How to Choose a Pickup Truck
We cannot imagine our lives without sedans and SUV’s and pickup trucks these days. These beauties on four wheels have become an integral part of our lives that a day without your favorite car seems incredulous. But remember those days when you were planning to buy that coveted pickup truck, after which it became an inevitable part of your life? I am sure rather than the actual purchase, the planning and strategizing criteria for buying the pickup truck would have been so much fun! Let me take you back in the period when you were thinking of how to choose a pickup truck.
Choosing a Pickup Truck
Are you going for out and out luxury and class or convenience and sturdiness or a jazzy design? Well, picking one of these will set course for you to select a pickup truck.
Criteria 1- Deciding the Type
As mentioned above, first you will have to make clear as to what is going to be the purpose and usage level of the car. That will be the foundation for many other considerations. Are you going to show it around and flaunt it? Or are you going to use it for heavy duty hauling? Decide that. The most prominent brands to check out are GM, Chevy, Ford. See similar stuff about trucks in most fuel efficient trucks. Read the rest of this entry »
Best Gas Mileage Trucks
If you want to carry three to four passengers along with a huge amount of luggage, what can be the best option than a pickup truck? Pickup trucks are normally used for both personal travel or commercial purpose. These machines usually have loads of acceleration and towing capacity, which makes them ideal for off-road use. It is considered that pickup trucks have a low mileage. However, there are few vehicles who have a better mileage. Anything above 19 MPG in the city is believed to be a better gas mileage for trucks. Few of the high mileage trucks are discussed in the following.
Best Fuel Efficient Trucks
2011 Ford Ranger
The Ford Ranger is a compact pickup truck that is also one of the best selling models of the brand. It is available in three variants; namely XL, XLT, and SPORT. Manual transmission and 4×2 variants of the first two models are believed to have an acceptable mileage of 22 city and 27 highway. The fuel tank capacity of this Ford truck is reported to be 17 gallons. The XL variant with a 4×2 drive and manual transmission is available for a starting price of around $18,000.
2011 Toyota Tacoma
The Tacoma from Toyota is also considered to be one of the most fuel efficient trucks in its class. Its ‘Regular Cab’ and ‘Access Cab’ models both have a very good mileage of around 21/25 MPG in city and highway. The Regular Cab 4×2 manual transmission trim level starts at a base price of around an affordable $16,500. The truck houses a 2.7-liter DOHC 16-Valve 4-cylinder 159 hp engine with a fuel tank of about 21 gallons. Read the rest of this entry »