Ram TRX Airbox Cover Features a Tyrannosaurus Rex Eating a Velociraptor

Honestly, this leaves no question that the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is engineered to chew up the Ford F-150 Raptor.

The engineers from the Ram Truck brand have taken to hiding “Easter eggs” throughout the truck and the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX might have the coolest hidden image ever. When you lift the TRX-branded air intake system cover, there is an etching in the plastic below it. That artwork, first showcased by Car and Driver shows the head of a Tyrannosaurus Rex chewing on the body of a Velociraptor.

While the Ram brand has had the TRX trim level for some time now, with each letter pronounced individually, what was once the “T-R-X” has become commonly called the T-Rex. We aren’t sure if that was intentional when the Ram 1500 TRX models were introduced about a decade ago, but it makes for great marketing today.

With the TRX coming to dethrone the Ford F-150 Raptor as the top off-road performance truck in the world, the dinosaur-themed battle kind of works for both brands. Best of all, the Ram team is embracing the t-rex theme in a big way, including a very cool Easter egg in the engine bay.

FCA Easter Eggs

For many moons, FCA’s Jeep brand was known for hiding cool little graphics around the interior and exterior of the vehicle. Things like the silhouette of a Jeep in the windshield trim or a historic logo under the lid of the center console are just a few of the little touches used by the Trail Rated brand. Recently, the Ram brand has taken to this, with the fifth generation half-ton including things like a look at several past generations in the center console.

The current Ram 1500 also has a collection of math information on the underside of the center console lid, including things like a standard-to-metric measurement conversion chart, a fraction-to-decimal chart and some random trigonometry equations. When we reached out to the folks who run the CatchMeOffRoad Instagram channel, they sent us a picture of the TRX console lid, which also has that elaborate Easter egg.

Like Easter eggs at a children’s event, these little design points are placed somewhere inconspicuous, but they are intended to be found and enjoyed. In the case of this slick Easter egg under the hood of the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, owners are certainly going to enjoy it.

Ram TRX Underhood Graphic

In the video below from the CatchMeOffRoad Instagram account, we get a look at the air box Easter egg of the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX. The video begins with the man behind the camera walking up to the driver’s side front corner of the bright red super-truck. When he gets to the engine bay, he pulls up on the edges of the air box cover. When it pivots upwards, we see the image of a T-Rex chewing on a Raptor.

For those wondering, this video was captured while the TRX was on display at the Holly Off-Road Park in Michigan

Considering the fact that the TRX has 252 more horsepower than Ford’s Raptor, the odds are good that the Ram 1500 will eat it up in any driving situation. Every time a TRX opens their hood and lifts the air box lid, they will be reminded of that lovely fact.

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Patrick Rall

"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.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com

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