2021 Ram TRX Road Trip: Fuel Economy, Ride Quality, and More!
2021 ж. 10 Ақп.
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Today I go over the Ram TRX's abilities as a road trip vehicle!
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Welcome to the Hellcat Kingdom good buddy. So a few things about why the TRX is such an amazing road trip vehicle: Ram actually had the springs in development in tandem with the Bilstein shocks for over 3 years. As Ralph Gilles explained to us, they didn't develop the TRXs suspension in a piecemeal style. It literally was developed as one unit. I know the Ford guys swear by the Fox shocks, and they are good(not King good though), however the Bilstein shocks were in development in 2016 logging 100s of thousands of miles for R&D purposes(those shocks are only fitted to the TRX). It literally shows in how nothing upets the ride of the TRX, despite its prodigious weight, width, and height. One other trick Ram deployed was the 5th shock damper on the rear diff, which cancels out even more vibration and tremor associated with all trucks. Ram further pushed development by creating a 76% new frame specifically for the TRX. That helped to add insane capability as well as increased refinement, despite all of the offroad hardware. And yes, even the tires are TRX exclusive. Yes, they don't have the name of a KO2, but being Duratrac based and better tire wear ratings, they have their pluses. So when I hear people say "tHe TrX iS a OnE TrIcK PoNy"...they clearly have not read up on any of specifics of the amazing beast. Oh, get a Shell card and become a loyalty member. I get 20c off per gallon of good ol 93 for my Hellcats! 10 SMILES PER GALLON GOOD BUDDY!😁
Finally a KZheadr that finally does 1 of these videos
Finally
Thanks for sharing. Great video!
Hi Ben - been watching your videos for awhile and really appreciate the insight. Current Trail Boss with 6.2 owner and am about to go truck shopping this weekend. After hours of studying, I have committed to the TRX over the Raptor 37 package.
Spot on when Ben says the Raptor moves side to side on turning....was disappointed when i test drove it...while the TRXs drive and steering was so impressive on a test drive , it has a sports car steering feel. Im getting a TRX soon
I'm envious sir. she is gorgeous ! Wishing you the best with the best pickup truck.
I get 13 MPG’s on the highway in my 22’ TRX! Stop doing pulls, that’s what eats all the gas. Staying under 70 MPH also gets better mileage. That’s the best way to get good mileage on a road trip.
LOL. If you can afford a 95K truck payment, 10 MPG is nothing... LOL.
They say the same thing about the hummer h2
Love these road trip videos!
Fuel economy almost like my semi truck which is 7.7 😅 Nice truck man! Thinking about getting rebal, trx is out of my price range
Ben your trx very awesome and your truck is so beautiful trx I can't say nothing about your truck you made someone decision I like your trx
Great review about the truck 👍🏻
You gotta love what you drive 👍🏽
This truck is incredible!
Nice to hear they managed to make true competitor
So I’ve been told that the Ram 1500 TRX doesn’t have a 2 wheel drive option like all the other regular Ram 1500 trucks. If that’s the case, then which 4 wheel drive range is it in just for normal on road driving?
Good afternoon ben congratulations for the new ram trx excellent suspension great performance to you no raptor if the more popular truck in the market 2022 raptor R 760 mp people love raptor 🤝from New Jersey be safe and blessed day
is there too much or intrusive engine noise or vibrations when you parked?
I sat in Recaro seats at the auto show in DC, and man, those things are kind of handsy. I felt like filing a restraining order against them because of how they gripped around my waist and hips. #metooseats Very cool truck, Ben. I can't imagine spending that much money on a depreciating asset like a truck, but if you got the cash to treat yourself, seems like you are having a great time with it. I had a 2001 Jeep Cherokee and the leather seats on that were still the most comfortable I have sat in. Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep do know how to make comfortable seats.
