1200hp RAM TRX vs Aston Martin DBX707 drag race

Our drag racing series has fired up again and this time we’re bringing out the heavy hitters. Going up head-to-head this time around is a twin-turbo supercharged 1200hp RAM TRX up against the go fast Aston Martin DBX707.

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The cars

1200hp RAM TRX

Tuned by Dontex Performance, this RAM TRX is just not only supercharged, but twin-turbocharged. It makes around 1200hp (over 880kW of power) and we’ve fitted the automobile with drag radials to make sure it gets some type of traction. But, while it makes around 1200hp, it’s each heavy and never very aero efficient. So this will likely be a detailed one!

Before the Dontex mods, the RAM TRX uses a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 engine that produces 523kW of power and 882Nm of torque.

Aston Martin DBX707

In the alternative corner is the Aston Martin DBX707. That is the brand new super fast version of the DBX. While it’s still powered by the identical 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine from Mercedes-AMG, there are latest ball-bearing turbochargers, revised engine calibration and wet-clutch automatic transmission.

Outputs increase to 707PS (520kW of power and 900Nm of torque), up by 116kW of power and 200Nm of torque. With an official 0-100km/h time of just over 3.0 seconds it needs to be enough to maintain pace with the TRX.

The outcomes

The weather didn’t play ball with us for this drag race. We waited so long as we could for our regional airport runway to dry out but had to tug the trigger on the drag race while the runway surface was still a bit wet.

Our first run had the Aston Martin’s launch control system lavatory down massively, so it was a straightforward win for the TRX. Next time around it connected properly, but was still slaughtered by the TRX. Though the TRX has almost double the ability, it weighs around 700kg greater than the Aston and becomes significantly more inefficient the faster it goes on account of its frontal surface area.

It also sounds absolutely insane under full throttle. While the Aston Martin DBX707 still sounds great, that is on one other level entirely.

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