JM. Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Motortrend: Silverado/Tundra Head 2 Head There are signs this market may be changing, however: According to a recent J.D. Power survey, half of recent full-size-pickup buyers were not loyal to the brand they'd previously owned. During most of the handling tests, the Silverado proved the traction king, winning the slalom and skidpad-grip contests. Tundra came with a high-tech six-speed auto as standard, but curiously offered a less sophisticated part-time 4WD system, which was a challenge for our track testers, as they wrestled with traction-control nannies The better steering and crisper responses of the Silverado provided big pickup entertainment bettered only by Dodge's Ram SRT10 or Ford's F-150 Lightning. Although the big-engine Tundra has much of the running gear and towing ability to compete with most base three-quarter-tons, it doesn't have the payload rating for those heavy-duty owners who routinely consider "it'll fit" a definition of maximum load capacity. Which is the better truck? That's a tough question. The Tundra's interior is roomier and has lots of clever packaging and features, but the Silverado's cabin looks classier and-praise be!-just as well built. The Tundra's size gives it a real presence on the road, but the Silverado's styling is crisper, cleaner, and more sophisticated, with terrific paint and tight panel gaps. The Tundra has the higher tow rating across the range, but the Silverado will carry nearly 400 pounds more. And it has the better warranty. Toyota's playing a smoke-and-mirrors game with Tundra. The base V-6 Tundras are up to $4000 more expensive than comparable Silverados, which shows Toyota's not even bothering to chase work truck sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadamaster Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 And both are the ugliest trucks they've made to date. I'd just be impressed if the Tundra didn't require brake pads every other oil change and they fixed the exploding spark plug problem in their V6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenp77 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 And both are the ugliest trucks they've made to date. I'd just be impressed if the Tundra didn't require brake pads every other oil change and they fixed the exploding spark plug problem in their V6. I would not recommend bringing up spark plug problems on this forum, that would be like the pot calling the kettle black!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford-150 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 they are both ugly and i will say that the silverado is more ugly than the tundra, those flares on the wheel wells are really unpleasing to the eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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