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Quickest Pickup Trucks We’ve Ever Tested
The quickest on the list weighs more than 6800 pounds and is quicker than a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
…right up until you get to take a corner, whereupon they more closely resemble the drum of a Whirlpool spin dryer.
They might do quite well in the Dakar Rally, actually, but they’d be up against some interesting competition:
…or however they say it in German.
Understand, I’m not saying that the auto companies shouldn’t make these behemoth speedsters — they must, because America — but people need to be careful about choosing their comparisons.
If I wanted fast then I would have bought a two seater sports car.
I bought a truck to do the work I want it to do like haul stuff from the lumber yard, farm store, camping gear, haul my kayaks, go off road, do well in the snow, you know, truck stuff. That said, the acceleration in my 2019 Tacoma is sluggish but works. The features are generally good. I’m sure there are other trucks that will tow and carry more weight but my Tacoma will be going strong for a long time.
They can keep their electric golf carts. Until they have the range of a gasoline or diesel engine and can be refueled in minutes, I want no part of those over priced cigarette lighters.
JQ
Hey, cut ’em some slack. Their xenons elevate them to over priced flashlights.
Coal fueled overpriced flashlights, at that.
Acceleration is good, especially when it comes to overtaking, but equally important is braking.
Enzo Ferrari is on record as saying, “I make my cars to go, not to stop.”
And his brakes demonstrated this philosophy completely.
The Girling system on the ’67 330GTC I drove for 40-yrs was no slouch.
I’m actually glad to hear that. My information is probably older than that.
A pickup truck is a useful vehicle. The cars pictured? Not so much.