It seems people weren't happy when MotorTrend picked the New Tacoma over the new F250, H2 SUT, etc, essentially picking an apple over oranges, pears, and grapefruits. So, the broke the "truck" segment into many different categories, ranging from small SUV's to 4x4 4-doors to everything else in between (and outside).
Nissan took the small SUV category with the new Xterra, and the 4x2 mid-sized truck category with the new Frontier (the Tacoma took the 4x4 4-door category).
Aparently, the editors didn't want to favor Nissan too much, and somehow gave the Chebby Silverado the nod for the best 1/2 Ton truck!!!!
Now, I would have understood if they sided with the F150 since it (wrongly) won the 2004 Truck of the Year award. Instead, they chose a truck with a 6+ year old, aging design with less standard (or optional) power, lower standard (or optional) torque, lower towing capacity, lower payload capacity, less interior room, and a $3K higher price.
I understand that the new Titan has yet to prove it's reliability and "truck worthyness", but come on, neither has the new F150! Are American car magazine editors really that afraid to acknowledge an "import" as top in a domestic once-dominated field???
It's really getting old reading MotorTrend and Road&Track. Their biases are continually getting in the way from them reporting the truth.
Nissan took the small SUV category with the new Xterra, and the 4x2 mid-sized truck category with the new Frontier (the Tacoma took the 4x4 4-door category).
Aparently, the editors didn't want to favor Nissan too much, and somehow gave the Chebby Silverado the nod for the best 1/2 Ton truck!!!!
Now, I would have understood if they sided with the F150 since it (wrongly) won the 2004 Truck of the Year award. Instead, they chose a truck with a 6+ year old, aging design with less standard (or optional) power, lower standard (or optional) torque, lower towing capacity, lower payload capacity, less interior room, and a $3K higher price.
I understand that the new Titan has yet to prove it's reliability and "truck worthyness", but come on, neither has the new F150! Are American car magazine editors really that afraid to acknowledge an "import" as top in a domestic once-dominated field???
It's really getting old reading MotorTrend and Road&Track. Their biases are continually getting in the way from them reporting the truth.
