First shots 2025 TRX test mule

[SCARd4Life]

The hood scoop is the same as the current models.

I'm old or an idiot. Take your pick.

 

[KnightMare]

From what I’ve heard there are 3 levels of Hurricane motors. Level 1 is 400 hp and level 2 is 512 twin turbo and crate X which is supposed to be 1000 hp. Don’t know if all is true and the crate X won’t be an option.

The CATx hurricane says it is for the Drag Pak, the Drag isn't street legal, it comes with a powercell (battery pack) and the engine won't make 1,000hp. It'll make a 1,000hp combined with EV motors. Basically what Ralph Gilles revealed in a podcast a few years ago they'll make over a thousand HP with electrification and gas.

But then again, this won't be in the TRX if they are using a transmission rated at 500ish HP

 

[jashearer]

We are lucky enough to own a TRX and a 22 X7 M50i. If RAM came up with a bi-turbo V8 that comes even close to what BMW has engineered, I would be a happy guy! That engine is a monster and the power never stops. Amazing engine!

hahaha my wife drives a x7 m50i... I would take that every chance I got before I got my TRX... love them both

Jay

 

[AZDinoPwr]

Would love my tuned 4.0 TT V8 out of the S8 in the TRX. Includes cylinder deactivation lol.

 

[PhoenixTRX]

The CATx hurricane says it is for the Drag Pak, the Drag isn't street legal, it comes with a powercell (battery pack) and the engine won't make 1,000hp. It'll make a 1,000hp combined with EV motors. Basically what Ralph Gilles revealed in a podcast a few years ago they'll make over a thousand HP with electrification and gas.

But then again, this won't be in the TRX if they are using a transmission rated at 500ish HP

I'm attending SEMA the first two days, any guesses/rumors on what may appear in the MOPAR/RAM booths?

"TRX 2.0" hp logic based on the transmission capabilities makes sense, especially as a Gen3 Raptor competitor (<- rumored previously with the current platform using a 6.4 as I remember?).

Still yearn for a 'HALO' edition of the revised TRX, from Destroyer Grey to Direct Connection packages and robust transmission. Simply a 'Mic Drop' to the Raptor R. and reinforce the 'Enthusiast' branding during this new era of EV/Hybrid/even autonomous inclusion. Unfortunately the "R" release came across like an appeasement and rather anti-climatic.

 

[Russ103]

hahaha my wife drives a x7 m50i... I would take that every chance I got before I got my TRX... love them both

Jay

Agree! My wife has a X5 M50i that (from a roll) walks away from my TRX. 0-100MPH they are about dead even.

Consider myself very fortunate when I’m deciding between a TT V8 or a S/C V8 in the morning.

Overall the TRX is a significantly nicer vehicle than an X5 or X7 though.

 

[Corso923]

Anyone have info on the blinker reservoir volume or oil catch can compatibility for the MY25? Concerned buyers wanna know….

 

[magiaone]

I would say the opposite, as CEO of Dodge for a decade, his only success was the 6.2L Hemi and tricking people in buying the SRT 392 by rebranding the car Scat Pack. If the 6.2 Hemi never existed, every other project he touched was a failure. It's tragic the only brand new Dodge vehicle brought to production was the Hornet under his tenure, everything else was either a remix or removal

He wasn't even there during the 6.2 SC development. He came in after it was already done.

 

[magiaone]

I said in a video back in 2021, there was no reason for the Durango Hellcat to be a one year only run because sources was telling me it was minor updates they had to do to the fuel system to make certify for 2022. So a year later I was proven right.

And if you look at the screenshots of the 2025 mule, they used the transmission from the Wrangler 392, Ram 1500, and the Wagoneer and that trans is rated at a max of 550 ft of torque. Even if there is a an electric motor to boost power, they still would need a more powerful transmission because of the type of EV motors they use in their hybrids. Stellantis press release and crate engine documents confirm the Hurricane HO will be between 500 and 510 hp, hence the smaller transmission. If the 2025 TRX had the 8HP95 trans, I would all day say 2025 TRX will have 700hp either through a tune or hybrid setup.

The 4xe vehicles still have the smaller inline 4 engine and cheap transmissions because they can't get the inline 6 hybrid to work right from what engineers told me 2 years ago from performance to packaging issues with the rear seats. If they did, we would have seen a new Trackhawk, which a Jeep spokesman confirmed last year they would make a performance hybrid Grand Cherokee. And you would think they would put that system in a SRT Grand Wagoneer to take on the Escalade V.

