Ford Raptor R vs. Ram 1500 TRX | Off-Road Super Trucks Comparison | Which Dino Is More Ferocious?
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- With the Raptor R and its thunderous V8, Ford finally has a worthy competitor to the mighty Ram TRX. Both of these uber-powerful super trucks are physics-defyingly quick, produce monstrous exhaust notes, and have insane off-road capability. So, which one of these wild rigs is the true king of the trucks? Head to the video above to find out!
Ford F-150 Raptor pricing & review: edmu.in/42dIht8
Ram 1500 TRX pricing & review: edmu.in/42j3wK7
00:00 Intro
00:45 Powerline Race
03:39 Vehicle Specs
05:21 Articulation
08:56 Whoops
12:36 Hill Climb
17:54 Edmunds' Take
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Which one of these not-so-extinct dinos would you like to see burning fossilized ancestors in the desert? Let us know in the comments below.
None. Burning fossil fuels is destroying the planet.
The Ram
Why didn't you rerun that video of the guy missing a shift... This video was annoying
I'm not taking the Raptor. The TRX is the better truck. Put bigger tires on it and things would be different in this test. The Ram has such an epic interior as well. The Hemi is also superior so it seems like a no brainer to me.
T-REX
If you hit the rev limiter because you forgot to manually shift, at least you should do that run over.
I thought that too... Personally i think 1 person should be testing both trucks, to make sure an equal amount on confidence and skill is behind the wheel each time.
@@lunamaria1048 that too. Like they do in the U drags race, they do switch drivers to try to eliminate drivers as a confounding variable.
The raptor won every race,duh if you screw up its not the trucks fault!
@@casper24ism The woman driver was literally scared of the truck and holding back. One driver doing timed runs seems more appropriate.
I agree although in all the review/tests/drags I’ve seen between these the Raptor R has won them all
Sorry, I couldn't finish this video... It's brutal.
I didn't make it 2 minutes...nope
its bad lol...
Facts
😂
She’s annoying.
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Euh you let the Raptor in first gear for like 5 seconds and you still use that time to compare? That's ridiculous 🤦♂
Totally agree. Tho it is nice to see that it won’t automatically shift for you even in manual mode. Some car makers make it so that it still shifts automatically when you hit the rev line even if you’re in manual mode
Ikr, it wouldn’t have been thar hard to just do another run to have a fair comparison 🤷♂️
To be fair they would each need to run each separate car so that driver doesn't have an impact on the equation as well. That said, they did say themselves that driver could have an influence so I don't think they're taking their numbers very seriously. Ultimately, I agree, with one of the previous responses of, how hard would it be to just redo the run when he left it in first gear.
And they let him measure the articulation with waaay mote space underneath....stop crying, baby
They had to let the TRX win one.
As if it wasn’t bad enough using two different drivers (which ignores driving skill as a factor), they don’t even repeat the run when one of them messes up shifting. What a joke
Not only that, she complain about the 2WD situation and make him go 4WD because the TRX doesn’t have 2WD but she use lunch control on the 1st race when she know the Raptor doesn’t have Lunch control.
It’s Edmunds. What do you expect. They are a bunch of Euro luxury elitists and wouldn’t know how to properly do any hard driving, much less a desert race. Go over to Ben Hardy’s channel for a real desert race comparison. He drives both trucks back to back, and even though the Raptor is in its worst possible guise for desert racing (V6 and 37 pack), it still beats the TRX around the short track by a not insignificant 7 seconds, even though there were a lot of straights that the TRX made up ground. To make matters worse, he said the Raptor felt super calm and easy, meaning he could’ve pushed it harder and won by even more.
These two were so annoying, I couldn't watch the whole video!!
Back to TFL for me, and Roman is pretty annoying, but at least his videos are watchable!
I ended up going with the Raptor over the TRX for a few reasons. Primarily: Raptor has a more comfortable ride, more comfortable seats, 37" tires and it has auto lane centering which makes long highway drives much easier.
Both trucks are bad-ass, but if I had to choose one, I'm going with the Ram TRX.
No bad option here!
Fact
I wouldn't put that run with the Raptor on camera...how hard is it to run it again to get a fair time
I wouldn't put that articulation test with such a gap of space difference between both tires allowed....you act like this video is going to make you decide between both vehicles lmfao
On the articulation, if she had gone to the point where her back tire was off the ground as high as his, she could have made up that 6" and tied him. They marked hers where it first left the ground. He was able to wave his whole hand under his tire.
