Motor Trend 2015 Truck of the Year
Interesting.....
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I thought this post was funny:
tbirdguy 46 minutes ago
Anyone who is surprised that MT chose the Colorado over the F-150 hasn't been paying attention. Over the last few years MT has been turned over to a bunch of sissified, grass-munching West Coasters who are totally out of touch with the real world. I'm sure the Colorado is fine for hauling surf boards and picnic baskets to the beach but when real men and women go to work or drive cross country, they do it in the truck that continues to benchmark the industry-- an F-150
Cause around here even three quarter ton trucks sometimes take shots for being nothing but grocery getters.
I just skimmed through it but it was an interesting read. Car and Driver sort of had a similar take on the F150. They liked it, but noted that all the money that went into the aluminium aspect of it took away with other areas they could have improved. I'm impressed with the payload ratings on it but I'm a bit leery of how it might handle those sorts of payloads (or trailers) given the pretty low curb weight. Pulling a 10,000 lb trailer with a 5,000 lb truck has to feel quite different than pulling a 10,000 lb trailer with an 8,000 lb truck. It'll be interesting to see the towing reports as they come in.
One comment on the fuel economy difference vs the EcoDiesel - are they taking into account the difference in the price of gas vs diesel? Diesel is running $0.80/gal more than gas right now where I live.
tbirdguy 46 minutes ago
Anyone who is surprised that MT chose the Colorado over the F-150 hasn't been paying attention. Over the last few years MT has been turned over to a bunch of sissified, grass-munching West Coasters who are totally out of touch with the real world. I'm sure the Colorado is fine for hauling surf boards and picnic baskets to the beach but when real men and women go to work or drive cross country, they do it in the truck that continues to benchmark the industry-- an F-150
Cause around here even three quarter ton trucks sometimes take shots for being nothing but grocery getters.
I just skimmed through it but it was an interesting read. Car and Driver sort of had a similar take on the F150. They liked it, but noted that all the money that went into the aluminium aspect of it took away with other areas they could have improved. I'm impressed with the payload ratings on it but I'm a bit leery of how it might handle those sorts of payloads (or trailers) given the pretty low curb weight. Pulling a 10,000 lb trailer with a 5,000 lb truck has to feel quite different than pulling a 10,000 lb trailer with an 8,000 lb truck. It'll be interesting to see the towing reports as they come in.
One comment on the fuel economy difference vs the EcoDiesel - are they taking into account the difference in the price of gas vs diesel? Diesel is running $0.80/gal more than gas right now where I live.