Couple of things I see. Maybe another antenna on the roof or that's just for the Eng data link.
New Chmsl? All black vs the one in the other picture which is clear.
Still haven't fixed the exhaust tips in 3 years, how hard is it to shim the fixture in the factory.
Not sure what the other plugs are on the LH side of the plate seeing as the trailer plugs are on the rh. Could be more OBD connections for test vehicle.

 

[g_force]

Not sure what the other plugs are on the LH side of the plate seeing as the trailer plugs are on the rh. Could be more OBD connections for test vehicle.

That's their Ravelco. Both trucks have them, though, and only the black truck has the extra antenna on the roof.

The black lowers on the silver one look to be shiny, unlike the current trucks. Are the mirrors more svelte on the silver one than on current trucks? They look a bit shorter (vertical dimension) than mine. Dunno, it could just be the pic.

Sad to see they're sticking with black door handles on colored trucks. The body color matched look better IMHO.

 

[Eighty]

That's their Ravelco. Both trucks have them, though, and only the black truck has the extra antenna on the roof.

Actually, those ports on the left are for a new purpose. Ram has heard all of the complaints about thieves breaking windows to steal our trucks. So they're providing an external port that thieves can plug in to - now, they can gain entry without any physical damage. Bravo, Ram.

 

[Superbrowndude]

Thanks for the pics!

 

[IdahoKTM]

Couple of things I see. Maybe another antenna on the roof or that's just for the Eng data link.
New Chmsl? All black vs the one in the other picture which is clear.
Still haven't fixed the exhaust tips in 3 years, how hard is it to shim the fixture in the factory.
Not sure what the other plugs are on the LH side of the plate seeing as the trailer plugs are on the rh. Could be more OBD connections for test vehicle.

That's a Level 1 CHMSL on the silver truck...same as it's always been. There's noting wrong with the exhaust tips because they're adjustable. If they were fixed, I would agree.

 

[magiaone]

That's a Level 1 CHMSL on the silver truck...same as it's always been. There's noting wrong with the exhaust tips because they're adjustable. If they were fixed, I would agree.

Ok. Only had level 2s so thanks.
Nothing wrong? They are always low so the customer needs to level them for a consistent gap to the bumper...or fixed at the factory.

 

[magiaone]

Actually, those ports on the left are for a new purpose. Ram has heard all of the complaints about thieves breaking windows to steal our trucks. So they're providing an external port that thieves can plug in to - now, they can gain entry without any physical damage. Bravo, Ram.

That made me chuckle. Thank you

 

[IdahoKTM]

Ok. Only had level 2s so thanks.
Nothing wrong? They are always low so the customer needs to level them for a consistent gap to the bumper...or fixed at the factory.

I like them snugged up to the bumper, but I'm not going to claim that's the correct position. A buddy of mine likes them lower because he says they're easier to clean/dry off.
Apparently, Ram thinks they should be lower also. If one is higher or lower than the other, it's no big deal. 5 minutes and they are exactly where you want them.

 

[Russ103]

I like them snugged up to the bumper, but I'm not going to claim that's the correct position. A buddy of mine likes them lower because he says they're easier to clean/dry off.
Apparently, Ram thinks they should be lower also. If one is higher or lower than the other, it's no big deal. 5 minutes and they are exactly where you want them.

They should 100% be tucked all the way up to the bumper. My exhaust tips were so low and uneven, I couldn’t believe they let them go from the factory like that.

 

[KnightMare]

I'm attending SEMA the first two days, any guesses/rumors on what may appear in the MOPAR/RAM booths?

Honestly at this point, I don't think anyone cares what's in their booths. Unless it's the 2025 production Challenger and Charger or a mid-engine Viper, nothing they will present will move the needle for Dodge. Ram only has the 2025 trucks or the 2024 special edition TRX's that would be interesting.

 

[WILDDUX]

There are a few pics on FB of them at the dunes in MI, I believe. The poster said it definitely sounded like a 6 cylinder.

 

[DanZman]

I’m still holding onto hope that these mules actually have a different top spec Hurricane in them. Everyone is held up on this one build sheet that came out of the factory. If they have a new I6 variant, there is no reason that the factory couldn’t have put a prototype of that engine in and then just stamped the build sheet with whatever they want.