Crap Shack it’s 15 years so that’s even legal to import into Canada from overseas. I have an ‘04 Nissan Fairlady Z (350z) and people ask how I got a “new” Japanese import over here. Seemingly oblivious to the fact it is indeed 15 years old. Need for Speed Underground doesn’t quite feel like 15 years ago, it’s a bit strange.
Ford F-150s look better, that truck looks tired and boring, even with the red paint job. plus the floating calipers in the front and rear are really disappointing and the engine isn't powerful enough
I remember seeing one of these as a kid walking past the Dodge dealership. I never realized how beautiful and badass this truck was until a few years ago. Those numbers are no joke even by today's standards.
@@stsbanga I wish I had an MX-5/Miata, those cars are badass. And just cause I hate a Dodge doesn't mean I drive a Toyota, it means I own a better Truck, AKA An F-150
@Mentor Tairi , you may laugh now, but when you get roasted like a marshmallow over a campfire on the track, do not say that you were not warned when your Yugo loses.
Holy Shit !!! I was born on 2002 and right know I am just 17 years old and they are calling this a retro review , I am feeling damn old ,didn't realize that a lot of years has passed by , missing those old golden days with good cool looking cars and good songs!!!
I wanted one of these so bad! I had 2004 quad cab in flame red. That Hemi was a wonderful engine. Put a Hotchkis TVS suspension on it and 22” centerline wheels.
The Ford Lightning had a detuned ford gt engine in it. And while not supercat, the GMT900 Denali’s had detuned corvette engines, and GM trucks still do
It’s crazy that today’s version of the RAM SRT-10 would likely cost $85K. Pickups and SUVs have doubled in price in the last 15 years. You can barely get a base model work truck for $40K, let alone a hulking V10-equipped monster.
It's crazy what low PSI will do to these motors. My 4-cylinder to get to near 500 is on 25 psi. what's cool about the viper motors is you never really have to boost than that high so you don't need a mess around with the internals that. I think it's dumb when people boost these things like crazy making like two thousand horsepower at that point it's not even drivable. Shoot my car would like 450 horsepower can get sketchy.
They should have built this truck in the early 1990s when the Viper engine first hit the scene. If they'd done that, they could have wiped the floor with the Lightning and 454SS.
The Dakota R/T was cool for it's time. A 360 V8 in a midsize truck was pretty rare. But a college buddy of mine took a new one to the track and could only run 14.0 flat with it. Impressive for the 1990s, but still not to the level of the full size sport trucks like the Lightning and SRT10.
Yeah, Dodge was a little late in their game of high performance trucks of the early to mid 90s. The Ram VTS was thought up of during the early to mid 90s, and it made it into a full on prototype vehicle. It housed a Viper V10 engine. Basically a stock Dodge Ram with a different front bumper to resemble the Viper GTS, and a roll pan out back with a hidden trailer hitch mounted behind the license plate. It was lowered 4 inches all around and used the GTS 17 inch wheels mounted on 275/60-17 tires. Painted Banzai Blue with dual white stripes. A little but of info from that truck that made it into production with this certain truck in the video.
@@aaronmcconkey6448 It's funny you gotta make up 'handicaps' for the Lightning that don't exist. The Lightning was pushing 10 psi stock, which is NOT considered low boost and was considerably lighter than the naturally aspirated SRT10. Oh, and maybe he's comparing the two because the are in the SAME category?
@@231mac My 2003 Ford SVT Lightning made 9 psi stock - verified. It also weighed 4750 lbs with me, no trailer hitch - verified. It also made 355 rwhp/441 rwtq - on a Dynojet. It ran 13.90@102.5 MPH on the stock Goodyear F1's at Dragway 42 back in September of 2002. I personally saw a few of these trucks at the drag strip and they were running in the 14's under 100 MPH, which was not impressive, especially when I spent $750 and ran 12.58@110 MPH on the same F1's. As for the boost and weight, the Lightning also did not have a more power efficient 6-speed transmission and it had a considerably smaller displacement of 5.4 L vs. the SRT's 8.3 L. These are all nice trucks, but I was actually one of the guys racing these cool trucks when they were new.
that's the deal with this truck..it ain't just a good track performer, but is still an HD work truck. compared to the Syclone that has a 500 lb tow rating, lol. Ford Lightning was way down on torque and 500 lbs lighter? guess where..weaker frame and, pretty much everything else.
