Men's Journal aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Prices are accurate and items in stock at time of publishing.The 2027 Ram 1500 TRX SRT is back—and it's louder, faster, and more outrageous than ever. Ram's halo performance truck returns with a supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V8 producing 777 horsepower, upgraded Bilstein suspension, and enough off-road capability to embarrass sports cars in the dirt. After spending a day launching, drifting, and driving the new TRX SRT both on pavement and around Michigan's legendary RedBud motocross course, one thing became clear: Ram didn't simply revive the TRX—it made the king of super trucks even more extreme.The 2027 Ram TRX Returns With 777 Horsepower2027 Ram 1500 TRX SRTCourtesy ImageWhen Ram originally released the TRX back in 2021, such an obviously oversized pickup with a supercharged V8 under the hood clearly aimed to dethrone Ford's F-150 Raptor at the top of the off-roading heap. The name itself even served as a not-so-subtle jab, since the king of the dinosaurs gobbles up Raptors—at least, in the parlance of Jurassic Park's somewhat less than scientific interpretation of paleontological eon.AdvertisementAdvertisementBut since that launch, a lot changed in the world of 4x4 trucks and SUVs. Namely, Ford swung back with more Raptors: the absurd Bronco Raptor aka Braptor, the Ranger Raptor, and the F-150's Raptor R that (surprise surprise) swapped in a similarly blown "Predator" V8 from the Shelby Mustang GT500. Then, Ram abandoned all semblance of self respect and canceled the TRX outright, replacing it with the RHO, which dropped a twin-turbo inline-six into the same platform.The political and corporate backtracking on emissions and EV concerns over the past few years eventually led to dedicated Hellcat enthusiast Tim Kuniskis of Dodge and SRT taking over Ram's decision-making, which in turn clearly contributed to the decision to revive the TRX once more (perhaps out of genetic code found in the amber, in true Jurassic Park style). Long story short, for 2027 the TRX returns as the true apex predator among pickup trucks, now bearing an SRT badge and this time around pumping out an absurd 777 horsepower good enough for a 3.5-second 0-60 time—because obviously this truck comes with launch control. The rest of the recipe was tried and true, though, and the palpable excitement of the return of the king dictated that a media drive program live up to the utterly unnecessary insanity of the baddest truck on the market.What's New on the 2027 Ram TRX SRT?To support the step up in power from 702 to 777 ponies and from 650 to 680 lb-ft of torque, Ram's engineers coaxed out that bump from the 6.2-liter Hellcat V8 by increasing boost from the 2.4-liter twin-screw supercharger by 20 percent. Fuel pressure then needed to jump from 72.5 to 101.5 psi, and the original's three-inch exhaust carried over but rerouted ducting from the front grille now feeds the beast with more fresh air. The redline also steps up marginally, from 6,200 to 6,500 rpm.Ram's engineers bumped the 6.2-liter Hellcat V8 to 777 ponies and 680 lb-ft of torque by increasing boost from the 2.4-liter twin-screw supercharger by 20 percent.Michael Teo Van RunkleValvetrain components borrowed from Dodge's Redeye engines support those last few hundred revs, and a beefed-up torque converter helps the eight-speed automatic transmission handle the extra grunt. The brakes needed some help, too, so Ram switched from a traditional vacuum-boosted assist to eBoost—for confidence and pedal feel as much as actual stopping power, as I learned quickly on my first lap around a manicured motocross track at RedBud MX in southern Michigan.AdvertisementAdvertisementNaturally, the TRX requires an off-road test circuit to prove that 4x4 cred. And even if the Dodge engineer memes couldn't quite peer pressure Kuniskis into dropping a Hellcat into a Chrysler Pacifica, all of RedBud echoed with the screaming whine of supercharger the whole day long. That soundtrack alone contrasts with Ford's Raptor R, which for some unknown reason lacks some of the raw edge the people clearly want. Even General Motors in the Cadillac Blackwing and Escalade V doesn't ramp up the aural tone quite to the same level as Dodge and Ram.From half a mile away or more, the two TRXs sliding around in the dirt sent up visible plumes of dust devils on a hot day. So of course I raised my hand the split second Ram asked for volunteers to go first: Why else were we all here suffering through a hot and muggy summer day, after all? I'd already driven the truck about 20 minutes on-road, and multiple previous TRX and RHO iterations over the years, so no warmup required. A courageous engineer still strapped into the passenger seat to supervise, though, and reminded me how to