I thought the exact same thing. He was way off the ground. But it’s okay. Both trucks articulation have already been tested and the TRX had wayy more
This is clearly a marketing video for Ford's new baby. The TRX is the better truck. Ford makes a nice truck but they have been behind Ram for years now. Plus, HEMI!
@@PyroBlonde7777 Please tell me you're joking because you can't be that delusional or stupid to say Ford has been behind Ram for years when this is there first real off road competitor to Ford and even than Ford still beats it overall.
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@@PyroBlonde7777 How was Ford behind Ram for years when Ford is the top selling in trucks and the one to dominate Baja for more than a decade ?
Can't go wrong with either one, but RaptoR does it for me.
All of the tests with people that know how to drive showed the Raptor is faster than the TRX, even with 37" tires vs 35" tires. Watch TFL if you don't believe me...
The Raptor R would've easily beaten the TRX in the power line race if it had not been in 1st gear for 1/2 the race
You'd have thought they would have not even used that one run in the post production version of the vid and re-run it. Both drivers were a joke and compromised the results.
1/2 the race?? Sore loser
Bro the Raptor R would fall apart before it could scratch the Ram TRX, Street Speed 717 can prove it
I'm no off-roader, but shouldn't the articulation test be about what you can do with three wheels on the ground rather than just stopping there?
Nope that's not how articulation is compared, lift one until another one lifts from the ground, that's articulation. That's how the comparison is done
@@mazevx2451 That is not how articulation works🙄, a vehicle with a different wheelbase can have more articulatation in this test but not actually have more articulation……..this is simply a test of wheelbase plus articulation but not just articulation!
Lady says it's an unfair advantage to put the Raptor in two-wheel drive for the U-turn....Wow...it's a comparison of abilities, lady
Not being allowed to use the features a vehicle comes with, like 2WD, doesn't actually make for a fair comparison.
Actually it kinda does. It admits defeat before the challenge happens. 😂
Interesting with the makeshift RTI test. Dan Edmunds and C&D did a proper RTI test and it favored the TRX pretty well (602 vs 525 or 559 for the 35" Raptor).
Great to see Jason Lewis on the other side of the camera. Fantastic content!!!
So basically, it’s not the machine it’s the operator. OK I got it.
Nice trucks. I’m with the TRX. Nicer interior, sounds and looks better, and is $30-50k less after mark ups.
The last two things are both absolutely wrong. Have you seen the kind of prices TRXs have gone for? Some optionless examples have been going for 150k+ or higher. I’ve yet to see one R go for over that. And sound? Please. The TRX is probably one of the worst sounding V8 cars ever made. I was up close and personal with one while revving the engine, and I could barely hear the engine over the whine of the supercharger. A little bit is okay, but a lot is annoying and drowns out the good V8 sound. With the R, you can barely hear the supercharger unless you are standing in front of the car. From the back, it sounds divine, and it is extremely loud and angry in a way no other cross-plane V8 car can match.
Just bought a fully loaded 2023 trx for 112k (107kmsrp). Stop going to dealers that mark up. Msrp is the only price you should buy a vehicle at.
@The-fs5wn This comment in regards to mark ups is insane. Bro.... you ain't getting a fucking r without a bare minimum 30k markup. Check Mark Dodge and they are marking off 12k on trx orders... your paying double the price for an available r and getting one Motorola radio length of articulation. I have owned a gen 2 raptor and currently own a trx before I get called out for not owning one.
@@The-fs5wn : There are 6 Raptor Rs listed for sale on AutoTrader right now (4:58pm CST 10/22/23) & 4 have the prices listed. The cheapest one has an asking price of $149,999.
There are 939 new TRXs listed for sale. The cheapest one is $90,495 & 205 of them have asking prices below $110K & 790 of them have asking prices of $125K or less. So what were you saying?
Good stuff!! Do a U-Drag on dirt to each the next level!
Just be happy ram did it first cause ford had no intentions of bringing back a V8…they were happy using the speakers to make engine noise
That Ford is quick tho....
Smaller tires is an advantage for articulation tests, not disadvantageous.
The rams rti score is still quite a bit better even when they both have 35s.
Rerun race that finish isn't fair to the Raptor if you don't rerun!