@@gzuzsavz actually according to Dodge towing "wasn't recommended" with this truck and it had no official tow rating. The quad cab 4 speed auto version was rated to tow 5,000 lbs. This was no work truck. I had one and still regret getting rid of it.
I'm normally a Ford first, Dodge second kind of guy but in this case I think I'd have to go with the SRT10 as a first choice. The V10 and manual transmission are the big sellers for me, though the supercharger whine of the Lightning is awesome.
@@Kaiser187 and UnsulliedSpy, you know, you CAN go get an aftermarket supercharger that is better than the one that Chrysler made for this vehicle, right?
this truck formerly held the Guinness world record for fastest production pickup ever made now held by the ram TRX. technically it still holds the record for fastest N/A pickup ever made
Been in the car business for the last 15 years, so about 10 years ago I got to drive one of these that I took in on trade. It was bright red and basically still in the wrapper with ridiculously low miles, 6k if I remember correctly. Honestly it wasn't as fast as I was expecting with 500 hp. Smooth power delivery and everything, a nice truck overall. To me it felt like the Ford lightnings pickups I had driven were more ridiculous and exhilarating to drive.
i desperately wanted this truck when it was new. but 50k price and absurd dealer markup. (10-20k over sticker) made that impossible. so i bought the lightest hemi ram i could get. a shift kit, 4.56 gears, and a true dual exhaust were added. a superchip programmer, CAI, a short serpentine belt (no ac or power steering) enabled me to get quarter mile times equal to the numbers shown in THIS test. i raced many srt10 trucks at the drags and none of them were this fast. off a roll, they would pull away like i was standing still. but off the line i got them every time. sometimes they were 10 mph faster at the end, but i got there first. with a "stock" hemi truck. that cost less than a third of what they paid. still have time slips for doubters.
Those old Pzero tires weren't that tough but man they looked good and functioned well. Great truck. A dealer years ago lets us literally borrow one for the weekend trying to sell it. I had my SRT Jeep and this truck in Atlanta. The truck was a blast to drive. The only downside was the rear end could break loose very easily. Otherwise what a unique fun truck. I'd buy one.
Love this truck for pure batshit crazyness. Although I think Dodge did screw it up a good bit in the option sheet, extended cab versions were automatic only, the 6 speed manual should have been available on them as well. When you think Viper, you think manual transmission. After owning several cheap reg cab trucks, I bought an extended cab a couple years ago and will never go back to reg cab trucks again, at least for something that serves as my daily driver.
This is for those who only drive trucks and desire high straight line performance, along with the cargo practicality of a light duty truck. Durability, cheap maintenance, comfortability, and quickness is what this truck delivers. That is the type of American this beast calls to own. It may average 10-11mpg and be larger than life but I've known people to daily drive dually pick ups. Missouri is great. . .
My 2002 Lightning in stock trim was keeping up with SRT10 trucks when they came out in 2004, every time. The Lightning is lighter and better handling. Sure, V10 power might compensate for the extra weight on the Dodge. But only with a decent driver shifting gears on the SRT10, were they a tick faster in the quarter mile. After making a few bolt-on changes to my Lightning to improve HP, such as an upgraded plenum and throttle body, larger exhaust, smaller pullies to create more boost for the stock supercharger, a K&N cold-air system, and programming by HPP Racing, SRT10's were seeing only my taillights. Adding up the cost of those parts, it was still way less money invested than the cost of an SRT10 out the door. PS: I still have the Lightning with 116K on it and it's still wiping up SRT10's on the street whenever I can find one.
Let's go bolt on for bolt on and I won't used forced induction. My 2005 SC has headers, flash tune, larger TB, cams, intake and exhaust with a short shift kit and I will give you a serious run for your money. BTW, I don't miss the shift from 2nd to 3rd either. C'mon on down to Miami for a pull.
