Automotive Journalists Enter Rebelle Rally with Ram 1500 RHO
Oct 15, 2024 - 2 minute read
Krusen Motors has some of the best trucks available. Speaking of trucks, automotive journalists Jill Ciminillo and Kristin Shaw will enter the 2024 Rebelle Rally driving a 2025 Ram 1500 RHO. The Rally will run from October 10 to 19, covering over 1,500 miles of California and Nevada desert.
The 2024 Rebelle Rally will be the ninth annual event for this all-woman navigation off-road rally. Naturally, the rally’s all-women participation also makes it stand out, turning motorsports gender assumptions on their head.
The two journalists call their team the Brute Squad, and this is the team’s third Rebelle Rally but their first time in a Ram 1500 RHO.
The team's Driver will be Kristin Shaw, an accomplished freelance journalist who writes in the automotive and aviation fields. Her articles can be found in notable publications such as Popular Science, Car and Driver, InsideEVs, Edmunds, Forbes, Road & Track, A Girls Guide to Cars, Motor1, Airport Improvement Magazine, and many more. Team navigator Jill Ciminillo is an experienced automotive writer, the managing editor of Pickup Truck+SUV Talk, and a contributing editor to Consumer Guide Automotive. She is also a popular podcaster and YouTube personality.
If the navigator role sounds much less challenging than the driver's, be aware that besides the harsh desert environment, Ciminillo will have to navigate this eight-day rally
without GPS, cell phones, or any other prohibited navigation devices. Instead, she and the other navigators must find their way by combining elements of headings, hidden checkpoints, time, and distance using only a map, compass, and a roadbook.
The Ram 1500 RHO they are driving will be powered by the all-new 3.0-liter Hurricane High Output (H/O) twin-turbocharged inline-6 engine, the most powerful from the Stellantis Hurricane engine lineup. The Hurricane High Output engine is rated at 540 horsepower and 521 lb.-ft. of torque, which makes it the strongest Ram 1500 ever. Its horsepower and torque are greater than any other naturally aspirated V8 or boosted six-cylinder engine in the light-duty segment, and it offers more horsepower per dollar than any other premium off-road full-size pickup.
“The Ram 1500 RHO is right at home in the Rebelle Rally, and we’re proud to support Team Brute Squad in this year’s event,” said Chris Feuell, Ram brand CEO – Stellantis. “Our trucks are tested in the toughest environments, and this event is a unique way to showcase how RHO reinforces North America’s leading off-road truck lineup.”
Krusen Motors is rooting for the two as mid-October approaches. In the meantime, we invite you to check out the Ram 1500 RHO for yourself, even if your off-roading isn’t quite as ambitious as an eight-day rally.