A Hellcat-Powered Ram TRX May Be Coming Back After All

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10-03-2025

Last year, Ram replaced its outrageous, Ford F-150 Raptor-fighting TRX 1500 with a more subdued six-cylinder Baja-style truck called the RHO. There's plenty to love about the Hurricane-powered "Rhino," but many Ram fans could not help but miss the big supercharged V-8 in the TRX. Fortunately, they may not be missing the TRX for long.
Stellantis enthusiast blog Mopar Insiders reports that inside sources have revealed the TRX is set for a return in the near future, complete with the Hellcat V-8 that made the original famous. Wilder still, the outlet's reporting suggests that the next run of V-8 TRX models could be more powerful than the 700+ horsepower output of the last generation. The new old truck would return in 2026.
If the TRX does make a comeback with a V-8, it would be a signature move for recently-unretired Ram executive Tim Kuniskis. Last year, Kuniskis abruptly retired in May, before returning to the job days after Carlos Tavares resigned. Reports in December suggested that Tavares and Kuniskis clashed over the end of the beloved Hemi V-8, although Kuniskis told Road & Track in January that the engine's return was not necessarily imminent.
Although a Hellcat-sourced V-8 is still available in the Dodge Durango for the 2025 model year, and other Hemis are set to continue in the Durango next year, a full revival of either the basic Hemi or the powerful supercharged Hellcat variant has not yet been formally announced. If the motor does come back in the TRX, the natural next question is if the supercharged V-8 will ever make its way into the new Dodge Charger. At the moment, the brand only plans to sell that car with either electric power or an inline-6 engine. Kuniskis previously told Road & Track that the Hellcat badge would not return to the Charger unless it came with a supercharged V-8. Who knows? If that engine is re-entering the Ram lineup, a Charger Hellcat revival may still be possible.
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