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Some surprises there I am sure! I understand that cost was the limiting factor, but it would have been nice to see how well the 5.0L would have performed in the F-150 (instead of the 3.5L--but the V-6 still performed well). I think the most surprising to me was the fact the Dodge Hemi did not just "run away" from the others.
Like Ed O'Neill said in "Dutch", "You just can't beat a Ford for good brakes." I was happy to see GM finally fixed their very weak brakes and "grew" a set of them!
Like Ed O'Neill said in "Dutch", "You just can't beat a Ford for good brakes." I was happy to see GM finally fixed their very weak brakes and "grew" a set of them!
Kind of weird that the Chevy and GMC truck had such different results since they are the same underneath and both had the 5.3 engine.
I didn't even know Nissan still made that truck! I cant remember the last time I saw one on the road.
I didn't even know Nissan still made that truck! I cant remember the last time I saw one on the road.
Did you notice the data from the 2011 test of UNDER $30K trucks?
In two years the test price parameters (I know: 4wd, etc.) went up by 50%... Got to have that latest info-tainment system!
Cheers!
p.s. $45K for a pickup is getting to be mid-range: don't you see the pattern? After their student loan debts, credit card balances and the shock of having to arrange for their own health care the 26 year-old grad school children will have to live at home with Mommy (and her current Partner de jour) for at least another decade in order to make those lease payments.
In two years the test price parameters (I know: 4wd, etc.) went up by 50%... Got to have that latest info-tainment system!
Cheers!
p.s. $45K for a pickup is getting to be mid-range: don't you see the pattern? After their student loan debts, credit card balances and the shock of having to arrange for their own health care the 26 year-old grad school children will have to live at home with Mommy (and her current Partner de jour) for at least another decade in order to make those lease payments.
I didn't catch the 2011 tests. Interesting on the price inflation.
I stopped reading once I bought my Tundra, but for a while I was reading up on the Silverado's. I thought max trailering got 3.42's? At that was true in 2013. I do know that, when I looked at gearing and hp curves, I did think that the Silverado was in need of deeper gearing. 3.73's ought to wake it up nicely, w/o much of a cost in fuel economy.
I find it interesting that the Tundra climbed a bit on loaded fuel economy. At least until I realized that I have the smaller V8, with the taller rear gearing, and barely do better on mpg's as it is...
I stopped reading once I bought my Tundra, but for a while I was reading up on the Silverado's. I thought max trailering got 3.42's? At that was true in 2013. I do know that, when I looked at gearing and hp curves, I did think that the Silverado was in need of deeper gearing. 3.73's ought to wake it up nicely, w/o much of a cost in fuel economy.
I find it interesting that the Tundra climbed a bit on loaded fuel economy. At least until I realized that I have the smaller V8, with the taller rear gearing, and barely do better on mpg's as it is...
No surprises for me at all honestly, of course I am not a journalist, but the Nissan and Toyota belong in the bottom spots for sure.
Love me a Ram 1500 any day! Has been my favorite truck since I was a kid.
Love me a Ram 1500 any day! Has been my favorite truck since I was a kid.
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I didn't catch the 2011 tests. Interesting on the price inflation.
I stopped reading once I bought my Tundra, but for a while I was reading up on the Silverado's. I thought max trailering got 3.42's? At that was true in 2013. I do know that, when I looked at gearing and hp curves, I did think that the Silverado was in need of deeper gearing. 3.73's ought to wake it up nicely, w/o much of a cost in fuel economy.
I find it interesting that the Tundra climbed a bit on loaded fuel economy. At least until I realized that I have the smaller V8, with the taller rear gearing, and barely do better on mpg's as it is...
Needless to say that my favorite of the bunch is/are the GM twins, but I do feel that GM is trying harder then the rest when it comes to fuel economy, kind of as if they're sacrifing power for mpg's, none the less the GM twins aren't to far behind and are a worthy competitor. The 6spd with 3.42s should trailer just as well or even better than a 4spd with 3.73s. The 6.2 L half ton pick up can be had with 3.73s.
I didn't catch the 2011 tests. Interesting on the price inflation.
I stopped reading once I bought my Tundra, but for a while I was reading up on the Silverado's. I thought max trailering got 3.42's? At that was true in 2013. I do know that, when I looked at gearing and hp curves, I did think that the Silverado was in need of deeper gearing. 3.73's ought to wake it up nicely, w/o much of a cost in fuel economy.
I find it interesting that the Tundra climbed a bit on loaded fuel economy. At least until I realized that I have the smaller V8, with the taller rear gearing, and barely do better on mpg's as it is...
Needless to say that my favorite of the bunch is/are the GM twins, but I do feel that GM is trying harder then the rest when it comes to fuel economy, kind of as if they're sacrifing power for mpg's, none the less the GM twins aren't to far behind and are a worthy competitor. The 6spd with 3.42s should trailer just as well or even better than a 4spd with 3.73s. The 6.2 L half ton pick up can be had with 3.73s.
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