DINO CLASH

TRX CLASHES WITH THE RAPTOR IN A FIGHT FOR THE AGES.

- TRISTAN TANCREDI

YOU’RE NOT wrong! It’s a bit unfair to front the Ranger Raptor up against the RAM 1500 TRX. On price alone, the TRX costs about twice as much as the Ranger Raptor ($210K vs $90K), its supercharged V8 generates 240 more kilowatts than the Raptor’s V6 can muster, and the TRX monsters the Raptor in both size and style. But the thing is, except perhaps for the recently released Chevrolet Silverado ZR2, the Ranger Raptor is the closest thing we officially have n Australia to the TRX.

The fight becomes fairer when you depart suburbia in pursuit of twisty trails and off-road tracks. Both models are flagships of their respective brands, and as such both feature uprated brakes and quality suspension, and both have been designed for the same purpose: to tame high-speed, bump-riddled outback roads. Let’s take a look to see which one does what best…

RAM 1500 TRX