{"id":1537,"date":"2019-07-06T10:34:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T17:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2021-02-09T22:37:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T06:37:28","slug":"new-ram-spy-video-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/new-ram-spy-video-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ram Spotted Testing Potential Ford Raptor Rival in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"\nReading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

A development team from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was recently spotted at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Michigan and people have reason to believe that they are testing Jeep Wranglers, a Gladiator, and a Ford Raptor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action was apparently caught by a YouTuber on video while the vehicles are running on a long dune with a steep peak out, all covered in black and the Ram<\/a>trucks fitted with half cages in the back of their crew cabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the trucks undergoing testing, one is believed to be the Rebel TRX development model, which runs on a 575-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter V8 HEMI engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The presence of a Ford F-150 Raptor in latest spy shots and videos could also mean that Ram is working on a model that could compete with the Raptor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

However, the YouTuber claims that, “At least one of the Rams had serious supercharger whine which, of course, made me think ‘Hellcat engine.'”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon closer look, it does seem that a 707-horsepower Hellcat could be in place instead of the previously announced 526-horsepower engine on the Rebel TRX concept. The production version of the truck, however, is expected to shift through a 10-speed automatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n