Desert Power Wagons Unveils Six-Wheel Project Colossus
The 1,000-horsepower crew cab, built on a 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, is listed at $599,950 through a Wilmington, North Carolina facility.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Trucks
Desert Power Wagons revealed Project Colossus, a four-door crew cab with six driven wheels built on a 2021 Ram 1500 TRX. The truck is priced at $599,950 and is being offered through the company's Wilmington, North Carolina facility.
Why it matters
The conversion shows how aftermarket builders are reworking production pickups into specialized, multi-axle vehicles for buyers seeking extreme capability. Its price places it firmly in the high-end custom segment.
Stage-3 upgrades raise the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI SRT V8 from 702 horsepower and 650 lb-ft to roughly 1,000 horsepower and 925 lb-ft. The truck has three axles, six driven wheels via a full-time BorgWarner transfer case, a 12,000-pound front winch, and 38x11.50R18 tires.
The players
Desert Power Wagons
Desert Power Wagons is the company offering Project Colossus through its Wilmington, North Carolina facility.
Tisdale Coachworks
Tisdale Coachworks is the coachbuilder that converted the Ram 1500 TRX into the four-door, six-wheel-drive crew cab.
National Speed
National Speed is the performance shop that carried out the Stage-3 engine package and dyno calibration on the truck.
The details
Tisdale Coachworks converted the Ram 1500 TRX into a four-door crew cab with three axles. National Speed installed a custom NS1 camshaft, Brian Tooley Racing valve springs and pushrods, a Kong Performance-ported supercharger snout, and Injector Dynamics ID1050x fuel injectors, and handled PCM unlocking and HP Tuners calibration on its DynoJet 424xLC2 chassis dyno.
Timeline
October 27, 2026: Project Colossus was revealed.
November 3, 2026: Coverage of the reveal was published.
Roadmap
Project Colossus extends the factory Ram 1500 TRX, whose 702-horsepower supercharged V8 served as the performance benchmark for high-output production trucks. Aftermarket builders increasingly convert such platforms into multi-axle, high-capability specialty vehicles that go well beyond factory configurations.
At $599,950, Project Colossus is a specialty purchase rather than a standard truck, so buyers should weigh the price against the cost of a conventional high-performance pickup. The added axles and six driven wheels also mean more complex maintenance and tire costs than a stock Ram 1500 TRX.
The takeaway
Buyers considering a custom high-output truck should confirm performance claims, service support, and resale value before committing to a build of this scale.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Top Speed.
