I wouldn't doubt it. I just wanted to find out if the reasoning behind the opinion of raggin' on the Tundra being truck of the year was because it wasn't a Ford or because it's "profits" go to Japan.
The Truck of the Year is just as flawed as the Car of the Year.
M/T changed the way new vehicles qualified several years ago.
Only all new or significantly changed vehicles are tested now.
The reason in 2007 (for example) that the "badge engineered" GM twins were tested against each other, plus the one (or two-forget) other truck that qualified.
How M/T determined that the Silverado was a better pile than the Sierra is beyond me.
Except for minor sheet metal and interior changes, these two are identical.
Could it be that there are more Silverado ads in the rag than Sierra ads?
Naw....M/T would never give an award to a vehicle that the parent company places (SPENDS) more ads (MONEY) in their rag than someone else does.
Uh huh, yeah right...advertising DOLLARS has EVERYTHING to do with it!
__________________ Bill / Retired Ford Partsman ~ 1962/97
Part number research: Trucks 1948/02 / Cars 1949/91
Rainsense wipers are a nice feature on long drives.
Why on long drives?
You mean to tell me that your hands are so tired after gripping the wheel for hours, they can no longer reach for the wiper switch?
All these gizmos give up the ghost, usually the day after the warranty expires, and are expensive to fix.
Lincoln perfected what, rolling door locks? LOL, the system needed perfecting, because Ford forget one important thing when they designed it = car washes.
__________________ Bill / Retired Ford Partsman ~ 1962/97
Part number research: Trucks 1948/02 / Cars 1949/91
LOL, so true! If I ever see a late model vehicle with a hand crank starter, I'll know it belongs to you!
I have two now, but they are 1930's cars = without rain sensing wipers, power: steering, windows, seats, all the usually stuff my more modern piles have.
You can still buy new vehicles today that can be hand cranked, but you have to go to Europe and Asia to find them.
The Trabant and Moscovitch are a couple of piles that can be hand cranked, but that usually doesn't get the engine started.
Both cars are total pieces of crap foisted on the public by Russkie automakers.
__________________ Bill / Retired Ford Partsman ~ 1962/97
Part number research: Trucks 1948/02 / Cars 1949/91
Truck Trend and Motor Trend are published by the same publishing company (Source Interlink Media). Toyota Tundra recieved their best in class crew cab truck because they saw it as having many of the best attributes in it's class. But some of us that read the specs should note that the F-150 SuperCrew has the same payload, and is 160 lbs. lighter. And the F-150 has head and side airbags that Toyota doesn't offer (or any other truck for that matter). All that can be done for now is to let Toyota have their time in the sun, because Toyota's competition is going to start bearing down on them quite hard, IMO. Toyota has made itself a moving target.
Truck Trend and Motor Trend are published by the same publishing company (Source Interlink Media). Toyota Tundra recieved their best in class crew cab truck because they saw it as having many of the best attributes in it's class. But some of us that read the specs should note that the F-150 SuperCrew has the same payload, and is 160 lbs. lighter. And the F-150 has head and side airbags that Toyota doesn't offer (or any other truck for that matter). All that can be done for now is to let Toyota have their time in the sun, because Toyota's competition is going to start bearing down on them quite hard, IMO. Toyota has made itself a moving target.
The Tundra might have been truck of the year but a "local" Toyota Dealer had ads on TV tonight selling new 2007 Tundras. Maybe they will get them sold before the 09s come out.
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2004 XLT Regular Cab, Short Bed, 4X4 with 5.4 and 3.73.
Ford needs to up the power big time, The 09 Hemi has 380hp and 404lb/ft with a very flat torque curve like the current Hemi has. Over 300lb/ft from 1000rpm- up. And a very good Lifetime powertrain warranty!!
Ford needs to up the power big time, The 09 Hemi has 380hp and 404lb/ft with a very flat torque curve like the current Hemi has. Over 300lb/ft from 1000rpm- up. And a very good Lifetime powertrain warranty!!
Apparently the Vega didn't win until 1971....here's a dump of COTY winners...including the Mustang II....
2008 Cadillac CTS
2007 Toyota Camry
2006 Honda Civic
2005 Chrysler 300C
2004 Toyota Prius
2003 Infiniti G35
2002 Ford Thunderbird
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2000 Lincoln LS
1999 Chrysler 300M
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
1996 Dodge Caravan
1995 Chrysler Cirrus
1994 Ford Mustang
1993 Ford Probe GT
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
1986 Ford Taurus LX
1985 Volkswagen GTI (eligible due to it being built in VW's now-defunct Pennsylvania plant)
1984 Chevrolet Corvette
1983 AMC / Renault Alliance
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries / Plymouth Reliant
1980 Chevrolet Citation
1979 Buick Riviera S
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon
1977 Chevrolet Caprice
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare
1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2
1974 Ford Mustang II
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1972 Citroën SM (An imported vehicle that was selected overall "Car of the Year")
1971 Chevrolet Vega
1970 Ford Torino
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
1968 Pontiac GTO
1967 Mercury Cougar
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1965 Pontiac Motor Division
1964 Ford Motor Company (Not for the Mustang)
1963 American MotorsRambler
1962 Buick Special
1961 Pontiac Tempest
1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1959 Pontiac Motor Division
1958 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Chrysler Corporation
1956 Ford Motor Company
Ford needs to up the power big time, The 09 Hemi has 380hp and 404lb/ft with a very flat torque curve like the current Hemi has. Over 300lb/ft from 1000rpm- up. And a very good Lifetime powertrain warranty!!
Those warranties are a little bogus though, how often now does somebody buy a truck and keep it more then 2 or 3 years? Non transferable warranty kinda sucks
Truck Trend and Motor Trend are published by the same publishing company (Source Interlink Media)
Originally Petersen Publishing Company, who also published HOT ROD, CAR CRAFT, dozens of others.
COTY: The Citroen SM (Sports Maserati = a sports coupe with a Maserati engine) was introduced into the US as a 1973 model.
The test car (it was metallic blue) was totaled in midyear 1973, after a drunk driving a new 1973 Continental Mark IV, ran into the rear of it while it was parked on the street.
The Citroen was hit so hard, it was pushed into the back of a 1965 Impala, which totalled that, too.
Usually the Citroen occupied one side of the garage, but some Dummy had a newly purchased 1947 Packard stashed there.
My dad was the West Coast Citroen & Maserati Distributor.
First COTY: 1949 Cadillac, the first car to have an OHV V8 engine (331 cid).
__________________ Bill / Retired Ford Partsman ~ 1962/97
Part number research: Trucks 1948/02 / Cars 1949/91
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