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2009 4x4 Pickup Truck Of The Year

SPECIFICATIONS AS TESTED
GENERAL
Vehicle/model
Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Crew Cab Ford F-150 Supercab FX4
Hummer H3T Alpha Suzuki Equator RMZ-4

STEERING
Type Power rack-and-pinion Power rack-and-pinion Power rack-and-pinion with tri-bushing mount design Power rack-and-pinion, engine speed sensitive
Turns (lock-to-lock) 3.3 3.5 3.125 3.55
Ratio 17.89:1 20:1 16:1 20.4:1

BRAKES
Front 13.2 x 1.1 vented disc, dual-piston pin-slider calipers 13.0 x 1.18 vented disc, dual-piston calipers 12.4 x 1.1 vented disc, four-piston fixed calipers 11.7 x 1.1 vented disc, dual-piston calipers
Rear 13.8 x 0.87 solid disc, single-piston pin-slider calipers 13.7 x 0.79 vented disc, single-piston calipers 12.28 x 0.47 vented disc, single-piston sliding calipers 11.3. x .0.71 vented disc, single-piston calipers
ABS Four-wheel Four-wheel Four-wheel Four-wheel

WHEELS/TIRES
Wheels (in) 17 x 7 17 x 7.5 16 x 7.5 16x7
Tires LT275/70R17 Goodyear Wrangler AT/S LT275/70R17 Goodyear Wrangler AT Extreme LT285/75R16 Bridgestone Dueler A/T P265/75R16 BFGoodrich Long Trail T/A

FUEL ECONOMY
EPA city/highway 13/18 14/18 13/16 15/20
Observed city/highway/trail 11.51 12.89 12.27 13.55

DIMENSIONS/CAPACITIES
Weight (lb) 5,500 5,493 5,069 4,491
Wheelbase (in) 140.5 144.5 134.2 125.9
Overall length (in) 229.0 231.7 212.7 206.6
Overall width (in) 79.4 78.9 85.1 72.8
Height (in) 75.7 75.9 72.1 70.1
Track f/r (in) 68.2/67.5 67/67 65/65.5 61.8/61.8
Minimum ground clearance (in) 8.6 8.7 10.2 8.9
Bed dimensions LxWxH (in) 67.4 x 51.1 x 20.0 78.8 x 65.2 x 22.4 59.3 x 54.6 x 19.4 59.5 x 61.4 x 18
Turning diameter, curb-to-curb (ft) 45.0 47.0 43.8 43.33
Approach/departure angles (deg) 20.5/25.4 23.7/20.7 38.7/30.6 32.6/23.3
Breakover angle (deg) 16.6 18.0 20.2 20.5
GVWR (lb) 6,800 7,200 6,100 5,600
Payload (lb) 1,360 1,650 1,031 1,105
Maximum towing capacity (lb) 8,400 11,200 5,900 6,100
Seating 5 5 5 5
Fuel capacity (gal) 32 36 27 21.1

PERFORMANCE
0-60 mph (sec) 7.45 8.56 8.92 7.96
Quarter-mile (sec @ mph) 15.68 @ 86.59 16.33 @ 84.27 16.59 @ 81.54 16.15 @ 84.18
Braking 60-0 mph (ft) 140.41 160.85 146.14 135.88
Ramp Travel Index 485.7 455 417.9 488.1


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