Big surprise, Superduty. They did have some nice things to say during the presentation. It beat out the F150 and the Honda Ridgeline.

 

Superduty vs. Ridgeline? Where was GM's new Duramax?

 

Which one? They now offer a 2.8L D-max in the Colorado / Canyon twins.

 

Something smells stupid here. How do you compare any HD truck to grocery haulers.

 

Ford Super Duty is the 2017 Motor Trend Truck of the Year - Motor Trend

 

I take Motor Trend with a grain of salt. They rotate between the brands so that everyone has a chance at winning something. Kind of progressive thinking. Well, maybe not the Yugo but I think everyone else has a trophy or two.

 

Same thing with "Texas Truck of the Year".

Whoever has the newest truck and puts out the best BBQ spread gets the award.

I really do not think that the Super Duty gets cross-shopped with the Ridgeline.

 

The pictures of the trucks in the steel forge were spectacular. Unfortunately, the pics of the trucks they used were not the same as the trucks they actually tested.

What was interesting were the performance stats, if they were accurate. According to them, a diesel F-250 Platinum 4x4 hits 0-60mph in 6.9 seconds...which is very fast for this class of truck but especially the heavy trim level. The dually had the best braking, probably a combo of extra tires and the hydroboost. Also interesting was how well the gas 6.2L performed.

 

Any award conjured up & judged by a media company is nothing more than a ploy for advertising dollars. You'd be hard pressed to find more than 1 person who has EVER bought a truck based on Motor Trend's award of TOTY.

 

The manufacturers must think it holds some sway because you will definitely see this award in Ford's TV commercials in the future, just like you have seen for RAM and GM.

I like to see a true comparison test - for example Super Duty vs RAM vs GM. All the performance stats, plus the subjective info like ride quality, interior comfort / materials / tech, etc.

Pickuptrucks.com special reports or TFL Truck usually comes the closest.

 

You guys are such Debbie Downers. Lol

 

I thought she only did Dallas.

 

This is great for Ford and SD fans, but it still doesn't change my opinion about tge fine folks at MT, they are all GM guys that go out of their way to trash ford and prop up GM.
Just go back and read that "Rumble in the Rockies" piece from 2011. If that wasn't written by a diehard GM fan than I'm a stuffed turkey.
​​​​​​​plus, what kind of a competition was this? How do you put the SD with those other trucks? Makes no sense.

 

This all happening for Ford at a good time. The new Ranger should be out in 2018 and hopefully will steal the show.

 

Yeah...it's funny that the "Truck of the Year" is always the newest truck out. Surprised MT's truck of the year hasn't been a Traxxas Slash with 4wd.....LOL