toggle into Baja mode to prompt the ECU to hold engine revs higher and the spectacular Bilstein shock dampers to enter the floatiest setting.Jumping and Drifting the Ram TRX at RedBud MXWhen I started left-foot braking into slides and then kept the steering wheel as straight as possible on throttle and letting the computer happily dole out more torque, my speeds started to pick up.Michael Teo Van RunkleThe track itself obviously required a bit of work, with a steep and sharp jump at the center, then two looping routes with higher speed drifty portions on one end and a few quick whoops at the other. The front straight featured a lower and longer jump with a target cone set at 100 feet. OK, not messing around then, Ram. And rest assured, the TRX SRT can handle that level of full-bore commitment despite weighing just under 6,500 pounds.We never even aired down the tires! Instead, with the Goodyear Wrangler Territory AT tires pumped up to around 40 psi, the adaptive Bilstein shock dampers needed to do most of the work to absorb ruts and bumps. But first, I needed to figure out how to actually put 777 horsepower to the ground in the slippery stuff. Baja mode also turns down the traction control, but leaves stability control activated—only my trusty copilot turned all the nannies off later.AdvertisementAdvertisementSo I started out trying to coax tail-happy slides out with a flick of steering input, then a jab of throttle. Doing so let a bit of juice flow, but the ECU still sapped enough power that I struggled to fully drift around the wider sections of the track despite so much mass over the nose and the relatively feathery rear end of an empty truck bed. The trick eventually hit my brain cells when I started left-foot braking into slides and then kept the steering wheel as straight as possible on throttle, letting the computer happily dole out more torque as my speeds started to pick up.On the long jump, I kept the pedal to the metal for a few seconds in a straight line, crested over the rise, and noted when the tires left planet earth. Even if my height never matched the sharper lip, a quick chop of throttle prompted automatically by the ECU barked from the exhaust and the sheer speed brought on that old rollercoaster sensation in my gut, until we almost gently touched down again. I needed to hammer the brakes hard then, though, to avoid a pinch of cones from the right side, before whipping left around toward the whoops.At about 45 miles per hour the TRX catapulted into the sky, nosedive threatening as the ECU automatically cut throttle in midair again and the Bilsteins firmed up.Michael Teo Van RunkleHard braking took more focus than almost anything else. ABS shudder and steering inputs helped, but the TRX tended to plow through some serious understeer due to the sheer size and weight of such an enormous truck. I tried to at least keep the steering wheel straight over the whoops for a bit of mechanical sympathy to help smooth out the chop, before another crank over to the left with all four wheels scrabbling for grip toward the sharper jump.Here, the angle of approach felt more similar to a true motocross test track. At about 45 miles per hour, or a few more on my better laps, the TRX catapulted into the sky, nosedive threatening as the ECU automatically cut throttle in midair again and the Bilsteins firmed up, then once again a surprisingly smooth landing before heading up a longer and wider bend and finally back down to a high-speed drift into the front straight again.Bilstein Suspension Is the Real StarFor those who struggled to hit the jumps straight, even landing with one front wheel hitting much harder first, the TRX never appeared to crunch the nose too badly. But after a couple of laps, the brakes needed a cooldown, and I swapped out for a colleague waiting to take their turn. Raring for more, I loitered around, realizing that as awesome as 777 horsepower in a four-wheel-drive truck sounds (quite literally), the most impressive part that stands out about the new TRX still comes down to the suspension. The fact that such an enormous truck can rip around in almost similar fashion to a giant side-by-side simply boggles the mind.AdvertisementAdvertisementClearly, the Bilstein e2 Blackhawk shock dampers set the standard, as good as the Fox LiveValve and Multimatic DSSVs might do on other trucks from other automakers. So I quizzed my engineering friend later in the day. Apparently Ram re-tuned the valves in the same hardware, and added a new jounce bumper for better end-stop control. Otherwise, the same internal three-inch jounce control within the damper carries over, too.Ram re-tuned the valves in the Bilstein e2 Blackhawk shock dampers and added a new jounce bumper for better end-stop control.Michael Teo Van RunkleAltogether, from Baja mode on a motocross