Aside from the headlights, the front end of our Hellcat-powered Ram Rebel TRX looks a great deal like the 2019 production models, but along the side, the 707-horsepower truck is vastly different.
Like the 2016 concept, our rendering has huge flared fenders and bedsides, allowing lots of room for the huge off-road tires mounted on beadlock wheels to move. Like the production truck, our rendering has black flares on the body edge, but the panels themselves protrude much further out away from the rest of the body when compared to production models.
A Monster Engine
There are rumors suggesting that the Ram 1500 Rebel TRX will sport a naturally aspirated 7.0-liter and the Hellcat Hemi. In speaking with FCA insiders, there is nothing to support the 7.0-liter rumors, but a half-ton truck with a supercharged Hemi is very possible.
Although the 2016 Ram Rebel TRX Concept “only” had 575 horsepower, the introduction of the all-wheel-drive Jeep Trackhawk with the 707-horsepower Hemi proves that FCA has a drivetrain that’ll spin all four tires and handle the abuse of the supercharged V8. With more than 700 horsepower under the hood, this truck would make short work of the Ford F-150 Raptor. Even with less power, this sharp-looking truck will certainly woo Ram fans when it arrives.
"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.