Back in the day I was a Gen 2 Lighting guy. Bought a 02 brand new and over time did bolt ons and eventually built the engine myself. Once at Milan dragstrip we (SE Michigan Lightning owners club) invited some SRT-10s to run with us. They simply could not hook up off the line. Not once did one of them come close to hanging with even a stock Gen 2 Lightning. Having said that... I really wished Ford would have gave us that 6 speed manual the Dodge had. Also... the SVT was far easier to buy and mod (afford) than the SRT.
Come on guys....give credit were credit is due...the Raptor is a badass off road baja style pick up truck and the ram srt 10 is a badass real sport truck both of them are amazing ...but the ram srt 10 is the one I'd choose!
@@reyfuentes4572 Exactly. I'd still rather have an SRT10 (maybe Lightning, but I prefer the SRT10) but the 2wd makes it hard to justify. It's cool that the Raptor makes more power out of less than half of the engine displacement and you've got to respect its offroad capabilities but it's a totally different class.
I'd say SRT-10 for a few reasons; first, a proper manual transmission. The Lightning didn't offer that in any trim that I'm aware of. Secondly, the SRT-10 was available in quad cab format, so you could get a real back seat (but, you give up the manual transmission). I think there is more power potential in the SRT-10 as well. Also, it has a freaking V10.
Still the old GMC Syclone is not far off even today in a straight line at least. I get that this is heavier an can at least haul something if wanted. Wonder what would happen changing the exhaust system to freefloow cats and then only one end silencer, ipening it up on the intake side too and a chip or mapping on just that?
I upgraded my 1990 454 ss to a full roller motor and deleted the airpump and mechanical fan for an electric cooling motor and an underdrive setup. A k&N intake. I'm pushing more than stock. And can hang with a viper truck. As long its light to light. But not freeway
Hard to believe that is a 15 year old truck. It has aged well.
Easier to believe since dodge used that body style for almost 15 years
Third gen was made for 7 years.
Absolutely true.. Mopar baby
I came to the comments to say exactly that! This would still turn heads today and not look dated.
@@dentonarmstrong7470 THIS TRUCK IS VERY DATED, IT"S TIRED LOOKING
This truck will never go out of style. This truck will be an icon in the future.
They’re already going up in value
He says the tires are "215" wide. They're 315 wide. I think they keep the little mistakes for guys like us to catch. Love it.
Stock size is 305
I went back twice had me laughing 215 no way
04 is retro? dam im old
Still can't believe that's been 15 years ago!
Crap Shack it’s 15 years so that’s even legal to import into Canada from overseas. I have an ‘04 Nissan Fairlady Z (350z) and people ask how I got a “new” Japanese import over here. Seemingly oblivious to the fact it is indeed 15 years old.
Need for Speed Underground doesn’t quite feel like 15 years ago, it’s a bit strange.
jtb1990419 it’s as old as me and it’s aged better than me
🤣
Are you 30? Doubt it, Cuz I am. I was a freshman when that Truck dropped.
Still one of the best looking trucks on the road. I love that Dodge continues to make batshit crazy cars.
Yea I know they make cars that no one knew they wanted until dodge made it
Ford F-150s look better, that truck looks tired and boring, even with the red paint job. plus the floating calipers in the front and rear are really disappointing and the engine isn't powerful enough
@@coastaku1954 "Engine isnt powerful enough" "bad calipers" sounds like someone is suffering from I DONT LIKE IT YOU CANT HAVE IT
@@magscorch7706 But the Ram SRT-10 is a boring looking truck with an underwhelming engine. Put a Lambo V10 in there!
Coastaku you're a troll
I remember seeing one of these as a kid walking past the Dodge dealership. I never realized how beautiful and badass this truck was until a few years ago. Those numbers are no joke even by today's standards.
Are you kidding me? Finally a vehicle with all of the gauges John wants and he doesn't even mention it!!
