MotorTrend Tests the 1500's

boocoodinkydow wrote:
This may not bode well here on a towing sub-forum of an rv site, but the heavy hauling heavy towing needs are a minor segment of the overall truck market. Todays face of trucking is quickly evolving and the ecodiesel is simply leading the way. The truck is quickly becoming the soccer mom's van of yesterday. Early summer, I counted 87 trucks on an 8 mile stretch of road on the way home. Not the first was towing anything & only 2 were hauling; one had a job site tool box & another had a washer dryer. With a wide variety of trim levels I found the longhorn to my liking. The ergonomic refinements of the interior rival any European luxury vehicle I've ever owned & with the air suspension the ride quality is worlds divorced from what you would expect from a truck. As far as fuel mileage, I have gotten as high as 31.1 mpg & 26+ @ 70-75 mph is the norm. I know this truck doesnt meet everyone's needs but a luxury vehicle that is capable of serving 95% of the laymens' trucking needs while achieving fuel mileage of a compact car is a dream come true for many. In the mass market, this is, and will continue to be, a huge hit.