Can A Ford F-150 Lightning Beat A Ram TRX In A Drag Race?

We’re now within the period of electrical pickup vans and naturally with out energy loss on account of transmissions, plug-in vans are extremely fast. The truth is, the quickest vans you should buy nowadays are principally electrical – aside from the Hellcat-powered Ram TRX.

Of be aware, the Ram TRX is formally simply as fast in a dash to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) because the Ford F-150 Lightning, which stands as one of many quickest pickup vans of all time. Each vans can accomplish that in simply 4.5 seconds, which needs to be on the prime of the checklist simply behind the GMC Hummer EV and Rivian R1T.

That is, after all, going to vary as soon as the efficiency variety of the Ford Raptor R comes out. The Raptor R is now probably the most highly effective F-150 ever made; it is a tad much less highly effective than the TRX, although it is vital to notice that it is also lighter. It is truly fascinating to check the Raptor R versus the TRX, given their apparent rivalry.

Going again to the Lightning and TRX, each are evenly squared in a centenary dash however how do they examine in a drag race? The Quick Lane Vehicles pitted the 2 on a drag strip, which noticed the EV shedding to the ICE-powered truck. If the Blue Oval right here was the Raptor R, this is able to have been a extra fascinating matchup.

In the meantime, the video additionally launched a pumped-up model of the Ram TRX referred to as the Tyrant efficiency bundle. Developed by Nth Moto of Minnesota, the Tyrant bundle mainly represents an official “Redeye” model of the TRX with a reworked engine to provide 787 horsepower as an alternative of simply 702.

The TRX Tyrant just isn’t formally out there via Ram however you will get one from Granger Motors of Iowa for over $93,000. One variant of the TRX Tyrant even comes with 37-inch tires, which is commonplace on the Raptor R.