Still looks good today
No it doesn't, it looks tired and boring
@@coastaku1954 you must drive a Toyota
@@stsbanga I drive a 2017 Ford F-150 and a 2013 Ford Escape
@@coastaku1954 you mean 96 Miata and 2002 Camry
@@stsbanga I wish I had an MX-5/Miata, those cars are badass. And just cause I hate a Dodge doesn't mean I drive a Toyota, it means I own a better Truck, AKA An F-150
A Viper with a pickup bed!!!!!!!
landyachtfan79 and an extra 1600 lbs 😂
Hell Ya
They need to bring this truck back or do a super charged 6.4 or hellcat
Billionaire Ballers Club
It’s on its way!!
@@dodgeguyz yep. Ram Rebel TRX
Dodge Hellephant
Traction?
@Mentor Tairi , you may laugh now, but when you get roasted like a marshmallow over a campfire on the track, do not say that you were not warned when your Yugo loses.
It’s just so hedonistic! 6-speed, rwd, 22s, 9 mpg, with an empty bed .. how can you not love it!?
This truck even won a Guinness world record for fastest truck that says a lot
I love it when automakers do such absurd, impractical things like this.
We all know this shouldn’t exist. But we’re all glad it does
The best commentating in any car review show period! Always entertaining. Miss this series a lot...
See these on the roads every so often, and I always give a thumbs up.
This truck was good sad see it not made anymore love that 500hp sound
Holy Shit !!! I was born on 2002 and right know I am just 17 years old and they are calling this a retro review , I am feeling damn old ,didn't realize that a lot of years has passed by , missing those old golden days with good cool looking cars and good songs!!!
MOTOR HAWK car n truck enthusiast lmao feeling old born in 2002. Silly kid u can’t even drink legally.
Cant even buy cigarettes yet. Lol
You guys didn't get it. He meant that he basically missed seeing these when he was young obviously lol. 🤦♂️
Dodge's attempt at a modern 454SS.
I think they hit it out of the park!
2dfx out of the park and hit the head of general motors
1hp per cubic inch in 2004... naw. they just had extra tooling to get rid of. this was a novelty and a rich persons toy
@@yuh2634 an Avalanche 2500 with the 8.1 V8 can haul and tow more, can seat 5 or six, and can carry 4x8 sheets of plywood, with the gate closed
This is why I love Dodge and SRT. They make the coolest stuff around it's amazing.
5:41 John: AND YOU CAN STILL SHOW THIS ONE OFF AT HOME DEPOT! LOL
haha
I did this just yesterday picking up some soil.
I owned one of these (black - 2 door). I thought it was simply gorgeous. I MISS it.
McRocket why’d you get rid of it ?
@@trystanthomas6778 Money problems...I could not afford such a (relatively) expensive toy.
I use to think this was the coolest truck ever made. Still do in fact. The GMC Syclone gives it a good run for its money though.
Don't forget about the Ram Rumble Bee, HemiGTX, Daytona, Nightrunner, and Power Wagon from 2004 to 2006, depending on the truck, Burt Sampson.
Warlock or Lil' Red get no love?
@@wiibaron Different era, but same effect - Muscle Truck. Also forgot the Midnight Express.
1983jblack I believe the dodge dude was the first production performance truck, but that’s a different era altogether
The GMC was faster. 0-60 and quarter mile anyway
I wanted one of these so bad! I had 2004 quad cab in flame red. That Hemi was a wonderful engine. Put a Hotchkis TVS suspension on it and 22” centerline wheels.
The only truck with a super car engine in it. 2000-2009 was the era
The Ford Lightning had a detuned ford gt engine in it. And while not supercat, the GMT900 Denali’s had detuned corvette engines, and GM trucks still do
@@frankmagana1408 technically, it was more like the intech v8 in the Lincoln navigator. Just with a forged bottom end and better heads
That truck still looks gorgeous today. It is freaking meaty looking too. Look at those damn wheels.
It is interesting that the Viper had 6 lugs and the Ram had 5 lug wheels.
RS - 6 lugs makes sense considering the higher output application. The Ram 2500/3500 had 8 lugs.
