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Oct 13, 2013

2014 Canadian Truck King Challenge

Before anyone gets their panties in a bunch I do not know anything about this test other then it states that "third-party event" whatever that means.

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Ram Truck Sweeps Pick-up Competition
Posted: Oct 11, 2013 02:59 PM | Last Updated: Oct 11, 2013 02:59 PM

WINDSOR, ON — Ram Truck has swept the 2014 Canadian Truck King Challenge, a rigorous multi-day, third-party event that sees today’s top pickup trucks from the light- and heavy-duty segments tested head-to-head in an apples-to-apples series of exercises.

The multi-day Canadian Truck King Challenge took place in both Kawartha Lakes, ON, (light duty) and London, ON, (heavy duty) in recent weeks. This was the seventh year of the competition, which gets more thorough every year.

Judges put all of the entrants through intensive, real-world truck evaluations with the focus on capability, consumption and features. The testing included 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) of towing; 1,800 lb (817 kg) of heavy payload and even some off-roading.

The 2014 Ram 1500, powered by the Pentastar V6 engine, claimed victory in the under $45,000 category.

The new Ram 1500 EcoDiesel — the first light-duty, full-size pickup to offer durable, efficient diesel technology, and Ram 1500 with legendary 5.7-litre HEMI V8 power — claimed the 1-2 spot in the over $45,000 category.

The new Ram 1500 EcoDiesel was also crowned the overall 2014 Canadian Truck King Challenge winner.

In the three-quarter-ton heavy-duty category, the new 2014 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty powered by the Cummins Turbo Diesel engine, earned the top spot, beating even the Ford F-350 Super Duty.

"The sweep of the 2014 awards by Ram shows just how hard this group has been working,” said Howard Elmer, founder of the Canadian Truck Challenge. “While many scores this year were very, very close, Ram did edge out its competition in all three categories with quality, styling and innovative powertrain choices - like the new 3L EcoDiesel and the eight-speed transmission.”

7 Replies

  • Fisherman wrote:
    ib516 wrote:
    It's organized by a guy named Howard Elmer - a popular TV auto magazine host (motoringtv and others). He's their "truck guy" as like most latte sipping dweebs from Onatrio (Toronto) :B, they think trucks are "too big and use much more gas than our Prius" types.

    They turn to Mr. Elmer to test the trucks. The typical hosts are more into Camry's and BMW sedans. I once heard them say they couldn't really see a use for a 2500/3500 series truck unless you owned a "Horse farm" or something. I guess that's Ontario speak for what we in the west call a "RANCH" :).


    Flatlander. :W

    :B
  • ib516 wrote:
    It's organized by a guy named Howard Elmer - a popular TV auto magazine host (motoringtv and others). He's their "truck guy" as like most latte sipping dweebs from Onatrio (Toronto) :B, they think trucks are "too big and use much more gas than our Prius" types.

    They turn to Mr. Elmer to test the trucks. The typical hosts are more into Camry's and BMW sedans. I once heard them say they couldn't really see a use for a 2500/3500 series truck unless you owned a "Horse farm" or something. I guess that's Ontario speak for what we in the west call a "RANCH" :).


    Flatlander. :W
  • Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
    Before anyone gets their panties in a bunch ...


    it's probably too late. Some still have their panties bunched up from the last thread, or preemptively bunched for the next thread....:B
  • It's organized by a guy named Howard Elmer - a popular TV auto magazine host (motoringtv and others). He's their "truck guy" as like most latte sipping dweebs from Onatrio (Toronto) :B, they think trucks are "too big and use much more gas than our Prius" types.

    They turn to Mr. Elmer to test the trucks. The typical hosts are more into Camry's and BMW sedans. I once heard them say they couldn't really see a use for a 2500/3500 series truck unless you owned a "Horse farm" or something. I guess that's Ontario speak for what we in the west call a "RANCH" :).
  • A Link to there site

    Unlike PT.COM these (towing tests) test were done using RV's not lowboys with weights strapped to them. So I would think their tests are more in line with what WE want to see. We as in the RV community, don't you think?

    Don
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    Not much info listed but I'm pretty sure tomorrow's test will have the same results! IE: they didn't test the Chevy cause they couldn't beat it, just my observation from the bow-tie group :W