along with those 2-door explorers from earlier on.

[@elijahschool2725]

can you please do a w203 mercedes c class

[@spencerson7516]

I would love to see if the Shelby F-150 can rally?

[@650jdb]

A front facing GoPro angle on the vehicle would be good for course visibility

[@SPBivanich]

👋 I like your videos and I loved driving my STi on forest roads, but now it sold. Now I have fast 4wd car - model x p100d, and I can't make it rally. Maybe you can?))

[@lilman227]

You’d wanna to spoof 4 low with a tazer. That’ll get the breaks how you want without having the 4 low limits.

[@cafn8ed74]

Haha, a fender ahead of the Corolla SE!

[@Drunken_Hamster]

It's wild how much worse you said it felt than the Durango... Is it really down to the tires? And if so, are there any large-format winter tires comparable to the Blizzaks or any AT/MT-styled tires that are suitable for winter?

[@deltaorion4826]

Not that far off from the WRX, surprising a bit. Will you bring the Cayman S back if it has been rally prepped?

[@Teamoneilrally]

We hope to see the Cayman again!

[@blakemarchand6650]

Can you see if the wranlger 392 will rally ??

[@7mpowerd]

I’d love to see a G wagon out there.

[@superdestrier9160]

The child seat in the back though

[@smudgeone]

Ram has been a separate brand since 2009, funny how people can’t get past that name. That being said, the Ram TRX is a truck I’d go broke trying to keep gassed up.

[@jimmystewert5217]

car seat in the back lol

[@angelnunez8500]

Day 1 of asking to rally a top fuel dragster

[@beccawi]

Now I want to see a Ranger Raptor.

[@krisramos7453]

I will let you rally my Gen 2 raptor for comparison reasons. I don't live too far away

[@krisramos7453]

Although it is at 90k miles with original shocks (My bad)

[@theroadahead415]

Do a jeep xj! 🙏🏽

[@Teamoneilrally]

We have a few and will put it in the list!

[@ak47-ns6sq]

9

[@lonnieduran7315]

Ford Raptor R time...😎

[@jaytheproducer1125]

Somebody run a TRX at King Of Hammers

[@Andrew_460]

Wait someone actually bought a trx? Why tho?

[@3katd]

Cuz its fucking cool.

[@barsaf9989]

That poor transfer case!

[@BradsHacks]

Please do Will It Rally with some electric cars

[@THESLlCK]

bring them a car and some battery warmers lol

[@WithCarePlz]

It’ll rally. Slower than a base wrx or Fiesta.

[@THESLlCK]

in ice, yes. Those are built for jumping sand dunes

[@codnak9173]

It can do everything except last a long time or get good fuel mileage.

[@flurpoid]

I suspect these will be on the road much longer than most of the Ecoboost Raptors. This motor + transmission combo has been around for 8 years and proven pretty dependable.

[@codnak9173]

@@flurpoid wow 8 years! Legendary!

[@THESLlCK]

@@codnak9173 comparing apples to apples, the ecoboost has already been forced into recallls for chain failures on several occasions.

[@charliejohnson6416]

The trx should be the one thing to have no traction control 🤦‍♂️ L dodge

[@THESLlCK]

traction control is mandated in new cars. You can just turn it off lol

[@charliejohnson6416]

@@THESLlCK yes but he spent 5 minutes explaining how you CANT turn it off. That’s what I was trying to say, this should be the one car where you can easily turn it off

[@joshthetrucker9589]

Short answer: abso-fucking-lutely and it will look ridiculous doing it.

[@nligman]

I would not spin it up that fast in 4 low...

[@Sheepleton]

I've driven Ram basic work trucks that have had the hell beat out of them and they're still smooth and rattle free. It's beyond me how Ford and Chevy guys shit on Rams when they sure as hell don't build a better truck.

[@ianfairbanks1318]

Why are you guys constantly doing trucks? no one rallies a truck. this is wasted time. Meanwhile, there are literally thousands of Newer impreza owners out there, with an interest in rally, and your school provides it. Do a damn car next.

[@Teamoneilrally]

Thank you for your input. For the Will It Rally videos we get what we can get, what we have on hand, what people want to donate to use. If you have a vehicle that you'd like to see Will It Rally and would like to bring it up we would be happy to include it in a future video.

[@ianfairbanks1318]

noted. see ya soon!@@Teamoneilrally

[@THESLlCK]

@@Teamoneilrally No clue what he's yammering about. The only vehicles people take off road these days are trucks. What does he expect, a general lee charger? the approach angle and clearance of most new cars is truly abysmal

[@ZanderMav360]

Calm down. I rally my TRX like this all the time! He’s the only channel that does this. There’s a million videos of WRXs rallying

[@ianfairbanks1318]

LMAO Boomer.@@THESLlCK

[@Prez3D]

It's a RAM, NOT Dodge RAM. Seriously, it's been 14 years, get with the program already.