It reminded us that that driving wide-open on flat dirt roads and catching air over deep ruts is lots of fun, but the Power Wagon isn’t made for that. It was cool to see a handful of SCORE Baja Class-8, stock full-size race trucks in the park. OEM and aftermarket manufacturers test their latest gear here and the rapidly growing “King of the Hammers” off-road race has made Johnson Valley its home, because of the unique mix of Baja-style trails, dry lakebeds and brutal rock islands here. On almost any weekend you can find a wide mix of off-road enthusiasts running everything from dirt bikes to purpose-built rock crawlers on Johnson Valley’s variable terrain. To test its off-road prowess, we took a 2010 Power Wagon to Johnson Valley Off Highway Vehicle park, located in Mojave Desert north of the San Bernardino Mountains. But once you get behind the wheel of the Ram lineup's best off-road vehicle, and experience the thrill of maneuvering a full-size crew cab truck, nimbly over terrain almost as easily as a Jeep, you begin to remember which features are really important to a large group of off-road truck enthusiasts. When you compare the latest off-road trucks, it’s clear that the second-generation Ram Power Wagon has been humbly launched in the shadows of the headlines touting Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor. Words by Dan Sanchez, Photos by Mike Levine Posted by Mike Levine | December 10, 2009
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