The Ram RHO might not pounce and growl like a Hellcat and dial it up to 11 like the TRX, but it’s a Hurricane of an off-road truck.
I’m in the driver’s seat of the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO—the off-road-focused flagship of the Ram lineup—in the dirt, and being invited to get as sideways as I feel comfortable with.
That past, we get to a sandy stretch. Tan advises me to indeed get on it and steer with the power at the rear wheels, and he notes that otherwise off the power it has “typical four-by-four” dynamics, such that “when you lock it up, you will understeer.”In Baja, the RHO is biasing torque delivery 75% to the rear wheels while controlling the stability system and active transfer case together—basically allowing the truck to go a lot more sideways and opening up the dynamics.
I do exactly as he says and knock out a trio of glorious jumps that would do Bo and Luke Duke proud—with decent landings, too. I’m giddy to have pulled this off without breaking myself, Tan, or the truck. And to think the truck will do this many times over the course of the day., which I’ll get to soon.
Ram 1500 TRX, which the RHO effectively replaces—for now—was powered by a 702-hp, 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 engine. My takeaways on the engine itself are lukewarm. Relying on a whopping 28 psi of turbo boost seems to have its downside and gives it a pause that’s not unlike some diesels. Mash your right foot to the floor, with enough traction available in Sport mode, and it’s as if the engine torque were left to a DJ running up the fader, cautious that the PA can take it all. It’s very quick; it’s just not immediate.
That’s a point to be underscored. For a somewhat lighter, somewhat more nimble truck—never mind that “rhino” codename, I guess—the RHO is a more finely honed rally-racing tool.
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