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2020 Ram 2500/3500: MotorTrend Truck of the Year

otrfun
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noteven
Explorer III
Explorer III
ScottG wrote:
Ruh roh


I had the same thought ๐Ÿ™‚

Terryallan
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Explorer II
Bionic Man wrote:
Nice award for the RAM marketers. They didnโ€™t make substantial enough changes to get me back in the market.

Best innovations in my mind go to GM with that 10 speed transmission and that camera that โ€œseesโ€ behind the trailer. Thatโ€™s pretty cool.


Just be sure you don't do like the commercial, and hold up the competition. That camera showed both the Ford and the Dodge wanting to get by, and the GM holding up traffic. LOL
Terry & Shay
Coachman Apex 288BH.
2013 F150 XLT Off Road
5.0, 3.73
Lazy Campers

Lwiddis
Explorer II
Explorer II
We have a winner!
Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AH Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad

Grit_dog
Navigator
Navigator
^^^ None of that matters. LOL
RAM WINS!!
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5โ€ turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold

wanderingaimles
Explorer
Explorer
Two manufacturers have new engines which have not yet been vetted, yet this one is anointed. Normally this rotates according to the one with the most improvements compared to past years.
To be frank, this is probably like a wrestling match, the one with the thickest wallet this year wins.

Congratulations to Ram....

I never knew how they pick the truck of the year BEFORE all the trucks actually hits the road? :h

AND.. I am NOT starting that war, as you know, I generally sit out on those discussions... Dad always told me. "SON... There is ans ARSE for every seat"...
Me-Her-the kids
2020 Ford F350 SD 6.7
2020 Redwood 3991RD Garnet

Bionic_Man
Explorer
Explorer
Nice award for the RAM marketers. They didnโ€™t make substantial enough changes to get me back in the market.

Best innovations in my mind go to GM with that 10 speed transmission and that camera that โ€œseesโ€ behind the trailer. Thatโ€™s pretty cool.
2012 RAM 3500 Laramie Longhorn DRW CC 4x4 Max Tow, Cummins HO, 60 gallon RDS aux fuel tank, Reese 18k Elite hitch
2003 Dodge Ram 3500 QC SB 4x4 Cummins HO NV5600 with Smarty JR, Jacobs EB (sold)
2002 Gulf Stream Sea Hawk 29FRB with Honda EV6010

BB_TX
Nomad
Nomad
wanderingaimlessly wrote:
kinda surprising with both ford and gm offering new powerplants.

Seems to me that it is a different truck every year. If one was any better than the others there would consistently be repeat winners. Just a way to sell magazines because it creates controversy. The owners of that truck love to brag about it. The owners of the other brands love to complain about it.

Lwiddis
Explorer II
Explorer II
Interesting. Usually decided by who has the newest truck revision. For instance when the new Tahoe comes out it will be SUV of the year.
Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AH Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad

ShinerBock
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Explorer
I don't put too much stock in the truck of the year awards especially when they don't test them all and mix midsize trucks with 1500s and HDs.
2014 Ram 2500 6.7L CTD
2016 BMW 2.0L diesel (work and back car)
2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 3.0L Ecodiesel

Highland Ridge Silverstar 378RBS

wanderingaimles
Explorer
Explorer
kinda surprising with both ford and gm offering new powerplants.

dshelley
Explorer
Explorer
Well earned.
2014 Ram 1500 Crew Cab, 5'7"box. 395 HP 5.7 Hemi, 3.92 gear, 8 speed auto. 26 foot Heartland North Trail Caliber travel trailer.

ScottG
Nomad
Nomad
Ruh roh