Challenge to viewer: How far did you make it into this video?
I sadly tapped out at about 11 mins..
But now in hindsight I feel I could have stopped it much sooner..
That ladies hyper personality was tough to endure
I guess you can’t test a Porsche 911 turbo S against the McLaren 765 because the turbo S has all-wheel-drive and it wouldn’t be fair to the McLaren?!?! 🤷🏻♂️
Oh! Wait! But you did! 😮
I subscribed because Jason Lewis is an awesome motorhead! Great video guys!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Are you blind?
@@edmundscars I can't beleive you never did a proper race after that shifting skrew up
Do my eyes deceive me, or is that Jeepin Jason in the flesh
A buddy in Europe mentioned that a V8 Raptor is 100K Euros more than the TRX. Dealer markups so he daily drives a TRX.
The trucks are so close in competition I believe it just depends on who you’re loyal to or which looks better
Are we not going ti talk about the substantial price difference.
"control here" while the camera is shaking like a it's in a cocktail mix. lol
I did not enjoy this. Super annoying hosts.
I drive a dodge ram at the moment but have had a number of ford's. Whichever truck winning this challenge is fine with me. I like both brands. Now we need to see the creature features in both. The interior is important also.
I drive fords however, I know someone who purchased a TRX
I love the R and if money was there, I would buy it over the TRX however when I sat in one of them, it was so comfortable and material was amazing even as a ford guy, I gotta admit that rams interior is far better however as a ford guy, I would get a ford
TRX is more durable, bulletproof engine
Great seeing Jason Lewis in this one, hopefully he's in more! Between the two it would be almost a coin flip, I'd have to drive them both. I lean TRX, but agree that the 2WD in the Raptor would make for some fun shenanigans.
Nice to see Edmunds picked up Jason Lewis.
Launch control was a unfair advantage 😂 just as much as 2wd
I believe if you put it in rock crawl mode it engages the lockers automatically.
Your correct it says that on the dash when you put them in that mode big red square " must engage for operation "
Was she even using any of the features. He would tell you when he would put it in ea mode. While we have no idea what she was doing.
I forgot to change the gears for 5 seconds haha!!!
And 2 seconds in different! you are comparing the car, that should be %100 fair, but when you guys didn't run it back, that's unfair!!!
or instead of that bring a professional drive...
because I know RAPTOR R can do way better than RAM TRX!
the hosts of this show can even make a TRX vs Raptor R unwatchable
Can never make everyone happy.
@@ALMX5DP nah like i also hate those who are never satisfied too, but you gotta agree. That comparison was not good. How do you consider a result in a race after the driver messes it up? Like at least rerun it to get a more fair comparison
@@danielkomiyama6656 definitely not the best, but far from being unwatchable for me. Still found it entertaining in a few ways. And I dont base my satisfaction on the results necessarily I just take everything as entertainment.
Edmunds can do a better job than this. This duo reminds me too much of dorky radio "personalities" on commercial radio
I'm going to save this video in my watch later list. Hopefully RUclips will still be around when I can afford one of these trucks
Raptor R is the clear winner but Ford always has the highest markups. I’ve been shopping and the best I can do is 30k markup. I’ll hold out a little longer. Let’s not forget, the R is only here because of the TRX. Ford should have never put a v6 ecoboost in a Raptor. It has cam phaser issues. I got cam phasers fixed under warranty and now that I’m out of warranty it will cost me 4k out of pocket to fix it. Please re run a race when one had it in first gear for an extended time. People like me actually watch these videos because we compare the two.
Currently own:
2019 mustang 5.0 pp1 10 speed
2019 Raptor Supercrew
2021 jeep trakchawk.
Two great trucks. I've owned the Gen 2 and 3 Raptors and am looking to get a TRX. BTW: Momentum makes it easier to get up a hill, not harder; your truck doesn't win because you used speed. Also, the 37s on the Raptor are a nice upgrade, but keep in mind the 35s on the TRX are wider by about .4" (325 vs 315). It doesn't make the two equal, but the 35s on the TRX are some of the widest ones you can get on a stock truck. I'd still rather have the 37s with more sidewall.
Using a main feature of the car shouldn't be considered an advantage lol. Sucks that the RAM can't do that 🤷♂️
You have to buy only for 250 bucks a TazerDT and then you are able to set the TRX to 2WD easily.... But you can't add a launch control to the RaptorR so far...
