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CaptianStu · 08-06-2007, 10:46 PM

Well we don't like the results and they could have matched the trucks better for towing.

Still though, the Tundra got the best mpg with it's 4.30 rear. Even the 5.3 with econo gears got worse mileage. Imagine if they had the 4.10's in there or the 6.0 they would have faulted GM severly for mileage. The Tundra was also faster 0-60 towing 7,400lbs than the HD diesels they tested.

It's hard to forget about Toyo's powertrain even considering everything else GM does much better which is basically the rest of the truck.

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CaptianStu 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 144	Re: Autoblog - Consumer Reports rates half-ton pickups, raises eyebrows! Well we don't like the results and they could have matched the trucks better for towing. Still though, the Tundra got the best mpg with it's 4.30 rear. Even the 5.3 with econo gears got worse mileage. Imagine if they had the 4.10's in there or the 6.0 they would have faulted GM severly for mileage. The Tundra was also faster 0-60 towing 7,400lbs than the HD diesels they tested. It's hard to forget about Toyo's powertrain even considering everything else GM does much better which is basically the rest of the truck.