Ram 1500 TRX showcased in a cold start video on Instagram reveals a lovely exhaust note.
When FCA introduced the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, the company rolled out plenty of information, pictures and videos. Some of those videos included exhaust sounds, but they also included narration and music, making it harder to hear the supercharged Hemi roaring. Plus, sound clips from official company videos have been mastered, so we don’t always get the best example of a real world exhaust note.
Fortunately, a video posted to the HydroTRX Instagram account gives us our first chance to hear the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX roar to life. The video is short, but it is the best we have seen or heard while also being the first “cold-start video” online. As we expected, the truck sounds great, but it seems louder at idle than the Dodge Hellcat cars or the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk.
Blue TRX
In the video below, we get a look at the back of a 2021 Ram 1500 TRX test truck in Hydro Blue. We don’t know who runs this Instagram account or who they are to have access to this truck, but as you can see, if has Michigan manufacturer’s plates. This means that it is a company-owned test vehicle that is likely in the possession of an FCA employee or an employee of a company that works with FCA.
The video begins with a look at the rear end of the blue TRX and a look at the model-specific key with “Ram TRX” on the fob with a red insert. As you can see, there is no red key like the Dodge Hellcat cars, but the red model logo seems like a nod to the red Hellcat keys.
Ram TRX Start and Idle
After a look at the key fob, the man behind the camera remotely starts the Ram TRX. The supercharged Hemi roars to life and it sounds pretty great. It seems to be louder on start-up than the Trackhawk or the Dodge Hellcat cars, but we will have to hear them side-by-side to confirm that. The cameraman walks closer to the truck, giving us a look at the undercarriage and the exhaust tips as the supercharged Hemi idles. The video ends with the cameraman panning back and forth across the rear end of the test truck.
If the Ram 1500 TRX is similar to the Dodge Hellcat cars and the Jeep Trackhawk in the overall exhaust note, we expect that it will sound even better under load. However, the TRX sounds fantastic in this short cold-start clip, contributing to the interest in the world’s most powerful production truck.
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