2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA VS 2014 FORD F150 SAN DIEGO CA

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2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA VS 2014 FORD F150 SAN DIEGO CA

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In the highly competitive full-size pickup truck marketplace, it's hard to carve out a new niche. Every option from the major brands offers abundant towing and hauling capability, as well as impressive off-road capability and increasingly luxurious cabins. The Toyota Tundra is no exception, and is also the first pickup to have adopted the SAE J2807 standard for pickup truck towing capacity ratings.

The 2014 Toyota Tundra brings new looks and new features to the venerable pickup, though overall proportions, engines, and most of the key details remain unchanged. Adoption of the SAE J2807 rating means the Tundra is the only full-size pickup with capabilities meeting an industry agreed-upon standard, rather than solely internal towing capacity ratings.

Unloaded on city streets, both V-8 models feel about the same--fairly quick with decent low-end acceleration, but they run out of steam as the speed rises. Laden with an 8,000-plus-pound trailer, the 5.7-liter V-8 is the one to choose; even then, it's challenged to reach freeway speeds in the length of a typical on-ramp, despite a max tow rating of up to 10,400 pounds--and close to 10,000 pounds on most models. In our experience, the Tundra, despite its J2807 rating and big spec-sheet figures, doesn't feel as confident or as quick as the GM and Ford alternatives when towing larger loads, particularly when the larger V-8s from each brand are in the picture.

Gas mileage isn't a strong suit of the Tundra, earning below-average ratings across the engine range. Toyota says real-world gas mileage is on par with GM and Ford trucks, despite the EPA ratings. In our time behind the wheel of the Tundra in both 4.6-liter and 5.7-liter V-8 forms, the vehicle-reported mileage rarely rose above 15 mpg in unloaded, rural driving. Our real-world experience has seen better gas mileage in other full-size trucks with similar capabilities.

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