The Ram 1500 TRX is likely one of the craziest pickup vans ever conceived so when it was time for the Drivetribe crew and Richard Hammond to choose a substitute for his or her Dodge Charger Hellcat, it’s little shock that they opted for the TRX.

On condition that Dodge itself doesn’t promote the 1500 TRX instantly in Europe, Drivetribe headed to AEC, the official importer for Dodge within the area. Hammond might have opted for an additional Charger, a Challenger, or maybe a Durango SRT Hellcat however having beforehand owned a Ford Ranger Raptor, it was a logical option to go together with the Ram.

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Whereas taking a tour of the automotive, Hammond reveals that he had considered shopping for the brand new Ranger Raptor however except he one way or the other managed to get his fingers on the brand new Raptor R, he would have needed to make do with one thing packing considerably much less grunt than the TRX. In spite of everything, the Ram is powered by the beloved 6.2-liter supercharged V8 that has powered all Hellcat fashions. It’s good for 702 hp on this state of tune permitting for a 0-60 mph (96 km/h) in round 4 seconds and 0-100 mph (160 km/h) in about 10 seconds.

Hammond’s new toy is completed in a easy shade of black and can in all probability get loads of use on and round his farm in a rural space of the UK. It has been optioned with a bull bar up entrance whereas the mattress has carpeting to make sure that nothing slides round.  

AEC is presently the one firm that’s importing the Ram 1500 TRX into Europe and the UK. European costs for the TRX begin at roughly €100,000 ($110,552) and high out at €115,000 ($127,000). For these not trying to spend that a lot, a number of different Ram 1500 fashions are supplied by AEC, together with the Huge Horn, Insurgent, Laramie, Restricted Longhorn, and the Restricted.