LOL! Now I know why people line up to sit in the Recarro seats with big grins on their faces.😁
I took my Uncomfortable seats out of my 2002 S10 back in 2005 & bought a pair of RECARO buckets...What a difference!. Love🥰 them and still have them
9:03 that shift down and the rumbling engine noise just gave me goosebumps!!! Oooh i must say, i hate Chrysler products for their inefficiency and poor reliability but this High performance truck is just on another level. Id just buy it for offroading on weekends and highway cruising on weekends or weekend getaways!! I guess this is also Chrysler's way of paying revenge to Ford for messing up the Jeep Wrangler with the Bronco. Now they messed up the Ford F150 Raptor with the Dodge Ram TRX. Good work Chrysler!!
Awesome video Ben. Anyone heard a rumor about a 6.4 liter naturally aspirated TRX in the near future?
I think they need to make that
How does the camera mirror work at night? Can it lighten the picture for better visibility?
The fuel range is where the Raptor will beat the trx in a Baja 500 race. The Raptor will stop less for fuel and has a 36 gallon tank. Great review. I love both trucks.
I agree but I still love the trx due to how fast it goes in off road
Smiles per Gallon Ben 😁 Ram 🐏
I was watching with tears in my eyes...petrol in Hong Kong is around US$3/litre (US$11/gallon)!
I see blindspot mirrors, does it not have blindspot monitors? Edit: I see you say it does, where is the indicator light?
Beautiful beast
Does the rear view mirror camera and and side view mirrors offer anti glare at night so peoples headlights aren't blinding
Needs a fuel tank on tow for road trips, this has the fuel economy of a motor home
Im not going to lie, the truck is bad ass in all aspects... I wish I had the money to buy one in a hard beat!
It’s such a weird sensation watching this video, it looks like the entire right half of your truck is over the lane. Obviously in real life, mirrors probably help a ton, but something this wide would definitely take some getting used to for me at least.
Camera angle is weird and the truck is wide lol
That is one handsome animal! See what you mean about the fuel tank it definitely should be 40 to 50 gallon that would be awesome!!! 😊👍🎉🎉🎉
Sure let’s make a fat pig even fatter. That’s why they didn’t make a bigger tank.
@@DobieDoxie i’m sure there’s room for a bigger tank....
@@leedanielson7452 room doesn’t mean they want the added weight. That proves they don’t care about off-road performance or range. All they care about is saying “702 HP” baby. Yeah, it’s a joke of a truck. 10 mpg on the highway and it NEEDS 93. Good times.
@@DobieDoxie As long as you can afford it why not????? You only live once and it’s for a very short period.....Enjoy!😊👍
@@leedanielson7452 sure but I’d rather spend the money on a truck like my Raptor that doesn’t pretend to be something it isn’t. That’s all. Plus have tens of thousands of dollars left over for many other things.
The RAM TRX is the king of all monster and like Dodge/Jeep/Ram thay know what thay are doing and thay don’t play games like everyone elce does! Thay are so good at what thay do cause that’s why thay’ve been Motor Trend truck of the year many times and thay’ve been the best at what u need them todo! Play or work thay do it all! But if u want toget better fuel economy out of your TRX and anything elce you’ve got to change your intake to K&N cold air intake and change your exhaust from stock to an aftermarket exhaust and air in your tires always helps to. Doing those things make a difference with MPG and Power and torque! I have a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 hemi and it’s a monster! Soon later I’ve changed the stock intake and exhaust to K&N cold air intake and my stock exhaust to Corsa Sport and I get more power more torque and mush better MPG! Also better throttle response out of doing both of those things! Plus sound of the Corsa Sport oh wow does it sound good! No drone and true stainless steel! Improve things on ur ride and u will get more out of it! U will hear that CAT SCREAM even more!
You like the Corsa sport? Man I wish I knew someone who has the ram with that. I’m still debating with what exhaust to got with. Corsa or Borla attack. But I don’t want the drone either. 👍
I watching your blog in Rajasthan india hey ben hardy what is price of ram 1500 limited night edition in india plz tell me reply plz. Thanks
Looks like an excellent truck with one annoying flaw. I want one.
Is it true the SRT division is getting broken up from dodge?
Great video...The truck really isn't 702 hp when you factor the loss. So let's say 30% drivetrain loss equals 491 hp. When you're driving, your only using 491 hp if you were to max out in speed, so while driving let's say you're using 390 to 400 hp. But what really makes the driving experience is the tuning and gearing. I believe if you supercharged a standard Ram and tuned the shift you would get the same performance, maybe better, but better MPG. Because the truck is governed at 119 mph est..So there's so much horsepower that is being unused.
