Controls and switchgear are truck simple. The regular cab SRT has little inboard cargo room: there’s space behind the seats for a couple of toolboxes or a pair of weekend getaway type rollers. But being a pickup, there’s a 6’3” box in back, too. 2005 versions of SRT-10 will offer two new ways to improve your storage options. First, an aluminum tonneau cover provides privacy and protection for your rear gear. It’s optional on SRT-10 and standard on Quad Cabs. Yes, I said Quad Cabs – the second bit of storage news concerns the ’05 début of a true, four door SRT-10 (late fall/early winter availability). In addition to added passenger room inside, it has the capability for pulling more along behind. With the Viper V10 mated in this case to a four speed automatic transmission and 4.56 rear gears, the Quad SRT will tow up to 7,500 lb.

You never know when Lightning might strike again (maybe 2006?), but for the foreseeable future, SRT-10 is the king of the pickup truck hill. Its Viper motor provides all the smoke ‘em when you got ‘em throttle response of Dodge’s other resident reptilian, and it rumbles and burbles with a tone that might even best the car. All that go and sledgehammer styling make the Ram charger an interesting choice for the high performance buyer. It hauls, and it hauls!