Mr. Butterworth this ram has 5 lugs
The Dakota's and Durangos have 6 as well
RS yeah what the hell
The 96 Dakota and 1st Gen Viper share the same bolt pattern. I always thought that was odd
It’s crazy that today’s version of the RAM SRT-10 would likely cost $85K. Pickups and SUVs have doubled in price in the last 15 years. You can barely get a base model work truck for $40K, let alone a hulking V10-equipped monster.
Manual transmission.....I love it. And look at the length of that stick too. 😧
That’s what she said
WOW!!! 2022 and that interior looks nothing short of inviting! absolutely insane vehicle.
$62k today's money.
And average US household income adjusted to inflation is $77,146 in today's money
Adjusted for inflation, yes. If they were to actually build one I'd bet they'd put the MSRP closer to $100k.
@@MrGuano11 GDP per capita is not average salary. I hope you weren't using that
@@MrGuano11 Average yearly wage in 2018= $55k
@@MrGuano11 "I don't care if the kids aren't going to college this year I'm getting that sweet ass viper truck Sharon"
Cant imagine a supercharger on that 8.3 liter nuclear power plant
Yeah with 5 psi they put about 585 HP 630tq to the wheel. So about 650 crank horse
Heard one with a supercharger and a fat cam. Sounded like lucifer
It's crazy what low PSI will do to these motors. My 4-cylinder to get to near 500 is on 25 psi. what's cool about the viper motors is you never really have to boost than that high so you don't need a mess around with the internals that. I think it's dumb when people boost these things like crazy making like two thousand horsepower at that point it's not even drivable. Shoot my car would like 450 horsepower can get sketchy.
This was awesome watch. Loved the music choice
I've wanted one of these since they were new. Can't wait for the Hellcat Ram.
Try typing it into the search bar
@Tyler Majka Demon Ram would be quicker
@@TheOzthewiz lol a truck specifically designed for tearing up drag strips. 🤣 lol a 9 second road legal truck lmaooo that's sick af. 👍
Still in love with my pickup after all these years! And I drive it like I stole it 😈💪🏽
I remember when this truck and the 03 Ford F-150 Harley supercharged was going head to head I had the Harley they both was beautiful trucks
Man the 2000s - early 2010s had the best cars
Dodge has been making crazy and cool vehicles for a long time
Romelo Henderson true
Facts
They should have built this truck in the early 1990s when the Viper engine first hit the scene. If they'd done that, they could have wiped the floor with the Lightning and 454SS.
The Dakota R/T was cool for it's time. A 360 V8 in a midsize truck was pretty rare. But a college buddy of mine took a new one to the track and could only run 14.0 flat with it. Impressive for the 1990s, but still not to the level of the full size sport trucks like the Lightning and SRT10.
Its funny you gotta compare a v10 to a low boost v8
Yeah, Dodge was a little late in their game of high performance trucks of the early to mid 90s. The Ram VTS was thought up of during the early to mid 90s, and it made it into a full on prototype vehicle. It housed a Viper V10 engine. Basically a stock Dodge Ram with a different front bumper to resemble the Viper GTS, and a roll pan out back with a hidden trailer hitch mounted behind the license plate. It was lowered 4 inches all around and used the GTS 17 inch wheels mounted on 275/60-17 tires. Painted Banzai Blue with dual white stripes. A little but of info from that truck that made it into production with this certain truck in the video.
@@aaronmcconkey6448 It's funny you gotta make up 'handicaps' for the Lightning that don't exist. The Lightning was pushing 10 psi stock, which is NOT considered low boost and was considerably lighter than the naturally aspirated SRT10. Oh, and maybe he's comparing the two because the are in the SAME category?
@@231mac My 2003 Ford SVT Lightning made 9 psi stock - verified. It also weighed 4750 lbs with me, no trailer hitch - verified. It also made 355 rwhp/441 rwtq - on a Dynojet. It ran 13.90@102.5 MPH on the stock Goodyear F1's at Dragway 42 back in September of 2002. I personally saw a few of these trucks at the drag strip and they were running in the 14's under 100 MPH, which was not impressive, especially when I spent $750 and ran 12.58@110 MPH on the same F1's. As for the boost and weight, the Lightning also did not have a more power efficient 6-speed transmission and it had a considerably smaller displacement of 5.4 L vs. the SRT's 8.3 L. These are all nice trucks, but I was actually one of the guys racing these cool trucks when they were new.
