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2014 Toyota Tundra Ride Review – First Take

At the media preview event, I was able to log around 100 miles on the new 2014 Toyota Tundra. Here is what I found.

Cruising around in the 2014 and you will notice a subtle, yet improved difference.

Toyota Tundra Vs. Dodge Ram Battle in Philly

The full-size 2012 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 4X4 is the better choice compared to the 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport Quad Cab, according to a head-to-head comparison test that was conducted by Philly.com. A Philly.com reviewer recently took the two full-size pickup trucks for a spin, paying close attention to powertrain options, cabin and cargo space, the way the trucks drive and how easy the trucks are to maneuver.

The Toyota Tundra came out on top in a head-to-head comparison with the Dodge Ram 1500 in a review by Philly.com

Motor Trend Likes F150 Despite Tundra Being Better

Here’s a new one – Motor Trend’s recent 2009 F150 vs 2009 Toyota Tundra comparison found that the Tundra had the following advantages:

• The Tundra handled better.
• The Tundra had more visibility.
• The Tundra had more room.
• The Tundra had more power.
• The Tundra was a better towing rig both up and down the hill.
• The Tundra was less expensive.

The winner? Why the F150 of course! I’m not making any of this up folks – all of that info was in the article.

Edmunds.com Offers A Solid Truck Comparison Test

Most popular car magazines/publications – such as Motor Trend, Car and Driver, and Consumer Reports – are oriented towards cars. Not trucks, not SUVs, but cars. These car publications often evaluate trucks and SUVs completely incorrectly. Rather than talk about a truck’s towing and hauling capabilities, these publications emphasize “cabin noise” and “ride quality.” While these are reasonable criteria worth discussing, the fact is they’re not that important for your typical truck owner. We’re looking for something that hauls the mail, not something that hauls “the ladies that lunch.”

Don’t get us wrong here – comparisons are best when they evaluate a lot of criteria. However, any reviewer that says quote “Several logbook scribes thought the Tundra was just too big” has no business reviewing trucks (from Car and Driver reviews the Tundra long-term). If you think a truck is bad because it’s big, you don’t get it.

This past Sunday Edmunds.com published a balanced and reasonable review that evaluated trucks on the important stuff – hauling, towing, and overall performance. While we dont’ agree with their conclusions (the Tundra placed 2nd behind the less-than-utilitarian Ram), we appreciate this opinion:

For me, trucks are about utility. I wouldn’t own one unless I had to perform heavy towing and large payload-hauling as we did in this test. Everything else — and I mean everything — can be done with another kind of vehicle. For this reason, I can’t help but evaluate trucks without placing significant weight on those abilities.

That’s a quotation from Josh Jacquot, Senior Road test editor for Edmunds.com. While Josh isn’t a “truck guy” – admittedly so – he understands the criteria that trucks should be judged by. Kudos. This might be the first Edmunds.com review we’ve ever seen that doesn’t make a ton of ridiculous comments about trucks being “too big” or “beastly.”

Here’s what we saw that we liked: