Dodge Unleashes the
Fastest and Most Powerful Production Pickup Ever, the 150 MPH Viper-Powered
2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10
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There are no doubts, no
second guesses and no recounts needed, the ultimate performance pickup
is here; and it’s a Dodge.
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The most powerful and fastest production pickup ever, the new
2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 packs a big Viper punch with a class-demolishing
500 horsepower and 525 lb.-ft. of torque. Topping 150 mph in
maximum speed and reaching 60 mph in just over fiveseconds, Dodge has recalibrated expectations for truck
performance.
“With the Ram SRT-10, the
PVO team set out to create the fastest, most powerful production pickup
ever – the ultimate Dodge Ram,” said Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating
Officer–Chrysler Group. “The goal at PVO is to out muscle everything
in our class through superior engineering and by drawing on our engineers’
vast motorsportsexperience. That is why this
truck can accelerate like a dragster, yet it is not a coarse hot rod.”
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“The Ram SRT-10 represents a cohesive design that blends brute
power with the engineering refinement usually reserved for the
world’s best sports cars,” Bernhard added. “This is not a bolt-on
kit for a Ram. PVO has created a new vehicle that blends a race-inspired
interior, functional aerodynamics for high speed driving and
a modified suspension to maximize handling without sacrificing
ride. The Ram SRT-10 has been refined and perfected into a sports
truck that is luxurious, fast and represents the ultimate in
its class. No one has ever experienced anything like the Ram
SRT-10.”
Bigger is Better
The Dodge Ram SRT-10
delivers big numbers at every turn. With 500 horsepower, 525
lb.-ft. of torque, 505 cubic inches and a 505 watt ear-melting
sound system, Dodge dominates in every category. The 2004 Dodge
Ram SRT-10 is the new performance truck icon.
“Once the idea
of putting the 500 horsepower Viper-10 into the Ram was presented,
we knew we had to make this truck,” said Dan Knott, Director–Performance
Vehicle Operations.
“We felt we had an
obligation to build this truck, to build something truly great. We knew
that no other manufacturer could make this happen, only Dodge and PVO.”
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“But we didn’t just make a boy racer truck with lots of horsepower,”
Knott added. “We sweat the details – tuned the suspension, re-designed
the interior for performance driving, re-worked the aerodynamics
and created a new truck, one that delivers a life-altering driving
experience. We made this a PVO vehicle with one intention –
to be the fastest production pickup ever. It must be driven
to be believed.”
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The Ram SRT-10’s mayhem-making ability is delivered courtesy
of the highest displacement engine in a factory pickup truck
– the same 8.3-liter aluminium V-10 that powers America’s ultimate
sports car, the 2003 Dodge Viper. The V-10’s horsepower rating
easily surpasses all other pickups – not to mention virtually
every production sports car in the world.
“This truck has a soul
and that soul is the Viper V-10,” said Darryl Jackson, Vice President–Dodge
Marketing. “This is the Viper of trucks, a unique, low-volume, over-the-top
collectible that remakes the entire segment. In the performance truck
segment, the Ram SRT-10 simply owns the road, and once again proves
that the Dodge DNA runs true and deep.”
“There is no replacement
for displacement,” added Bernhard. “The Dodge Ram SRT-10 delivers its
astounding performance in a way that only Viper owners will recognize,
with an endless rush of torque.”
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