Well technically the Raptor won all 3 of the challenges. If you messed up that run, that should be a do over. At least for the sake of clarity and all fairness. Both are great trucks overall.
I have a Cybertruck on order, but if I don't get it in 12 months gonna get the TRX.
May as well cancel that order lol
@@RYTF5 I want to believe lol
Buy both and sell the TRX when the CT comes in. Or don’t. Win win
Why would you not get a Rivian? Those actually exist.
@@trailrunnah8886 it's too small
They seem like great 70K trucks, but 100K, nah!
$100k is definitely a lot of coin
Manually shifting an automatic is like having your foot in a bucket. Let the auto do its thing and have it shift faster than u
Head to head comparisons are best done on the basic features available on each vehicle and preferably same operator.
What is adjustable exhaust? What purpose would that have?
Can go into quiet mode to not disturb the neighbors but loud when you want it.
@@Alexander-qw5hr didn't know that was possible just from shortening or lengthening the pipe
@@light0000 I think it actually has to do with valves that go into a muffler but I could be wrong. When the valves are open its loud, closed " quiet.
@@Alexander-qw5hr smh, just another sensor and another valve to look forward replacing with the rest of the hundreds on the truck
@@light0000 I agree, my f350 has been nothing but problems all due to sensors/electronics. It's only getting worse
LOVE seeing Jay Lew beat on a loaner vehicle!!!!
It’s funny how they decided to make it Trex for the comparison of a raptor 😂awesome
man both these trucks look absolutly sweet but i wanna see a reaper in action again. Saw one once in person and could see the long tube headers from the front wheeel wells and sounded badass. be better than my toyota echo lol
Factory 37s are a huge advantage when things get really technical.
Plus wight. Raptor weighs 600 lbs less
But the RTI score favors the trx, more traction off road and better articulation. Plus the rams powertrain has been so reliable!
Is it possible to have a Raptor R gen3 delivered to Zambia. And what would be the overall cost
I’m a Ford man at heart. I owned a 1988 GT fox body however for the money I’ll take the TRX any day of the week because of the price. It’s pretty much the same truck at less money. 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
fully loaded v6 raptor with tune and down ppes makes 700+hp and smokes trx while keeping lightweight raptor ability. foress than base trx. Or be very smart and bu awd v8 pre 2020 f150 (because of tune and build ability) and 30k for short bed single cab v8 f150 stock sealed coyote only needs boost and fuel for 15k and can make up to 1200whp and short bed single cab can run 8s and crewcab can run 9s in the 1/4. so 30 to 45k for the truck 15k for power you can have 750 to 950
That screaming woooooo Thanks
I don't think she knows as much about the trucks as I thought
It was entertain and fun watching the videos but i had to chuckle a little when limiting one vehicle because of functions and benefits the other one didn’t have🤗
I don't know why he can't use the lockers when the TRX is full-time all wheel drive, this comparison just isn't fair
‘I forgot to shift haha’. Then do it again. Isn’t that disrespectful for all the people who built that vehicle?
So driver error counts?
Good to know that she thinks 6 inches is far.
They have about the same price now but dealers mark up makes Raptor more expensive.
Using launch control on the TRX which the raptor doesn’t have is not fair. Then forcing the raptor to be in 4H for the whoops test to be fair comparison!
This is crazy 😂
Who wins for consuming the most coffee before filming??? Gooooodness
Great video as usual. “But Raptor..”😂😂😂😂. Greatest comment ever lol
Cars should have been tested with same drivers. If not, you test the experience and skills of the driver, not the car. Also e.g. for the speed test: You can drive with both trucks this street with highest speed. It's not difficult with these trucks. A test of off-road capabilities has to be look very difficult than this video. Also finally the RaptorR wins close, but costs so much more than the TRX. Are these small step ahead are worth? From my side I am a fan of both trucks, driving a Ford Mustang GT 5.0 but decided to add a TRX instead of the RaptorR. The reason are the better interior, look of the truck, sound of the HEMI and also the lesser price. And together with the RazerDT I can also use 2WD with the TRX...
How about next time you push these trucks to the limit! And bring the Jeep and Rivian along to play too.
bmw m240i x drive, bmw m2, and audi rs3 content please
Sounds super weird but she has way bigger balls than him!
