Hennessey Performance Engineering recently got its hands on a 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, which it plans to begin offering tuning upgrade packages for in the very near future. Before the Texas-based tuner begins churning out 1,000-plus horsepower Ram TRXs, though, it has decided to race the truck against one of the most impressive sports cars currently on sale: the C8 Corvette Stingray.
The Ram 1500 TRX comes standard with a supercharged 6.2L Hellcat V8 engine producing 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, which links up to a quick-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive. This setup helps the 6,349-pound pickup accelerate from zero to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds and zip through the quarter-mile in 12.7 seconds at 106.3 mph.
The C8 Corvette Stingray, by comparison, comes with a naturally aspirated 6.2L LT2 V8 engine making 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque with the optional performance exhaust equipped. A standard eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and rear-wheel drive rockets the car from zero to 60 mph in as little as three seconds and takes it through the quarter-mile in 11.2 seconds at 122 mph.
On paper, the C8 Corvette is significantly faster than the Ram 1500 TRX in a straight line, but HPE decided to even the playing field a bit for its little comparison test. The driver of the C8 Corvette appears to leave traction control off for this heads-up drag race, hampering the vehicle’s ability to get off the line quickly and giving the Ram the edge throughout the first 60 feet or so. The Corvette is eventually able to claw its way back and pass the Ram, but the pickup truck’s performance in this race is still admirable.
Check out the video embedded below to see how the C8 Corvette fares in a drag race against the current king of the off-road truck market.
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It’s pretty clear in both videos the TRX got the jump in both races. More so in the first. With 702hp and a .5 second jump, it’s going to put a little distance on the vette for the first part of the race. C8 obviously had no issue stopping the pull and passing the TRX which is to be expected.
I watched this video before it hit gmauthority and several things stood out. For one launch control was not used in either vehicle for any of the races. Launch control makes a huge difference on the C8. It was also observed that the C8 had less than 500 miles so it wasn’t running at full strength. For those that aren’t aware the C8 has a program that doesn’t give you full power until 500 miles. It’s only about 25 hp but 25 hp to the wheels makes a significant difference on a light car. Not trying to take anything away from the TRX because it’s a legitimately fast truck. But it’s clear that a 500+ mile C8 using launch control would have made for a much different race.
the first 500 miles the C8 won’t rev past 4500 that about 275 at that wheels as opposed to at least 400, this is an insulting video to say the least, click bate at best. it’s clear to see how slow the C8 is on that video. after 500 miles the C8 will leave the TRX for dead as it should. I am very impressed with the TRX go going by Dodge to built it by far the nicest pickup on the market.
Wow , pitting it against a production truck, regardless of horsepower, is a really serious insult to C8.
As other people have noticed this was a flawed test. The C8 can easily beat a lighter Hellcat which has the same engine, but suddenly struggles against a big truck. HPE decided to turn off TC in the C8 and it was operating in reduced power mode while under 500 miles. Why not just race the Ram against a Raptor or Silverado? This test is just a stupid and flawed publicity stunt.
Exactly
Totally fake race. OEM numbers for the C8 is 2.9 and many are getting as low as 2.6 bone stock. The TRX is rated at 4.1 by FCA. That’s a huge difference. And the C8 is still on the torque reduction program with 25% less power with a clear RPM limitation. This is as fake as a women faking an orgasm.
Correction: FCA rated the TRX at 4.5 at launch and some mags have been getting lower than that but nothing close to the C8.
Great point made about C8’s mileage and TC. Still awesome truck. New race with Toy Tacoma 4×4 TRD, Ford F-150 4×4 and Niss Tundra. If you race a car, use another Dodge.
Ram weighs at least 1500 lbs more
Try 3000 pounds more.