The Dodge Ram SRT10 has been out of production for years now but the Viper V10-powered half ton pickup still holds the record for being the fastest true production truck in the world. GM can brag about their El Camino-like wannabe “trucks” but when it comes to a real truck with a real bed – the Ram SRT10 is the reigning king of all sport trucks.
This video below looks at the 2005 Dodge Ram SRT10 with the help of Motor Trend’s senior road test editor Chris Walton who looks at the various ins and outs of the V10 pickup with the support of a great many clips of the SRT10 storming down the quarter mile. There isn’t anything in this video that we didn’t already know but it does a great job of highlighting the SRT10 Ram’s features while giving viewers a great chance to both see and hear the world’s fastest real pickup in action.
In addition to a bunch of drag strip passes from inside the truck and from different points along the track, this video also has a bunch of great angles showing the 500 horsepower Ram 1500 doing some nasty burnouts. There is no question that the Ram SRT10 – even in stock form – is truckin’ fast.
Needless to say, you will want to have your speakers turned up to hear the commentary that accompanies the video along with being able to hear just how awesome the Viper V10 sounds in the Ram SRT10 in bone stock form.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