track to Sport on the street, the TRX SRT rides floaty but stable, on a platform that inspires confidence regardless of surface conditions. And yet still, the fact that Ram willingly let journalists risk life and limb—not to mention the trucks—by jumping so high and so far still points to the incredible torture testing regimen that went into developing the TRX.Ram only banked on a few stints each, in fairness, and the 378 millimeter front and 375 millimeter rear brake rotors potentially required the most attention despite that new eBoost system. Stability control and ABS probably caused some of the heat concerns while pounding hard around the track, but one rep casually mentioned running a purposeful 1,000 miles of off-roading circuit around Johnson Valley. Ripe with whoops and ruts and lakebeds in the hot desert—sure sounds like maybe a Baja effort one day, or am I imagining things? Surely, Kuniskis will support such endeavors…Driving the 2027 Ram TRX on the StreetIn the real world, road manners matter even more than anything the TRX can do in the dirt. Most drivers spend 99.9 percent of the time on asphalt, after all, despite all the aspirational adventure accoutrements that come as part of the TRX package (or any off-road model from any other automaker). So I spent plenty of time cruising around the flat Michigan countryside, where the five-link coil sprung rear end made street driving surprisingly comfortable.AdvertisementAdvertisementA bit of body roll given the height and weight makes sense, but the smoothness of off-road suspension driving on-road sure stands out. Then when I wanted to unleash the SRT shenanigans, easy burnouts or tire chirps only took about three-quarters of travel into the go pedal, supercharger and exhaust bellowing at full throat once more.Inside the 2027 Ram TRXThe new Ram TRX has a bit more piano black plastic around the massive 14.5-inch vertical touchscreen and comes with all the goodies of top trims. Michael Teo Van RunkleAll as I kept my ventilated seats blasting, surrounded by carbon-fiber trim and swaddled in the luxury that Ram arguably helped to introduce to the pickup truck industry in the first place. A bit more piano black plastic around the massive 14.5-inch vertical touchscreen shared with other top-spec Ram trucks needs to go, but otherwise the TRX largely comes with all the goodies.Even the rear seats get heating and ventilation, plus molle panels for gear storage and plenty of contrast stitching to match new red seatbelts. A new graphics package for the exterior looks "Totally Extreme, Bro!" Still, as deep and rich as the red and green paintjobs look up close, the TRX deserves all black everything if only to help hide the matte plastic exterior trim best.Is the 2027 Ram TRX Worth It?As a bit of a downer, even if "War is Over!" and gas prices look ready to drop back down from the stratosphere at least a little, the TRX is still inexcusably inefficient. The fuel consumption borders on criminal and barring an EPA certification for the new engine quite yet, I struggle to imagine MPG averaging in the double digits. That means a 33-gallon tank will likely last less than a few hundred miles.Everything has become bigger and badder these days, but the new TRX SRT still stands out as the baddest.Michael Teo Van RunkleIt'll be hard to wipe a grin off that whole time, though, either on-road or off. We've reached a point where 35-inch tires now look small, all-out absurdity that marks the only way Ram purposefully failed to outmuscle Ford's Bronco and Raptor R with 37s. Even if the inflationary escalation of internecine pickup truck competition somehow makes the TRX seem slightly less hardcore now than back in the old days of the original launch. Real or not, inflation also applies to the TRX's price tag, which now slots in just a hair below the six-figure mark before options.AdvertisementAdvertisementEverything has become bigger and badder these days, but the new TRX SRT still stands out as the baddest. And this is just the 4x4 off-roader, hold tight for Ram's next knockout punch when the Rumble Bee street trucks take the same recipe and apply it instead to rear-wheel-drive drifty fun, delivering exactly the level of rip-roaring insanity that makes Dodge and Ram the antidote amid a ceaseless malaise of white, grey, and black commuter toasters from just about every other automaker on the planet.2027 Ram TRX SpecsEngine: 6.2-liter supercharged Hemi Hellcat V8Horsepower/Torque: 777 hp / 680 lb-ftTransmission: TorqueFlite 8-speed automaticQuarter-Mile Time: 12.2 secondsTop Speed: 118 mphMPG: 10–12 mpg (estimated)Price: From $99,995From $99,995 at Ram DealersThis story was originally published by Men's Journal on Jul 7, 2026, where it first appeared in the Gear section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.