For Cars.com’s 2024 Full-Size Pickup Truck Challenge, we gathered high-end, crew-cab, short-box versions of the 2024 Ford F-150, 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 and 2025 Ram 1500 that were priced from around $87,000 to $90,000. Our judges for this comparison were Managing Editor Joe Bruzek, Detroit Bureau Chief Aaron Bragman and Road Test Editor Brian Normile.
They drove each of the trucks back-to-back on the same drive loop to assess overall driving performance, comfort, usability, interior quality and more. Additionally, we took the trucks on a roughly 200-mile drive route — twice — to see what kind of gas mileage they get in the real world with and without a 20-foot travel trailer hitched to them. We spent a day at the drag strip measuring acceleration and braking performance with and without roughly 1,000 pounds of payload in each truck’s bed. We also rated child-safety-seat fitment and scored safety features and value for the money. Here’s how they finished when the scores were tallied:
1. 2025 Ram 1500 Tungsten
2. 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate
3. 2024 Ford F-150 Platinum
2024 Full-Size Pickup Truck Challenge Results: www.cars.com/articles/whats-the-best-full-size-pic…
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:09 The competitors
0:22 Powertrain details
0:40 Testing details
1:06 Powertrain characteristics
5:30 Acceleration performance
8:50 Real-world fuel economy
10:48 Towing manners and tech features
19:58 Interior quality
24:50 Outward visibility and seat comfort
29:33 Infotainment systems
34:12 Hands-free driving systems
36:50 Instrument cluster towing info
38:14 User interface and glitches
39:50 Cargo box storage, access and features
46:40 Overall winner
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