It’s governed because the DOT Approved tires can’t take anymore than that. Anything more the tires could potentially explode in high speeds. On top of that, if you really want to go high speeds you wouldn’t being doing it in a truck. It’s just a badass truck that’s meant to be fun when you do pulls, Also 30% drivetrain loss? Definitely less than that.
To get better gas mileage you have to drive in snow mode, which keeps rpm in the low to medium range
Lol . So you buy this truck to limit the performance for a 1 mpg improvement maybe . That's dumb. You don't buy this truck for mileage period. Plan on 9-12 .
This will help for longer trips, thanks for heads up.
@@deadmentellnotales4556 Are you serious lol ?
Very nice truck Ben......but new Raptor for the win....
Great job, tfl averaged 10.5 coming home when they bought it but average higher 12s now, so maybe yours will do that too.
Rams take awhile to learn. My 2019 Ram Sport came from factory saying 350 mile range with a full tank. Due to a death in the family, I had to take it on a 3000 mile trip. By the end of that trip the truck was up to 650 mile range when the tank was full. So nice to be able to drive for 9 or 10 hours straight, without stopping for fuel.
As a very happy RAM 2020 fully loaded Limited owner done 45 000km in less than a year (not a single fault along the way) the only thing i want from the TRX is the engine, i more like the street-look of the narrower Limited and the lower air-ride. I never go off-road. I hope the Hellcat-engine come avaliable to the limited when i am about to change my truck out. I do not care of the fuel consumtion 😁
This! This comment is what I am struggling with. I dont go off-roading but I really want a hellcat engine. I wish they would make it an option for other models. Id love a limited with a hellcat lol
Did you end up getting a new truck?
@@certifiedtxnio9764 Still got the same truck, 110 000 km on the odo right now..
@@JohnDoe-er6xl well looks like Ik what my next purchase is gonna be
Well I get 13.8 mpg in my 2021 ram rebel 5.7l hemi v8 on average so I would guess yours would be around 12.4 also it’s a great truck the trx is my dream truck and the rebel is basically the little brother I would say still very comfortable and smooth and fast enough
I didn’t think it would be that bad Jesus I still like it tho😂😂
16 mpg avg on 2013 model with 6 speed, on interstate only i got it to 20 while disabled mds
@@tallll70 the highest I’ve gone in my ram rebel was 14.5 I think
@Howard oh yeah no on average I only drive around 50-100 miles so I be getting around 14mpg, I'm at 14.4 currently
No one buys this truck for fuel economy and suggest if your on a budget forget this truck but will miss out on pure joy
Road trip!!👍👍👍
Ben, is the camera for the rear view mirror by the third brake light or on the tailgate?
Up by the CHMSL.
@@hellkitty1014 Thanks, I like the idea of the mirror like that, but I want to put an rsi smart cap on the truck, and it would block the camera if I got that option.
You should use your blinkers more when changing lanes. Lol. Mine isn’t quite as fancy. I just couldn’t choke down $90k +. Lol
Hard sometimes when I’m filming lol, I do my best
Ben gives the best reviews 👍. Thanks Ben. I would get the worse mpg then you - I have a lead foot. Zoom Zoom Zoom.
Lol. Me toooo. I would have to weld a bolt on the bottom of the gas pedal so it wouldn’t hit the floor. Only way I would save gas. Lol.
If you spend 100k on a truck and worry about fuel economy you should have kept your prius
Amen
Or keep it under 65. Things a heavy brick. 60 mph gets a fairly big jump in mpg in all vehicles. Wind resistance is a very real thing
I care about tank size and not fuel economy
God Damn son, This is a $100,000 pickup truck.
Fun!
The trip I wanna say between 7 and 11 mpg
Congratulations with getting the RAM TRX!!! Now your the King of all dinosaurs! Now when people hear u coming the cup of water will shake!
dont forget to get your margaritas
@@SolarBlackShine I sure will have to hold on to it very tight or thay will shake right out of my hand as it’s coming👍
Aren't you supposed to go a certain MPH for specific miles to break in the engine?
