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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
| | Base price | $34,850 | $33,930 | $36,015 | $30,600 | | Price as tested | $42,030 | $41,855 | $41,450 | $32,309 | | Options as tested | Inferno Red Crystal Pearl Coat exterior paint ($225); premium cloth bucket seats ($925); Customer Preferred Package 28T ($1,145); Luxury Group ($510); Technology Group ($495); Remote start and Security Group ($335); 5.7L V-8 Hemi MDS VCT engine ($1,310); 32-gallon fuel tank ($75); Uconnect tunes ($800); power adjustable pedals ($125); class IV receiver hitch ($335); destination ($900) | Sony navigation radio ($2,430); chrome step bar ($495); power moonroof ($995); power sliding rear window ($250); Cargo Management Package ($200); tailgate step ($350); 17-inch machined aluminum wheels ($195); Cargo Management System ($115); FX4 Luxury Package ($3,420); lower two-tone paint ($250); destination ($975); FX4 Premium Discount (-$1,000); FX4 Luxury Discount (-$750) | Off Road Suspension Package ($1,725); navigation system ($1,720); rear vision camera system ($550); trailer hitch and wiring harness ($420); 8-way power adjustable drivers seat ($275); destination ($745) | Floor mats ($119); five-speed automatic transmission ($795); destination ($795) | | ENGINE | | Type | OHV V-8 | SOHC V-8 | OHV V-8 | DOHC V-6 | | Displacement (ci/liter) | 345/5.7 | 330/5.4 | 325/5.3 | 241/4.0 | | Bore x stroke (in) | 3.92 x 3.58 | 3.55 x 4.16 | 3.78 x 3.62 | 3.76 x 3.62 | | Compression ratio | 10.5:1 | 9.8:1 | 9.9:1 | 9.7:1 | | Intake | Sequential multi-port EFI | Sequential multi-port electronic | SFI | EFI | | Mfg.’s power/torque rating @ rpm | 390 @ 5,600/407 @ 4,000 | 320 @ 5,000/390 @ 3,500 | 300 @ 5,200/320 @ 4,000 | 261 @ 5,600/ 281 @ 4,000 | | Mfg.’s suggested fuel type | Regular unleaded | Regular unleaded | Regular unleaded | Regular unleaded | | DRIVETRAIN | | Transmission | 545RFE 5-spd automatic | 6R80 6-spd automatic | Hydra-Matic 4L60 45-spd automatic | Five-speed automatic | | Ratios: 1st | 3.00:1 | 4.17:1 | 3.06:1 | 3.842:1 | | 2nd | 1.67:1 (upshift), 1.50:1 (kickdown) | 2.34:1 | 1.63:1 | 2.353:1 | | 3rd | 1.00:1 | 1.52:1 | 1.00:1 | 1.529:1 | | 4th | 0.75:1 | 1.14:1 | 0.70:1 | 1.000:1 | | 5th | 0.67:1 | 0.86:1 | n/a | 0.839 | | 6th | n/a | 0.69:1 | n/a | n/a | | Reverse | 3.0:1 | 3.40:1 | 2.29:1 | 2.764:1 | | Axle ratio | 3.92:1 | 3.73:1 | 4.10:1 | 3.357:1 | | Transfer case | NVG243 part-time 2-speed | Borg-Warner 4419 part-time 2-speed | B-W 44-94 full-time 2-speed | Part-time 2-speed | | Low-range ratio | 2.72:1 | 2.64:1 | 4.03:1 | 2.625:1 | | Crawl ratio | 32.0:1 | 41.1:1 | 50.6:1 | 33.9:1 | | FRAME/BODY | | Frame | Ladder-type | Ladder-type | Ladder-type | Ladder-type | | Body | Steel | Steel | Steel | Steel | | SUSPENSION/AXLES | | Front | Independent, upper and lower A-arms, coil over twin tube shock absorbers, stabilizer bar/Corporate 8.07-inch | Coil-on-shock, long-spindle double wishbone independent, stamped steel lower control arm/Ford Sterling 8.8-inch | Front Independent, torsion bar, 46mm monotube gas-charged shocks, 36mm stabilizer bar/AAM 7.25 Eaton E-Locker | Independent, Bilstein high-performance shocks, stabilizer bar/diff NA | | Rear | Five-link with track bar, coil springs, stabilizer bar, twin tube shock absorbers /Dana 9.25-in, Dana limited-slip | Hotchkiss-type non-independent live, leaf springs and outboard shock absorbers/Ford Sterling 9.75-inch, GKN ELD (electronic locking differential) | Hotchkiss design multi-leaf spring, semi-elliptic dual stage leaf spring, 46mm monotube gas-charged shocks, 25mm diameter solid stabilizer bar/AAM 8.6-inch, Eaton E-Locker | Overslung multileaf, Bilstein high-performance shocks, stabilizer bar/Dana 44 |
Land Rover LR3 Research
Read the latest reviews of the new LR3, including multi-vehicle comparisons, long-term tests, first rides or detailed new-car road tests. The 2009 LR3 is available with the following engine option: V8, and comes standard with a standard Automatic transmission, and 4WD drivetrain. You also might want to research the Jeep Commander and the GMC Yukon.
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