Yahoo Autos Ram 1500 TRX: Here’s How We'd Build Ours
Car and truck configurators are a good excuse to play dress-up with the next addition to your dream garage. Or, if you’re actually going to buy something: it helps you get the exact build you want of your next vehicle. With the excitement surrounding the Ram 1500 TRX, there’s no way we wouldn’t spend some time with this digital truck builder and build one we’d be happy to take to hit some jumps in the desert.
Obviously, the standard features like the 6.2-liter supercharged V8, the eight-speed automatic transmission and radical TRX suspension are all making their way to our dream TRX. As far as packages, we’re probably skipping the $12,150 “TRX Launch Edition” package, even though it does come with a host of features like a head-up display, bead-lock capable wheels and a sunroof. Instead, we’re going to focus on what makes this truck good: being a truck.
With that in mind, we’d spend $300 for the trailer tow group kit. But, we’re also going to lean into the Baja-centric design of the TRX. And that means, obviously, we'd check the option box for the bed-mounted spare-tire carrier, as well.
We also want to add the aptly named Ram Bar, which is essentially a sport bar to mount aftermarket LED lights. Though, checking the box for the Ram Bar required us to select the $3,420 TRX Level 1 Equipment Group option package. We also tacked on the off-road running boards, which should help us climb into the thing after a long day at work.
On the inside, the TRX is, unsurprisingly, full of sound standard equipment, which makes sense considering the price. The 12-inch Uconnect touch screen comes standard, for example. You can spend $1,495 for an accented interior, or $1,195 for a Harmon Kardon 19-speaker sound system, but we’re sticking with the standard interior for this one. Save for the $295 remote start option, for those cold winter days when we have to get to work.
All in, our Ram 1500 TRX would set us back $79,540. That’s a lot of money and a lot of money thrown at options. But, if you’re even heavier handed you can option the TRX to a nearly six-figure sticker price, which is only a bad deal if you can’t afford it. For our rig? We’d be more than happy with the menacing blacked out, lightly optioned off-road bruiser you see here.
How would you build yours? Let us know below.
