Ram’s new 777-horsepower super truck can launch its three-tonne frame to 96 km/h in just 3.5 seconds - Toronto Star
Priced at $147,990, the 2027 TRX SRT lands at Canadian dealerships this fall with a supercharged V8 and luxury cabin.
The reborn Ram TRX SRT is a truck built for flying.
BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN — As we’re sailing through the air at triple-digit speeds, I’m afforded a few brief moments to ponder where the 2027 Ram TRX SRT will land, both literally and within the broader automotive scene.
In some ways, the world in which this super truck is reborn is a different place than when Ram first launched the Hellcat-powered, high-speed dune-basher in 2020. All-electric competitors now easily boast four-digit horsepower tallies, for starters. Yet by other metrics, there are no changes. “More” still sells, which is the easiest way to explain why the TRX has found an extra 75 ponies, for a total corral of 777. Not that it needed to be quicker, but it is: This roughly three-tonne truck now boogies to 96 km/h in 3.5 seconds. On knobbly all-terrain rubber.
A well-equipped interior includes plenty of luxury features.
Coming in for the landing now. We touch down well past a 100-foot marker, and I brace for an impact that simply never comes. There’s a subtleness here, a light-footed grace that’s honestly a little shocking. Everything else about the TRX is so aggressively in-your-face, from its additional 20 centimetres of width and blood-red badging to the T-Rex on its tailgate and the banshee wail of the engine’s supercharger. If it were any more American it’d be playing baseball with a freshly baked apple pie at Disneyland.
And then it dawns on me: The TRX is the modern American sports car.
Hear me out. Every nation builds cars tailored to their own unique experiences. German cars are sure-footed at high speeds to handle the Autobahn. Want a capable suspension that won’t rattle itself to pieces? Best look to Britain, where they must contend with roads at least as bad as those found in rural Michigan. Italy? Engines like the richest, smoothest espresso.
The TRX is 20 cm wider than a regular 2027 Ram 1500.
America likes extra, so the TRX surely qualifies. There’s ample space in the truck’s cabin for five adults, though it’s a climb up. Whether the day’s jobs include a pre-party run to Costco, a DIY project at the local hardware store, or both, the short bed should be able to haul whatever is needed.
Poor roads are a broader (North) American issue, and here again the Ram is uniquely qualified. Its enormous springs — the largest in a non-commercial production vehicle — are 60 cm at the rear axle, and provide the truck with 36 cm of suspension travel. The stars of the show are the Bilstein BlackHawk e2 shocks. I could bog readers down with the techy minutiae of these trick pieces, but the important thing to remember is that they precisely adjust both compression and rebound independently.
While this setup allows for smooth landings off jumps, its capabilities extend much further. In the dirt, high-speed undulations are dispatched with minimal in-seat jostling as the TRX tracks straight and true. There are notable differences between available drive modes as well, with Baja routing more power to the rear axle, allowing the TRX to fling its tail out as needed to navigate tighter corners. Or just spray dirt at nearby photographers; your call.
Yet it’s on tarmac where the Ram earns its stripes. The same ingredients that make it such a success off-road are what contribute to it being the most unlikely back-road companion. The 35-inch all-terrain tires, complex suspension and ample ground clearance combine to smother any surface irregularities. On roads that would have a low-slung sports car trundling along in trepidation, the TRX simply breezes over, a slight rumble from way below the seat the only hint it met any resistance at all.
Feeling particularly inspired? Switch over to manual controls and use the real-metal paddle shifters to select any of the automatic transmission’s eight gears. It’s a familiar bit of tactility, even if the view point is about a metre higher than a sports car.
An easy way to spot the ‘27 model is the not-so-subtle dinosaur on its badge.
A modern sports car must pamper as much as it performs, too. When the TRX lands at select Canadian dealerships later this fall it will do so with just one trim, carrying with every nicety and convenience feature Ram has on hand. Each outboard seat is heated and ventilated, while the front row also benefits from a massage function. There are ample amounts of leather, Alcantara, and real carbon fibre within the cabin as well. On a sweltering test day, every TRX’s cabin stayed ice cool.
With a starting price of $147,990 including a non-negotiable $2,995 destination and delivery fee, the 2027 Ram TRX SRT is priced like a bona fide sports car, too. A special Bloodshot Night Edition applies a hand-painted two-tone exterior with bedside decals and unique red-tinted interior carbon fibre for an additional $13,495.
Yet here in 2026, there is a certain logic to the TRX. It is hilariously overqualified, a vehicle so much more capable than what most of its day-to-day usage will require. The same is true for most traditional sports cars. In a land where optimization is everything — from the rise of athleisure to protein supplements in coffee orders — the TRX is the XXL sports car for going fast in any situation.
