1992 Dodge Dakota 5.2 Magnum advice

Let's remember that during the 90's and early 00's, no one seemingly could build a transmission worth a crap. Remember all the failures during and just after the warranty periods? I sure do.

That being said, I noticed that the R/T models don't seem to have that many trans problems.
Wonder why? Mine has never been rebuilt at over 170,000 many of which have been hard towing, while most of my friends with similar year non-R/T trucks are on their second rebuild.