CAN THE HOT ROD PICKUP MAKE A RETURN ALREADY???!!!
It can if there's a way for regular cab trucks to make a comeback.
That is one hell of a truck!! That thing could probably tow the titanic and still get 10 seconds 0-60.
Handles like it to!
Trance88 Considering what's left of the Titanic, this truck should do MUCH better than 10
that's the deal with this truck..it ain't just a good track performer, but is still an HD work truck. compared to the Syclone that has a 500 lb tow rating, lol. Ford Lightning was way down on torque and 500 lbs lighter? guess where..weaker frame and, pretty much everything else.
@@gzuzsavz absolutely NOT an HD truck. Not even close... it merely retained the load hauling of its 1500 truck chassis, better than Ford managed.
@@gzuzsavz actually according to Dodge towing "wasn't recommended" with this truck and it had no official tow rating. The quad cab 4 speed auto version was rated to tow 5,000 lbs. This was no work truck. I had one and still regret getting rid of it.
My second favorite truck next to the Ford Lightning SVT.
I'm normally a Ford first, Dodge second kind of guy but in this case I think I'd have to go with the SRT10 as a first choice. The V10 and manual transmission are the big sellers for me, though the supercharger whine of the Lightning is awesome.
@@406Steven I have to agree with that also. I would take the V10 with 6 speed over the Lighting's auto.
Duuuddde. I see you everywhere haha
@@Kaiser187 and UnsulliedSpy, you know, you CAN go get an aftermarket supercharger that is better than the one that Chrysler made for this vehicle, right?
Those are my top 2 add an SS Trailblazer and that's my top 3 😂
*16 years later, history repeats itself with the TRX.*
@@THE-xp3hp Ram SRT-10 for me, it's not even a contest.
That's some great numbers for a 15 year old truck, probably a good deal by now too on the used market.
This thing has nearly zero body roll wow
Yes Man idk I saw a video on TH-cam a guy rolled the f#$&out of his 😂😂😂😂
@@bentrishaleemartin926 lol I know which vid you're talking bout 😅😅
BenTrishaLee Martin which video is that?
@@shouldigetit guy was trying to do a burnout look around in burnout videos it's in several rollover, accident bad driver videos you'll find it
I work at a Dodge dealership, they told me they sold these like hot cakes, but the 4 door automatic version they coildnt give them away.
Yeah it's because there's a 1 sec difference in the 1/4 and it goes from 10 to 7 mpg
45,795 that would be a deal on today’s market for all that muscle! It is and was a real sweet machine..
this truck formerly held the Guinness world record for fastest production pickup ever made now held by the ram TRX. technically it still holds the record for fastest N/A pickup ever made
Such fun to drive! That engine was really great!
The best looking truck ever made!!
My dream truck growing up😍😍
Whoever thought about putting a Viper engine in a Ram truck is a genius.
God I still want one of these.
“...And it will set you back a lot of money $45,795!”... that’s the bargain of the decade.
That was and still one bad ass truck today!😎👍
Been in the car business for the last 15 years, so about 10 years ago I got to drive one of these that I took in on trade. It was bright red and basically still in the wrapper with ridiculously low miles, 6k if I remember correctly. Honestly it wasn't as fast as I was expecting with 500 hp. Smooth power delivery and everything, a nice truck overall. To me it felt like the Ford lightnings pickups I had driven were more ridiculous and exhilarating to drive.
By driving, do you mean STEERING? Easy to "drive" an automatic. A real truck has 3 pedals.
It only took me a couple years but I figured it out.
The song in the intro of the truck 0:50 sounds just like Wicked Ways by Deep Purple!
Thanks! It sounds really badass!
i desperately wanted this truck when it was new. but 50k price and absurd dealer markup. (10-20k over sticker) made that impossible. so i bought the lightest hemi ram i could get. a shift kit, 4.56 gears, and a true dual exhaust were added. a superchip programmer,
CAI, a short serpentine belt (no ac or power steering) enabled me to get quarter mile times equal to the numbers shown in THIS test. i raced many srt10 trucks at the drags and none of them were this fast.
off a roll, they would pull away like i was standing still. but off the line i got them every time. sometimes they were 10 mph faster at the end, but i got there first. with a "stock" hemi truck. that cost less than a third of what they paid.
still have time slips for doubters.
