Truck or car, nothing exceeds like excess, and the Viper motor’s enormous power dominates the driving impressions. SRT-10 oozes torque and hazes the tires at the drop of a shoe. Though its aerodynamics owe more to a cinder block than a wind tunnel, the SRT-10 has been clocked at 5.2 seconds from 0-60. It’s 154 mph over a flying kilometer was good enough to earn it the title of, “world’s fastest production pickup”. Despite its mammoth strength, it is a very tractable motor, happy to putt around town or float down the freeway. Indeed, it can be said that the SRT-10 will pass just about anything except a gas station. The Viper motor’s mass and muscle allow for coma-like gearing – at 75mph in 6th, the engine is turning a barely breathing 1,500 rpm. That said, EPA estimated gas mileage is 9 city/15 highway. This wallet-sapping economy is off-set by two factors. First, the gas tank is large – 26 gallons – allowing you to postpone trips to the pump. Finally, anyone buying a 500 hp pickup is more likely interested in ET’s than mpg’s, and the gas hoggery is therefore expected to matter to buyers not a whit.

As impressive as the straight line speed in the SRT is this truck’s willingness to mix it up in the corners. The chassis rolls on 22” rims shod with meaty, 305/40R22 Pirelli Scorpions. The truck has been lowered 1” in front and 2.5”in back, springs shortened and stiffened, a rear sway bar added, along with Bilstein shocks.