Ram added yet one more sport truck to its off-road line up, however the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO, nicknamed “rhino,” is certainly extra than simply an eight-inch-wider Ram Insurgent with a extra highly effective inline-6 engine. It’s a truck that’s been developed particularly for the intense off-road wanderer, and it serves as a substitute for the now-dead V8 TRX.
Now, I do know you’re considering, “However Jalopnik, isn’t Ram’s lineup already awful with highly effective sport vans?” and also you’d be proper! However as of proper now, none of them include the Hurricane Excessive Output turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 engine good for 540 horsepower and 521 pound-feet of torque. This beefy truck is extra of a sibling of the Ram 1500 Traditional Warlock and Ram 1500 Insurgent, and with pricing at $69,995, it tops the off-road line up. That’s $129.60 per pony.
In fact, anybody out there for a Insurgent proper now is aware of its almost unimaginable to get one near its beginning value of $64,490, and that’s with an inline-six that solely 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 fairly near serving as a short lived boat, and with 11.8 inches of floor clearance, the RHO sits over two inches larger than the remainder 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 prime pace of 118 mph. Do you want that in an off-roading truck? In all probability not! However you’re getting it. You additionally get the common bevy of drive modes, with a particular Baja mode for tearing up sand dunes at pace.
And there there’s that huge hood duct all lit up like you possibly can land a airplane on it throughout a thick fog. You possibly can’t miss it. This isn’t only for present; the vent scoops up air to assist within the combustion course of, with a high-capacity radial air filter maintaining all that recent air recent. The see-through RAM badge and ethereal grille are additionally meant to maintain the engine respiration at max capability. It’s a simple clear conical filter that homeowners can knock the mud and rocks out of throughout a sojourn off street. When that air finishes its journey by means of the engine and comes out the tailpipe of the RHO, it can have a definite growl because of a “Sport Tune” low-restriction system with true twin pipes.
The truck additionally comes with some true off-roading tech that makes the rhino a lot greater than a car parking zone queen. Excessive-strength aluminum is used all through the center of the RHO, making for a lighter, extra environment friendly and stronger car. You possibly can particularly see the usage of this materials within the unbiased entrance suspension system, particularly within the entrance higher and decrease management arms impressed by desert off-road racers. Bilstein Black Hawk e2 adaptive efficiency shock retains your experience good and free whether or not on rocks, sand or the each day commute, with loads of journey. The rear axle will get 14 inches of area to play with — 40 p.c greater than another 1500 — however with out sacrificing cargo area.
Inside you’ll discover sporty seats meant to hug driver and passenger alike like their fathers by no means might. The requisite screens are there in fact: a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster in entrance of the motive force, a 14.5-inch show within the center working Uconnect 5 and one other 10.25-inch display for the passenger who can scroll by means of apps and the web whereas using shotgun. Ram boast that could be a best-in-class quantity of screens. Not completely positive that extra screens = higher automobile, however the RHO additionally comes with “redundant” HVAC buttons, so no less than you possibly can warmth up and funky down with out navigating menus and touching screens. Not solely that, The RHO comes with a full-color heads-up show, and it additionally will get all the driver-assistance options you possibly can ever need (for those who even need them) with options like lane centering and adaptive cruise management.
Orders opened Thursday for the U.S. market and you may count on tires to fulfill the street within the third quarter of this 12 months, however you’ll doubtless need to get in line to come up with one.
