Description: Full-Size Light-Duty Pickup Truck
Base MSRP: $47,605 - $51,810
Invoice Price: $41,935 - $45,602
Where built: USA

Take the full-size Ram 1500 and add high-performance suspension and brakes, then borrow the outrageous V10 engine out of Dodge's Viper supercar and stuff it into that stepped-hood prow. The result becomes an ultimate performance pickup dubbed SRT10.

Viper's aluminum V10 elevates this truck to the stratosphere with 500 hp. That means acceleration times around five seconds for the run from zero to 60 mph. A heavy-duty Tremec six-speed manual transmission with Hurst linkage and shifter converts all of that power into muscle to turn enormous rear wheels -- 22-inch Viper-style rollers with Pirelli Scorpion tires.

For 2006 the SRT10 gets a new hydroformed boxed frame and revamped styling inside and out. The cab -- two-door Regular Cab or four-door Quad Cab -- adds bolstered bucket seats with suede inserts and a broad center console. At the tail a body-colored aluminum tonneau caps the bed.