Pickup Truck of the Year

  General Vehicle/model Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Custom Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD LTZ Ford Ranger Lariat FX4 Base price $52,790 $45,195 $64,785 $39,760 Price as tested $62,020 $48,420 $73,265 $44,785 Engine Type Turbocharged, common rail-injected diesel I-6 Naturally aspirated, direct-injected gasoline V-8 Turbocharged, common rail–injected diesel V-8 Turbocharged, direct-injected I-4 Displacement 3.0L 6.6L

When we judge Pickup Truck of the Year, we try our best to be impartial and to avoid mob mentality. We evaluate each truck based on its own merits—not our personal penchants or preconceptions—and we feel like we do a decent job of giving each pickup a fair shot. That’s what sets Truck Trend’s award

Pickup Truck of the Year Facts Total Miles Driven:                          10,910 miles Total Gallons of Fuel Used:             722.890 gallons Total Cost of Fuel Used:                   $2,991.30 Average Cost Per Gallon:                $4.14 Total Monsters Drank:                    52 Total Redbulls Drank:                     32 Worst Single Tank:                          6.11 mpg (Silverado 2500HD Custom) Total Trucks Stuck In

Enthusiasts acted shocked when Ford pulled the plug on the Ranger after it was on the market just shy of three decades. Launched in 1983, this compact pickup quickly became one of Ford’s best-selling vehicles, moving nearly 350,000 units at the peak of popularity in 1999. The reality was no one was surprised when Ford

We proudly gave our Billet Piston award to the all-new 2019 Ram 1500 lineup last year, with credit going to the truck’s excellent interior, strong work ethic, and refined road manners. And a great deal of our appreciation for that truck came from the fact that Ram sent us a Rebel to play with alongside