Geezus, that articulation was different for a couple of reasons- yeah 37 in over 35 would cause this, also was she really off the ground the same amount? Here's another reason that when it comes to an actual review of a vehicle you the consumer do it yourself.
These two should be reviewing vans, not trucks!!
Desde Mendoza Argentina
❤ amó la Ford f 150 raptor R
Not necessarily a criticism of this channel but all off road channels is what is the science behind an articulation test?? More articulation in my mind is bad leading to roll overs, especially in solid axle 4x4s as the wheel tilts into the lean. Keeping all wheels on the ground but having the rig on an extreme angle doesn't sound better to me. Remember the Hummer H1 has poor articulation relying on its inherent stability to still be effective with 3 wheels and better stability. It's a myth that these vehicles are designed to articulate, they're putting tremendous strain on the components. I understand greater suspension travel is important to a certain point, but the greater travel the higher the centre of gravity.
I bought a 97 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Hemi short bed for $1,000 then I took 5000 and put it into the engine
Should have been able to put dude ls hand clear under the wheel of the trx like she did on the raptor when 3 wheeling
It is really annoying to have car people reviewing truck or any offroad vehicle. Even more when the car person know absolutely nothing about truck.
FYI... FOX shocks and Bilstien shock are not your suspension. Those are called "Shocks", your suspension are those metal things that has joints one each end, and that connect your wheel hub/spindle to your frame for an IFS. On the solid axle those item connects your axle to the frame. Those metal things with joints on each end are called Control Arms and/or Links. The geometry of all of those control arms in relation to each other makes up your suspension and how your vehicle rides. Again shock are a small part of your suspension.
No comparison different drivers
So they’re saying that the trx doesn’t have 2WD at all!?
Not fair, the raptor was not switch from 1st gear that cant be use as the real Raptor R time, also if he can’t use 2WD because she doesn’t have that option on the TRX then she is not suppose to use lunch control on the 1st race cause the raptor doesn’t have lunch control and she take advantage of that to have a better lunch, love the video but don’t agree with those 2 things.
Good points!
It's unfair that you don't want the Raptor to use the features that it has in out right comparison if it's a comparison they use whatever advantages they have
I want that ram so bad
🐐 take it
Raptor R slightly wins for me .
Ram Trx looks is 🔥.
but the screaming woman.......ruined it for me. Big miss from Edmunds.....the guys buying these trucks want to see accurate data, not some dramatized reality tv show.
Even with the wins and losses as they stand, the TRX is over 20k less and for that, I'd take it and put 37" on it, which Ram themselves say that it was, "wink, wink" made for but left up to the customer if they wanted to do that.
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A comparable TRX with the same features MSRPs at $106k so that argument is out
@@josephberry5811 obviously you don't know what an argument is...the point is this trx did NOT have the same package, so imagine the outcome if it did, 🤡
@@josephberry5811 a raptor r doesn't sell for MSRP
@@dawsonsschittcreek5395🤡🤡
Many factors make this nothing more than a fun video. Actual comparison? Nope
Jason!!
The start was a start
Cougar Buttes near Lucerne
The trx is my favorite! Its just a better truck!
Why not run it back? Why record a time when it's an obvious driver error?
same thing tbey did when they ran 2 different camaros a zl1 less non aero for
drag race and zl11le aero pack and tires vs gt500 cftp which is aero pack and challeger redeye. we know where redeye will bee but th admitted at the end they were running gt500 on fried tires. wtf is the test for then . them and randy popst and throttle house did this. what was the point
I've never used my mute button so much in a video
Funny how people doing real world tests talk about how much better the raptor is in every category 😂 and then all of these comparison channels say the trx is better. After all, dodge is the one paying for advertising. Cleetus mcfarland got his raptor r and then raced his dads trx. He said “idk why all these videos are showing them being pretty even because it’s not even close, the raptor is way faster and jumps better”
Shift the right way and the raptor claps it in every scenario.
I don't think dude can drive, and why on the climb should you lose points for the locker?? They both have them so...I don't get it. And handicapping the loser with a dinosaur blocking one of the main tools these trucks bring for crawling (front facing camera) is kind of dumb.
Also, not even close to a reasonable comparison with different drivers.
Cool video either way though, love watching both trucks put through paces. Thanks for sharing!
En todo el video solo mostraron la Raptor, casi no se noto el sesgo a su preferido