Ram added one more sport truck to its off-road line up, however the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO, nicknamed “rhino,” is certainly greater than just an eight-inch-wider Ram Rebel with a more powerful inline-6 engine. It’s a truck that’s been developed specifically for the intense off-road wanderer, and it serves as a substitute for the now-dead V8 TRX.
Now, I do know you’re pondering, “But Jalopnik, isn’t Ram’s lineup already lousy with powerful sport trucks?” and also you’d be right! But as of right away, none of them include the Hurricane High Output turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 engine good for 540 horsepower and 521 pound-feet of torque. This beefy truck is more of a sibling of the Ram 1500 Classic Warlock and Ram 1500 Rebel, and with pricing at $69,995, it tops the off-road line up. That’s $129.60 per pony.
Of course, anyone available in the market for a Rebel right away knows its nearly unimaginable to get one near its starting price of $64,490, and that’s with an inline-six that only makes 420 hp and 469 lb-ft.
The RHO can tow 8,380 kilos with a max payload of 1,520 kilos. With 32 inches of water fording, this truck is pretty near serving as a short lived boat, and with 11.8 inches of ground clearance, the RHO sits over two inches higher than the remaining of the lineup thanks to utterly beastly 35-inch tires. The RHO will do 0-to-60 mph in 4.6 seconds and 0-to-100 mph in 11.7 seconds, and also you get a top speed of 118 mph. Do you wish that in an off-roading truck? Probably not! But you’re getting it. You also get the regular bevy of drive modes, with a special Baja mode for tearing up sand dunes at speed.
And there there’s that big hood duct all lit up like you can land a plane on it during a thick fog. You can’t miss it. This isn’t only for show; the vent scoops up air to help within the combustion process, with a high-capacity radial air filter keeping all that fresh air fresh. The see-through RAM badge and airy grille are also meant to maintain the engine respiratory at max capability. It’s a simple clean conical filter that owners can knock the dust and rocks out of during a sojourn off road. When that air finishes its journey through the engine and comes out the tailpipe of the RHO, it’s going to have a definite growl because of a “Sport Tune” low-restriction system with true dual pipes.
The truck also comes with some true off-roading tech that makes the rhino so rather more than a car parking zone queen. High-strength aluminum is used throughout the heart of the RHO, making for a lighter, more efficient and stronger vehicle. You can especially see the usage of this material within the independent front suspension system, especially within the front upper and lower control arms inspired by desert off-road racers. Bilstein Black Hawk e2 adaptive performance shock keeps your ride nice and loose whether on rocks, sand or the day by day commute, with loads of travel. The rear axle gets 14 inches of space to play with — 40 percent greater than another 1500 — but without sacrificing cargo space.
Inside you’ll find sporty seats meant to hug driver and passenger alike like their fathers never could. The requisite screens are there after all: a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster in front of the driving force, a 14.5-inch display in the center running Uconnect 5 and one other 10.25-inch screen for the passenger who can scroll through apps and the web while riding shotgun. Ram boast that may be a best-in-class amount of screens. Not entirely sure that more screens = higher automobile, however the RHO also comes with “redundant” HVAC buttons, so no less than you’ll be able to heat up and funky down without navigating menus and touching screens. Not only that, The RHO comes with a full-color heads-up display, and it also gets the entire driver-assistance features you can ever want (if you happen to even want them) with features like lane centering and adaptive cruise control.
Orders opened Thursday for the U.S. market and you’ll be able to expect tires to fulfill the road within the third quarter of this yr, but you’ll likely need to get in line to come up with one.
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