Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Dodge, Ford Yesterday we told you that the new Ford F-150 was selected by the Texas Auto Writers Association as the Truck of Texas. However, it turned out there were two seemingly contradictory press releases on the Ford and Chrysler web sites both laying claim to the title. As always, the devil is in the details. Apparently, they do things different in Texas. At the annual TAWA Truck Rodeo they pick winners in a dozen different categories for pickups, SUVs and CUVs. They do something similar in dog shows where they select the best of each breed. However, in dog shows they bring out the best of each breed and select a best in show. You might think that TAWA would look at their category winners and select a best of overall vehicle to be deemed the "Truck of Texas." Not quite. We consulted universally acknowledged pickup truck expert Mike Levine for a little information about what goes on in Texas. Apparently, being selected the best in category is not a prerequisite for being the best overall truck in Texas. Mike likened it to being selected as best album at the Grammy's versus the best rock album. It seems like if the F-150 is the best overall truck, but in fact, the Ram was selected as the best pickup. So there. The dueling press releases are after the jump. [Sources: Ford, Chrysler, PickupTrucks.com]Continue reading Dueling press releases: Which is the Truck of Texas? F-150 or Ram Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments More...
In the old days, it was clear that Ford was the Truck of Texas, but nowadays, it isn't odd to see 6 or 8 Dodges at a single 4-way stop and only 2 or 3 Fords. It could just be that I notice them more now since I drive a dodge...
Not for long if current merger talks between gm and chrysler goes thru, I too drive a dodge truck and am a member of the Dodgetalk forum, most members there think dodge would be absorbed in 5 to 7 years, not the name but sharing the same platform as the chevy/ gmc line
