Fastest Production Pickup Truck?

[blturner]

Is the R1T the fastest production pickup truck?
I think so, but I am looking for that definitive badge from some official source. Or I just missed that there is some other faster truck.

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[Donald Stanfield]

The TRX is faster but the Rivian is quicker. The TRX tops out at a higher speed.

 

[blturner]

So it is the "quickest" production pickup truck? Or fastest 0-60? I want the right cocktail party brag.

 

[mikehmb]

“Time to which you obtain a particular speed” is your cocktail brag “quick.”
… while …
”That which has the top speed” is “fastest.”

I believe the Hummer EV is quickest to 60. Rivian is 2nd in that regard. Past 60, some of the supertrucks are going to get more competitive.

Top speed, I have no idea. Rivian won’t be fastest, though.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

So it is the "quickest" production pickup truck? Or fastest 0-60? I want the right cocktail party brag.

Yes. With the correct tires, the 22’s. The hummer Takes it by a few tenths on A/T’s I think and I’m not sure about the 21’s. When I’m bragging I usually just say it has a McLaren 0-60 and a 1/4 mile time to match. Pull up a list of production cars running mid 11’s in the 1/4. It’s mostly super cars.

I find doing that helps people conceptualize how fast it really is because unless you own a super car you have no idea. My uncle was working on his ACR Viper the day he drove my truck first and he was impressed with how instantly and nicely it put power down. You have to be real nice to his Viper or you’ll eat shit.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

What I would like to see is a Rivian on super grippy tires with the speed limiter set to 125 and what it does in the 1/4. I’m betting low 11’s maybe even 10’s. It’s important to remember the limits are really tires, torque curve which is programmed and top speed which is only 115.

I doubt Rivian would make a production truck speced out for dragging but maybe a limited use case deal for their sponsored track only truck just to set records.

you can put good tires on anything else or reduce the speed limiter and it wouldn’t matter. The Rivian has more to give with the right shoes and a computer that says okay. I get Rivian not releasing that mode because it will wear the truck too fast but maybe with a “this will void your warranty” asterisk

 

[DTown3011]

How Fast Is a Rivian R1T? (motortrend.com)

Also:

Acceleration
Winner: 2023 GMC Hummer EV
The GMC Hummer EV is only available with one powertrain, and the Rivian R1T has a choice of two powertrains. However, the Hummer EV’s powertrain is more potent than both Rivian options, and the Hummer EV is also slightly quicker.
The Rivian R1T comes standard with two electric motors and a 105-kWh battery that produce 600 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Buyers can upgrade to a powertrain with four electric motors and a combined 835 horsepower and 908 pound-feet of torque. According to tests performed by professional automotive journalists, the top Rivian R1T model sprints from zero to 60 mph in about 3.3 seconds.
The Hummer EV has a powertrain with three electric motors, generating an impressive 1,000 horsepower and 1,200 pound-feet of torque. This SUV makes the run from zero to 60 mph in 3 seconds.

 

[Dark-Fx]

What I would like to see is a Rivian on super grippy tires with the speed limiter set to 125 and what it does in the 1/4. I’m betting low 11’s maybe even 10’s. It’s important to remember the limits are really tires, torque curve which is programmed and top speed which is only 115.

I doubt Rivian would make a production truck speced out for dragging but maybe a limited use case deal for their sponsored track only truck just to set records.

you can put good tires on anything else or reduce the speed limiter and it wouldn’t matter. The Rivian has more to give with the right shoes and a computer that says okay. I get Rivian not releasing that mode because it will wear the truck too fast but maybe with a “this will void your warranty” asterisk

I'm still holding out for quad Enduro and everything else beefed up. I suspect the axles will quickly be the limiting factor for more power. Didn't have any tire slip at all when launching at the drag strip last year with a prepped surface, but if there was some slip it could probably lead to a bang when the tires hook back up.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

I'm still holding out for quad Enduro and everything else beefed up. I suspect the axles will quickly be the limiting factor for more power. Didn't have any tire slip at all when launching at the drag strip last year with a prepped surface, but if there was some slip it could probably lead to a bang when the tires hook back up.

Good point. 900lbft of torque is a serious concern when it’s applied that suddenly in a lost traction scenario. What I was referring to is we don’t know how quick the truck is programmed to give power now due to traction control. The TCS during a launch is really good, it almost always hooks up for me too even on the street.

That tells me it’s set conservatively. Take a purpose built drag car on the road and try to launch it or try to launch it with road tires not racing tires and it’s going to get squirrly. Maybe the TCS is really that good and the torque vectoring means it can transfer full power safely in less than ideal conditions in which case I’d be wrong but unless I had access to the programming of the available power vs the application I dont know for sure.

Maybe it’s like You said though that more grip and a harder hookup is too much for the axels in which case doing as I suggested will just end up with a broken truck.

 

[Rivdog]

The TRX is definitely the fastest to the gas pump with like 11-12 MPG combined.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

How Fast Is a Rivian R1T? (motortrend.com)

Also:

Acceleration
Winner: 2023 GMC Hummer EV
The GMC Hummer EV is only available with one powertrain, and the Rivian R1T has a choice of two powertrains. However, the Hummer EV’s powertrain is more potent than both Rivian options, and the Hummer EV is also slightly quicker.
The Rivian R1T comes standard with two electric motors and a 105-kWh battery that produce 600 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Buyers can upgrade to a powertrain with four electric motors and a combined 835 horsepower and 908 pound-feet of torque. According to tests performed by professional automotive journalists, the top Rivian R1T model sprints from zero to 60 mph in about 3.3 seconds.
The Hummer EV has a powertrain with three electric motors, generating an impressive 1,000 horsepower and 1,200 pound-feet of torque. This SUV makes the run from zero to 60 mph in 3 seconds.

I think their test was a Rivian not on the 22’s which is unfair as that’s been repeatedly tested at 3.0 seconds to 60.

 

[Riviot]

So it is the "quickest" production pickup truck? Or fastest 0-60? I want the right cocktail party brag.

Quickest/fastest cocktail party eye roll, for sure.

 

[blturner]

I am trying to decide if I call the Hummer a pickup Truck. Pickup trucks are practical. The Hummer is a Hummer. It's not about practical. Can you put a pallet of drywall in the bed of that thing?

 

[COdogman]

Yes. With the correct tires, the 22’s. The hummer Takes it by a few tenths on A/T’s I think and I’m not sure about the 21’s. When I’m bragging I usually just say it has a McLaren 0-60 and a 1/4 mile time to match. Pull up a list of production cars running mid 11’s in the 1/4. It’s mostly super cars.

I find doing that helps people conceptualize how fast it really is because unless you own a super car you have no idea. My uncle was working on his ACR Viper the day he drove my truck first and he was impressed with how instantly and nicely it put power down. You have to be real nice to his Viper or you’ll eat shit.

The Viper was my favorite high speed death trap for a long time. Never owned one, but I worked at a Dodge dealer for a couple years when they were first released. So much squirrelly fun.

 

[DTown3011]

I think their test was a Rivian not on the 22’s which is unfair as that’s been repeatedly tested at 3.0 seconds to 60.

Good point.

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