Former Ram CEO Mike Koval once mentioned to MC&T that electrification for a performance truck such as the TRX “does not have to be a limiter.” This could indicate that the next Ram TRX will incorporate hybrid power to increase the numbers to the 700+ HP territory while maintaining decent fuel economy and compliant emissions. Though it doesn’t appear to be a present sound in the video as the test mule Ram 1500 TRX accelerates down a stretch of road, we suspect that Ram may have something altogether different in mind to keep the Ram TRX’s title as king of the super trucks: batteries. On that note, supercharged truck fans won’t entirely be misplaced with this shift, and Ford will continue to offer the six-figure F-150 Raptor R, which has a 700 pony supercharged 5.2L V8 engine, and the Blue Oval has even announced plans to boost that power in the future. In fact, it sounds an awful lot like the F-150 Raptor now. Speaking of the Ford F-150 Raptor, a recent sighting of a prototype of the upcoming Ram 1500 TRX by CarSpyMedia featuring the Hurricane I-6 engine offers a taste of what the exhaust on the truck sounds like, and it’s missing that supercharged Hemi V8 note we have all come to love and admire.
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