Hellcats don't have a specific "break in period", but I will agree that it is not good for a new engine to be gunned constantly.
Gunning a few times on camera doesn’t mean that’s all the time lol
@ril850 yeah and talk that up as well.
If 10MPG is the stock number, any lift or tire size increase will make the fuel economy worst.
1:11 A Jeep Gladiator could’ve been a budget TRX or Raptor if it didn’t cost nearly as much‼️
Buy the pedal commander!!! Make a video of the installation its easy .
Just no... You dont use trash like that in a TRX
@@jayjarrett732 trash 🤣 people put it in Hell cats all the time bro ...
Pedal Monster from Banks is the way to go. It would probably make that truck off the chain
Don’t get me wrong, TRX is an amazing truck, congrats on your truck But me personally, I’d rather take the Raptor, especially the one coming with a V8 Surely the Raptor and the TRX are the 2 most bada** trucks anyone can buy
It's apparent Ram's interiors are class leading by far.
Exactly, but not only the interior, everything about it inside out.
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@@Jjj-jl4pc , with that I disagree but to each their own. I prefer the exterior of the new Chevy Trailboss and the sharper lines but interior, the RAM reminds me of my Audi; work of art.
If Ram would put Ramboxes on it as an option then I will definitely buy one. Now that I've owned a few trucks with Ramboxes, I can't live without that extra storage.
@@davidgray8089 , that is a great feature. I've noticed Nissan puts them in the bed of the truck reducing your cargo space. I like the way RAM used the dead space in the bed sides.
If you want to stretch your miles between fuel stops slow down.
Passing at 91 mpg....let's talk MPG. LOL
Really enjoy your videos, but come on....the only forgone conclusion on the same level as the lousy MPGs is the incredible passing power . Looking for more videos pushing this thing!!!!!!
Soon
it looks like street speed 717's old trx
Not any more!!
👍👍👍
I get 11mpg on my 21’ Laramie 4x4 with a leveling kit😐
I was 0.1 of on the MPG guess...🤦🏻♂️
This truck should have been a hybrid or their should be that option. Imagine a hybrid with 600hp and 15mpg under heavy load. Great truck as is but if they could have given us power and fuel economy!
Can’t hear you over the supercharger whine👀👀👀
@@BenHardyCars put Tesla motor on the wheel and battery in the bed, add another 700hp to it.
Thats why i have a lil daily lol
That Hellcat smile will wear off quickly with your future gas bills!!!
Dodge needs to update their gage cluster. Go all digital
I like the mix
So anyone upgrading from a tundra that mpg is right up our alley lmao
Hahahahh
Thing eats that junkbox Raptor for breakfast
If they didn’t make it all wheel drive MPG would be better.
I expect all that in a 95,000 dollar truck lol
It’s MOPAR OR NO CAR!
its realaibility or no car *ford toyota nissian honda* *cough cough*
SKY Shade you just put ford in the reliably talk?lmfo!
@@gnevala lmao personal expericne my parents farm my farm all drive fords all have 500k plus miles on them and still running strong so lmfo i did put ford in the relaiblilty talk
SKY Shade really? I would love to see the odometers, lol.
Still gets better fuel economy than my shit box
8.5 mpg
11.6
Why did you buy the Raptor a year ago ?🤦♂️
Yea v6 raptor for me lol
400+ miles fuel range ftw
Being able to afford to pay for the gas wouldn't be my issue. I own a 18 Raptor and I daily drive it. It has a 36* gallon tank, when I fill up I get about 450 miles for the tank and I fill up about once a week. The issue would be stopping to fill up every 2-3 days with this TRX. I could see the V8 sound and power being fun for about 2 months and then I would probably get rid of it. Then again, my weekend driver is a V10 manual transmission Audi R8 :) Regardless, going 4.5 seconds 0-60 in a truck doesn't mean shit when Tesla and GM come out with their fully electric 1100 HP trucks.
The Raptor has a 36 gallon tank actually....love my 2018 also!!😁
@@jamesjohnson5825 I love mine as well!
