2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 LTZ 4WD Crew Cab vs. 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty ... - Car and Driver

Heavy-duty diesel pickups are the true workhorses of America, with engines making as much as 800 pound-feet of torque and the might to tow an entire fleet of B-Spec racers to the track at once. Until recently, the towing capabilities that manufacturers claimed for each model were largely conjured up independently in a very public game of chest-pounding one-upmanship. The key element of J2807’s various tow-vehicle acceleration and climbing requirements, which the SAE modeled on real-world roads, is the so-called Davis Dam test, an 11. 4-mile ascent near the dam on the Arizona-Nevada border. Averaging a five-percent grade on Arizona’s Highway 68, the desolate mountain route combines challenging inclines with scenic vistas of the Colorado River, the Davis Dam itself, and the snowbird gambling retreat of Laughlin, Nevada. The top-spec rigs on these pages start at about $50,000 in four-door, four-wheel-drive luxury trim and, with diesel engines and all the extras, surpass the base price of an Audi A7 luxohatch. Last year saw a wholesale update of the segment, with General Motors reinventing the dirty bits of the Chevrolet Silverado (and GMC Sierra ), including a stronger, boxed frame and fortified underpinnings, as well as revisions to the Allison. Source: www.caranddriver.com