There are just not many out there. I heard that with the bankruptcy and plant closings, they only shipped 106 of them as '09 models. I had to go over 200 miles away to get mine. My regular dealer never saw one, and never ordered one, because they can pretty much put you in a quad cab for the same money.
I've no idea why they couldn't order one now though.

 

Performance hood currently produced in very limited quantities.
R/T 22" wheel option scheduled for May production.

 

just go get a R/T badge off ebay and get over the details lol

 

106?!!! Wow didn't know it was that low

 

I'll give you $12k.

 

Two weeks ago, I was considering a Ram R/T, but was unsure because of a lack of 4wd.

Did some further research, and found I can order a Ram Sport short cab/bed 4wd & 5.7 Hemi.

The only difference between the two is the 4wd adds 150lbs of weight, and a looser torque converter on the R/T.

The only criteria I can see for the 2wd in the R/T is gas mileage because if the lighter weight and performance. The R/T has a looser torque converter which will adversely affect the gas mileage, just about the same as the extra weight of the 4wd system with a tighter torque converter in the Ram Sport 4wd IMO.
Then we have performance. An extra 150lbs in a 4800lbs truck is not much when taken in context. Additionally, any performance gain you obtain from a dig with the 150lbs weight advantage is negated by the extra launching ability of a 4wd system compared to a 2wd, especially from a vehicle with a front weight bias.

So I ordered a Ram Sport short cab/bed 4wd with the 5.7 Hemi. The slight weight difference and torque converter did not give me any notable advantages IMO to give up the 4wd system.

 

4.10 axle exclusive to R/T

 

Forgot about that.
Though the 3.92 gears are optional on the non R/T Sport which is numerically only 5% less gearing.

 

All 2wd rc sports are R/Ts for 2010.

Exactly. That makes very little sense, other than them having issues with the hood? Still, dealers should at least know about them, considering they are on the website.

Where did you get your '09 numbers? I'd heard "around" 100 from The dealer I got mine from(I had to fly 850 miles), then I had a guy in St. Louis do some digging for me and he said the final total production was 3-400(they were in the last week of building them), but most of them were going out of the country. He made it sound like Mexico, but I know Canada got a few too. The official response from Chrysler was "no response"

With the massive amount of TM in the stock R/T I don't think the dig would much of an advantage, if any. I've got little problem launching on the street, and none at the track. Like was already mentioned, the gearing is also different, and it's got more aggressive shifting.

I was gonna get the same truck you got, but happened to stumble upon this R/T. Can't really go wrong with either. I thought I was gonna regret not having 4wd this winter, but the truck has really surprised me.

 

send me some pics please.. jaimeoleal@hotmail.com