Ram 1500 TRX by Model Year: Which One to Actually Buy
Four used model years and one new one are on sale at the same time, and the supply behind each is wildly uneven. This works through what is confirmed to differ between them and what the listing counts tell you about your leverage.
Five model years of Ram 1500 TRX are for sale right now, and only one of them is new. The 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 are used trucks competing for the same buyer, with wildly different numbers of listings behind them. The 2027 is a different truck and a different decision: the first year of the relaunched SRT TRX, with more power, a much higher price, and zero ownership history. Here is what actually separates them, and what does not.
The used years are one truck, not four
Every 2021-2024 Ram 1500 TRX shares the same confirmed drivetrain: the 6.2L supercharged HEMI V8 making 702 hp and 650 lb-ft, a TorqueFlite 8-speed automatic, a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds, max tow of 8,100 lb and max payload of 1,310 lb. All four model years were built at the same plant, Sterling Heights Assembly (SHAP) in Michigan, across a production run that started December 2020 and ended February 2024.
We are not going to hand you a list of year-by-year running changes, because Ram has not published one for this truck's mechanicals, and we are not going to invent one to make the article feel more useful. If you have read a forum post claiming a specific suspension tweak or a bracket change on a specific build date, treat it as unverified until you can confirm it against factory documentation for your VIN. For buying purposes, the honest starting position is that a 2021 TRX and a 2024 TRX are the same drivetrain and the same capability numbers. The differences that matter are trim, options, mileage, condition, and price, not a hidden spec upgrade.
If you want the full number set in one place, the site's specs page for every confirmed number on both trucks has it, and the 0-60 breakdown covers why the 2027 doesn't have a published time yet.
What the listing counts actually tell you
This is the part that should drive your decision more than anything else, because it is the one thing that is fully verifiable today. As of this site's most recent market pull, live listing counts for the Ram 1500 TRX broke down like this:
| Model year | Live listings | Average asking price |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 341 | $69,505 |
| 2022 | 521 | $75,944 |
| 2023 | 226 | $84,930 |
| 2024 | 266 | $94,560 |
| 2027 (new) | 206 | $110,340 |
Total live inventory across all five years is 1,561 trucks. Read that table as a map of where the negotiation tilts your way, not just as a price list.
2022 is the buyer's market. With 521 trucks listed, more than a third of all used TRX inventory currently for sale is a 2022. That much supply means sellers are competing against each other, not just against your walk-away price. You have room to be picky about service history, tire wear, and modification history, and room to negotiate off the $75,944 average.
2023 is the seller's market. Only 226 are listed, the thinnest year of the four. Fewer trucks means less room to negotiate and less patience from sellers who know a clean one will move. If you want a 2023 specifically, expect to pay close to the $84,930 average and expect to move fast when a good one comes up.
2021 sits in between, with 341 listings and the lowest average price at $69,505. That price reflects age and mileage more than anything mechanical, since the drivetrain is identical to the 2024. For a buyer whose priority is the lowest entry price into a 702-hp TRX, this is the year with both a low number and real volume to shop against.
2024 is the newest used year and it prices like it, averaging $94,560 against 266 listings. That gap between the 2024 average and the 2027 new average ($110,340) is about $15,800, which is the real question a cross-shopper needs to answer: is a two-week-old SRT TRX with 75 more horsepower worth roughly $15,800 over the newest used TRX you can buy today. There's no wrong answer, but that is the actual trade, not a spec argument.
None of this is a claim about which year is mechanically better. It is a claim about who holds the stronger negotiating position, and right now that is squarely the 2022 buyer.
The 2027 SRT TRX is a different purchase, not a sixth model year
The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX is the first launch of the relaunched SRT division, built on the same 6.2L supercharged HEMI platform but tuned to 777 hp and 680 lb-ft, a bump of 75 hp and 30 lb-ft over the 2021-2024 truck. Starting MSRP is $99,995 plus a $2,595 destination charge, and production began August 3, 2026, at the same SHAP plant that built the outgoing TRX.
What we cannot tell you: how it holds up. This truck has been in customers' hands for a matter of weeks. There is no failure history, no reliability record, no owner-reported cost data, and no long-term fuel economy pattern to report. Anyone telling you what breaks on a 2027 SRT TRX right now is guessing, and we are not going to guess for you. The full rundown on what changed and what's still unknown covers this in more depth, and it will get updated as real ownership data exists to report.
For a buyer, that uncertainty cuts two ways. You get the newest truck, the longest factory warranty runway, and the most power the platform has ever offered in a mile-per-hour sense you can actually feel. You also get to be part of the group that finds out what a brand-new nameplate's early-build quirks are, if there are any, before anyone else has written about them.
So which one do you actually buy
If your budget is fixed and you want the most truck for it, the answer is a 2022, on the strength of supply alone. 521 listings means you can walk from a bad deal and find another good 2022 within days, and the $75,944 average has room in it for a patient buyer.
If you want the lowest possible entry price and don't mind the extra mileage that typically comes with the oldest used year, the 2021 at $69,505 average is the value play, especially since the drivetrain numbers are identical to every year after it.
If you specifically want a 2023 or a 2024, know going in that you are shopping a thin market (226 and 266 listings respectively) and price accordingly. Nothing mechanical justifies paying above the 2023 average just because it's a 2023.
If you want the newest platform, the most power, and you're comfortable being an early adopter with no ownership track record to lean on, the 2027 SRT TRX at $110,340 average is the only truck on this list that isn't a used-market negotiation, it's a new-vehicle purchase with the pricing and paperwork that implies.
Before you commit to any of these, run the specific VIN through this site's used TRX buying guide for the inspection checklist, and check current asking prices against the live market breakdown before you make an offer. The marketplace listings and the pricing page both track these numbers in real time, so confirm the counts above haven't shifted before you negotiate off them.
The short version
- The 2021-2024 Ram 1500 TRX is one confirmed drivetrain (702 hp, 650 lb-ft, 4.5-second 0-60) across four model years; no verified year-over-year mechanical changes exist, so don't pay a premium for one based on a spec difference that isn't documented.
- Supply is the real deciding factor: 521 listings on 2022s makes that the buyer's market, while only 226 listed 2023s makes that year a seller's market.
- The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX is a new vehicle purchase, not a fifth used year: 777 hp, 680 lb-ft, $99,995 MSRP plus destination, and zero ownership history to judge it by yet.
- Buy the 2021-2024 TRX for value and available supply; buy the 2027 SRT TRX if you want the newest platform and are fine being early.