The Ram TRX is gone. Stellantis discontinued the 702-horsepower Hellcat-powered performance truck after the 2024 model year, and what replaced it is the Ram 1500 RHO — a Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six making 540 horsepower. For TRX loyalists, that sounds like a step backward. The performance data tells a different story.
The Powertrains: Hurricane vs Hellcat
TRX: 6.2L Hellcat supercharged V8. 702 horsepower. 650 lb-ft of torque. Supercharger whine, immediate throttle response, and a V8 soundtrack that made the TRX impossible to ignore. One of the most characterful powerplants in the history of American trucks.
RHO: 3.0L Hurricane High Output twin-turbocharged inline-six. 540 horsepower. 521 lb-ft of torque. Turbocharged torque delivery — builds early in the RPM range and holds through a wider band than the Hellcat’s power curve. Different character, but comparable real-world punch.
The TRX had 162 more peak horsepower. But peak horsepower is a specific number that plays out at the top of the rev range. Real-world truck performance happens at 40-70 mph under load — where torque and midrange power matter more than peak numbers at redline.
The Numbers That Matter
- TRX 0-60 mph: 4.5 seconds (factory-claimed, 4.4–4.5 tested)
- RHO 0-60 mph: Approximately 4.4–4.8 seconds — comparable in real conditions
- TRX curb weight: 6,350–6,600 lbs (the Hellcat engine is heavy)
- RHO curb weight: Approximately 5,700–5,900 lbs — lighter by 400–600 lbs
- TRX fuel economy: 10 city / 14 highway (EPA)
- RHO fuel economy: 15 city / 19 highway — significantly better on every mile
- TRX final MSRP: $95,000+
- RHO starting MSRP: Approximately $72,000–$78,000
The performance gap at a dragstrip is close. The efficiency, weight, and price gap in real life is substantial.
Where the RHO Actually Wins
The Hurricane HO’s torque curve is built for truck use in a way the Hellcat never was. The Hellcat’s power concentrated toward higher RPMs — rewarding aggressive, high-rev driving. The Hurricane’s twin turbos build boost early and hold it, which means the RHO pulls hard when accelerating from highway speed, merging, passing, or towing. That’s where trucks actually operate most of the time.
Towing capacity: the RHO maintains Ram 1500’s full 12,750 lb tow rating. The TRX, despite having 702hp, was limited in towing by its performance-biased suspension and setup.
The RHO is also 400–600 lbs lighter than the TRX. In a segment where handling, fuel stops on long hauls, and real-world drivability matter as much as peak numbers, that weight reduction changes how the truck feels to drive daily.
What the TRX Had That the RHO Doesn’t
Theater. The Hellcat supercharger whine. The 702hp bragging rights. The sheer excess of a half-ton truck that could run sub-4.5 seconds to 60 on the way to a Walmart parking lot. The TRX was excess personified — and the truck enthusiast community loved it for exactly that reason.
The RHO doesn’t have the same emotional register. It’s faster in some real-world scenarios, more efficient in all of them, and costs $15,000–$20,000 less. But the Hellcat exhaust note and supercharger are irreplaceable, and that’s a legitimate loss for buyers who made their choice on feeling as much as function.
The Verdict: Which Performance Truck Wins?
If you’re buying a truck to drive daily, tow responsibly, and still have serious performance when you want it — the RHO is arguably the better truck on every practical metric. It’s lighter, more efficient, comparably fast in real-world driving, and costs significantly less than the TRX did in its final year.
If you want the most dramatic, emotionally compelling performance truck ever built, the TRX was it. It’s discontinued. The used market is your path.
For Ram enthusiasts building on the platform going forward, the RHO is the foundation.
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