Bring this truck back for 2020 lol
My favorite ram design of all time. Dodge knocked out of the park with generation
Those old Pzero tires weren't that tough but man they looked good and functioned well. Great truck. A dealer years ago lets us literally borrow one for the weekend trying to sell it. I had my SRT Jeep and this truck in Atlanta. The truck was a blast to drive. The only downside was the rear end could break loose very easily. Otherwise what a unique fun truck. I'd buy one.
How many of you all remember playing with this bad boy on Midnight Club III: DUB Edition Remix?
I had a blue one and it was one of my favourites.
oh yes
This engine holds 10.5 quarts of oil. Damn
10.5 what?
@@GewelReal quarts
My Porsche with a 2.5 litre flat 6 held that much. $600 oil changes were part of the reasons I traded for a Corvette
C4 ZR1 held 12, dont worry
@@dr.lyleevans6915 don't think so
Like the fact that you could get a bench seat in a high end truck like this, something that’s hard to find now.
The Original hellcat/ demon/ trackhawk truck! Imagine it came with a AWD!
Suave House if that happens nothing would touch it in the quarter mile. I think dodge need to make it happen. they pushed the limit with rwd
The inevitable supercharger...It's crazy that you can get one of these with blower for around 30k now.
Just bought a 2004 6 speed black/black with 50K miles. Still can’t get the grin off my face.
I have a 2005 RC. Your face will hurt from all that smiling!
I love how it barely fits in the lane when they're road driving it
Dodge: The Hardee's/Carl's Jr. of automakers
Faux Craig Singhaus Lmao😂😂😂
Both make you shit your pants every time you sit in one?
Hahaha
@@Mark-hs7sk , I thought that was the job of Taco Bell.
Wait is that bad or good fr 😂 I don't eat fast food
I just heard the tire size and he said they were 215 40 series tires. Umm no way. I think he meant 305. 😆
Año 2019 y me sigue gustando igual 👍
Love this truck for pure batshit crazyness. Although I think Dodge did screw it up a good bit in the option sheet, extended cab versions were automatic only, the 6 speed manual should have been available on them as well. When you think Viper, you think manual transmission. After owning several cheap reg cab trucks, I bought an extended cab a couple years ago and will never go back to reg cab trucks again, at least for something that serves as my daily driver.
Sickest truck. Next lightning then 454ss
Essa caminhonete é sensacional que da hora eu gostei da cor vermelha é muito linda 👍👍👍
Now we need a drag race between a SRT-10 and a TRX.
I still love this truck and I'm a Ford man. This thing was bombastic brutality.
That’s the hellcat for it’s day!!! Fantastic !!!
This is for those who only drive trucks and desire high straight line performance, along with the cargo practicality of a light duty truck. Durability, cheap maintenance, comfortability, and quickness is what this truck delivers. That is the type of American this beast calls to own. It may average 10-11mpg and be larger than life but I've known people to daily drive dually pick ups. Missouri is great. . .
My 2002 Lightning in stock trim was keeping up with SRT10 trucks when they came out in 2004, every time. The Lightning is lighter and better handling. Sure, V10 power might compensate for the extra weight on the Dodge. But only with a decent driver shifting gears on the SRT10, were they a tick faster in the quarter mile. After making a few bolt-on changes to my Lightning to improve HP, such as an upgraded plenum and throttle body, larger exhaust, smaller pullies to create more boost for the stock supercharger, a K&N cold-air system, and programming by HPP Racing, SRT10's were seeing only my taillights. Adding up the cost of those parts, it was still way less money invested than the cost of an SRT10 out the door. PS: I still have the Lightning with 116K on it and it's still wiping up SRT10's on the street whenever I can find one.
