The battle between the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX and the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor will probably be fought on the filth and on-line for years to come back. Nevertheless, one other battle brewing is much much less thrilling, although doubtlessly equal in significance. A brand new Automobiles Direct report notes that the residual worth for the 2021 TRX is worse than that of the 2021 Raptor, which might arrange an thrilling scuffle for lease-loving clients.
Based on the publication, which says it obtained seller lease bulletins, the 2021 TRX has a 56-percent residual worth for a 36-month, 15,000-mile-per-year lease. A car’s residual worth helps decide its lease fee, as a decrease residual worth usually means the car can have the next month-to-month lease fee and vice versa. Residual values assist financiers decide the month-to-month fee by divvying up a car’s anticipated depreciation and different incidental prices over the lease settlement. Sellers nonetheless have to show a revenue once they get the car again.
The TRX’s residual worth will increase to 58 % for a 12,000-mile-per-year lease and to 59 % for 10,000 miles a yr. Comparatively, the Raptor fares higher with a 63-percent residual worth for 15,000 miles. That jumps to 65 % for 12,000-mile-per-year leases and 68 % for 10,500 miles a yr. These numbers might change, although. A V8 variant will arrive in 2022 to raised compete towards the TRX, and Ford nonetheless has but to launch the efficiency specs for the usual 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 that powers the pickup.
Ram got here out swinging with the TRX, slipping the SRT Hellcat motor underneath its bulging hood. The mill – the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 that helps the Demon terrorize the drag strip – produces 702 horsepower (523 kilowatts) and 650 pound-feet (881 Newton-meters) of torque. That blows the Raptor’s EcoBoost and its 450 hp (336 kW) out of the water. We’ll see how this combat interprets to the showroom ground.
