If we can hoop the price, the Minotaur can hoop all elseIn Greek mythology, the Minotaur was the creature which was part longhorn as well as part man. In Prefix Corp.s Auburn Hills, Michigan-based shop, Minotaur is right away jargon for the Ram lorry injected with Baja change written to yield or bound over anything in its path.Better known for their involvement with the Viper, the folks during Prefix have been right away jumping in to the heavy-duty off-road lorry world. Every Minotaur starts hold up as the base Ram pickup before being converted in to the Greek-mythology influenced dune jumper.Prefix is austere which this is not the lifted truck. When the pickup rolls in to Prefixs facility, the complete batch cessation is ripped out as well as transposed with some of the heaviest avocation tools available -- enormous brand brand new control arms front as well as rear, startle mounts as well as FOX racing 3-inch internal-bypass shocks work together to provide an knowledge as close to the Baja racer as we can get from the showroom floor. While fans of the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor competence have something to say about that, Prefix says its modifications concede for 14 inches of cessation transport -- about 2 some-more inches than the Raptor. If your every day invert features the burst then the Minotaur competence be the lorry for you. Aggressive 35-inch General Grabber all terrain tires hang either 17- or 20-inch aluminum wheels. Prefix-designed wide-body front as well as rear fenders as well as the law front fascia creates the lorry ooze attitude. The LED foglights, an aluminum front skid plate, red embellished tow hooks as well as Minotaur badging throughout completes the visual conversion.These changes will set we during the back of the cold $21,995 upon top of what we only spent upon your brand brand new Ram. Thats before we begin drooling over the options list. While the base Ram comes with the 5.7-liter V8, for the meager sum of $12,995 Prefix will gladly dump in the 6.4-liter replacement. If we can pitch the $13K for the 475 hp V8, we competence as well bombard out $2,595 for the available law Viper side-exit empty which sounds predictably wicked.Since Prefix is obliged for painting all the body panels upon the current Viper, they can additionally suggest law paint options for your brand brand new Minotaur. Depending upon how deep your pockets run, we can have your Minotaur in any tone we wish.Proving which the lorry isnt only an appearance package, Prefix points to its adventures during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. After driving the Minotaur down from Michigan, it was jumped well over 1,000 times during an on-site off-road mud march before employees gathering it during the back of to Prefix HQ the following day. The discretionary side cutout empty available for the Minotaur should satisfy your need to be louder than alternative pickup trucks upon the road. Aside from the Minotaur badges upon the lurch as well as headrests, sliding during the back of the wheel of the Minotaur doesnt primarily feel much opposite from the normal Ram pickup truck. Sure, we have to step the bit higher to get in, though its zero as well extreme.Press the begin button as well as the 6.4-liter V8 (as our e.g. was equipped) fires to hold up by the Viper-esque exhaust. Things feel the small opposite with 35-inch off-road tires. You feel similar to youre insulated from the road to the sure extent, not unlike talking to someone who speaks the same language, though with the opposite dialect. Things have been comfortable enough, though there's the recalibration period. At any rate, its zero to be put off by, since these tires have been the right ones for the job. Put the hammer down as well as the empty explodes out the side of the lorry as we accelerate during the speed much faster than the batch Ram we forsaken off during the shop.Placing the Minotaur upon slight roads is tricky. Its viewable the lane is wider than stock, so gripping an eye upon curbs as well as vehicles upon the road which we arent perplexing to run over or burst is the must. For limit fun, youll wish to module your GPS to take we by the nearest mud path -- the Minotaur is some-more during home off-road than production around the city. The soft cessation creates cornering hilarious, though most folks won't be diving in to an peak with one of these.Prefix builds the lorry which competence contest with the Raptor upon the spec sheet, though we cant say for sure until we have them conduct to head.The original warranty from Ram remains intact as well as all the Prefix tools come with their own warranty, too. The Minotaur can be paid for right off the dealer lot, or we can give your Ram to Prefix for the acclimatisation as long as its the indication year 2013 or later. Over 200 have been sole so far with some-more upon the way.The acclimatisation is steep, though if you're the Mopar air blower as well as we wish the showroom-fresh off-roader, we gotta pay to play. By Zac Palmer, editorial novice
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