Ralph Coppola
Until your plugs blow out or your cam phasers screw up
Let's go bolt on for bolt on and I won't used forced induction. My 2005 SC has headers, flash tune, larger TB, cams, intake and exhaust with a short shift kit and I will give you a serious run for your money. BTW, I don't miss the shift from 2nd to 3rd either. C'mon on down to Miami for a pull.
TK 6059
I can piss 6 sidewalk blocks beat that!!!!!!
@@TK-ho7zb typical ford owners
That truck still looks epic today
I love V10s, anywhere they may end up!
my grandpa has a v10 m6
I have a v10 shit loader it shoots those damn turds out viper speed
What about Fords 6.8
@@dr.lyleevans6915 Great engine! I honestly want to drive a Ford F650 just because of that V10.
Back in the day I was a Gen 2 Lighting guy. Bought a 02 brand new and over time did bolt ons and eventually built the engine myself.
Once at Milan dragstrip we (SE Michigan Lightning owners club) invited some SRT-10s to run with us.
They simply could not hook up off the line. Not once did one of them come close to hanging with even a stock Gen 2 Lightning.
Having said that... I really wished Ford would have gave us that 6 speed manual the Dodge had.
Also... the SVT was far easier to buy and mod (afford) than the SRT.
Wish I had this truck back in highschool damn
2020 and I still want one...
45k isn’t so bad for a pickup truck today. Can’t believe a decent pickup truck costs upwards of 50k. Sign of the times.
Upwards of $70k!0
@@bikes7777 very true! it's crazy how a pick up truck is now the price of an S class 15 years ago
@@DDM7406 Yeah, but it's ok now. Wages have shot way up thanks to our POTUS!
The early 2000s Ram body style was the best one
I'd still take this over a Raptor.
pete especially the new 3.0 ecoboost raptor 🤢🤮🤮
Come on guys....give credit were credit is due...the Raptor is a badass off road baja style pick up truck and the ram srt 10 is a badass real sport truck both of them are amazing ...but the ram srt 10 is the one I'd choose!
@@reyfuentes4572 Exactly. I'd still rather have an SRT10 (maybe Lightning, but I prefer the SRT10) but the 2wd makes it hard to justify. It's cool that the Raptor makes more power out of less than half of the engine displacement and you've got to respect its offroad capabilities but it's a totally different class.
I owed both a viper and raptor. Boy I mess my srt10.
You mean a craptor
Better buy then any dodge truck currently
Watched this man age through the year
Which one is better? Dodge Ram SRT-10 or Ford F-150 SVT Lightning?
Heming Feng srt-10. Hands down
Both have their pluses and minuses.
SRT10 is more brutal in what it does and is more rare than the sophisticated lightning that there are more of.
F150 lightning is very attractive but the srt 10 was so ahead of of its time. I’d take the dodge.
I'd say SRT-10 for a few reasons; first, a proper manual transmission. The Lightning didn't offer that in any trim that I'm aware of. Secondly, the SRT-10 was available in quad cab format, so you could get a real back seat (but, you give up the manual transmission). I think there is more power potential in the SRT-10 as well.
Also, it has a freaking V10.
The lightning was a better truck
Put the 707hp engine in it
absolutely beautiful vehicle
honestly never seen the interior to one of these. I'm surprised they actually made this manual
Still the old GMC Syclone is not far off even today in a straight line at least.
I get that this is heavier an can at least haul something if wanted.
Wonder what would happen changing the exhaust system to freefloow cats and then only one end silencer, ipening it up on the intake side too and a chip or mapping on just that?
yeah..fast stock..faster with a lil tweak here and there..drag tires in back wouldn't hurt acceleration either.
Srt baby hellz yeah
I upgraded my 1990 454 ss to a full roller motor and deleted the airpump and mechanical fan for an electric cooling motor and an underdrive setup. A k&N intake. I'm pushing more than stock. And can hang with a viper truck. As long its light to light. But not freeway
bad ass truck and quick for its weight
favorite sport truck
This truck is a beast man!!! The experience of driving a jerky truck of high torque with the power of a gasoline engined car!! Oh Jesus !!!!!!!!!!!!
9 MPG. RESPECT 🫡