Means shit when it sounds like a dry fart🤣
@@RAM-KINGOFTRUCKS Cool bro. Dodge/Mopar is trash from their Viper to their pickup trucks. Ford has proven success with their Ford GT which won the Le mans race in 2016 (Ford GT has the same motor as the Gen 2 Raptor) and the Raptor in the Baja 1000. The Gen 1 to the Gen 2 has been proven in the baja 1000 as a "stock" truck, the gen 2 finished the 855 mile race in under 36 hours. Would love to see dodge actually engineer something of value rather then putting a dumbass supercharged v8 in every car and knowingly hurting their vehicles resale value by repeating this process. I'll keep my "dry fart" Raptor and put it against the TRX any day off road and on road. Cant wait to see the deprecation on this P.O.S. in about 2 years, sub 50k on craigslist guaranteed. Now go look up used car prices of the Ford GT and Raptor. Cheers
It's a HEMI. Just power.. not fuel economy.. don't go off road with out a few fuel tanks. As it will only give you about 3 MPG off road. LoL. Enjoy the ride.
Not sure posting a vid where the speedo says 93 is a smart way to go
Only 13 miles over the speed limit. The trooper will let him slide.😁
Don’t worry I’m famous now, so instead of getting convicted I’ll just get sent to speed rehab like the Hollywood stars
Not me guessing 12mpg and feeling bad about it.... But 10mpg is worse than a Bugatti with 4 turbos.
NOT AN EVERYDAY TRUCK
Who buys one of these trucks and thinks about what mpg it gets?
You sound like tom cruise.
This has the gas guzzler tax doesn't it?
Yes, FCA pays it directly to Tesla, helps tesla to setup more giga factories, so simply put FCA is playing a major role in EV development by paying ransom to Tesla
And now we know that Ben moves from lanes without putting their signal.
No, I just messed up cuz I kept having to fiddle with the GoPro. Filming and driving is hard lol
@@BenHardyCars lol I meant why u had to turn off lane keeping but glad you replied thats what good youtubers do :)
If you ever get tired of filling it up, hit me up. :-)
Yes you need a truck like this on America's highways and byways, there's no need to go off road for a bumpy ride
Nobody gonna talk about Ben 80+ down the highway 🤣🤣🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️
Everyone was tho
I saw 94 when he gunned it. He's a slowpoke.
Wow now we know the trx is a first class pavement princess, It has to go get beat to hell and driven in multiple off road races, baja, choose the distance, or both, all these reviews have nothing to do with it being top dog in the off road categorie. OK the Raptor isn't as fast but its a complete PROVEN off road monster!!
How can these guys afford a 95k truck. Lol I paid 113k for my property and house 20 years ago. Crazy how trucks have gone thru the roof.
These are commanding 125k on autotrader for fully loaded but stock models..greed
I laugh at the guys that buy this truck as “bug out” vehicle. Yeah have fun with that barely making it out of your local zip code with that fuel Economy. Why Ram doesn’t offer the 6.7L I6 Cummins turbo diesel. If you want bug out. A V8 that get 10 MPG isn’t gonna cut it. I’d rather have range low torque and capable off road. To fast off the line always worried about where the nearest gas station is. It’s a nice truck but even Chevy is missing the Mark with its new Silverado ZR2 and not offering a diesel.
My 95 v10 got worse it had a huge tank and got 250 miles per tank lol
My 2003 F350 quad cab 4X4 with the Triton V10 got almost 11mpg empty at 70mph. Put a trailer weighing 4,000 lbs behind it and it was down to under 7mpg. You would have thought that a V10 would have torque, but nope, if the truck saw a hill, it would kick down a gear with the cruse control on.
so f150 Lightning seems to make more sense than TRX...
Man this trucks gonna be bad in Joe Biden’s new America when gas is up to 4 a gallon soon 😩🤦🏻♂️
Even worse: Gavin Newsom's California.
Jealous
I just wish they have wireless android and apple auto
Had that in my Supra and it broke all the time
Would rather have 8 cylinders than a broken hairdryer sound the raptor has!