we're here in some of the nastiest parts
of the Arizona desert with six of the
fattest full-size pickup trucks off-road
packages as part of our 2017 monster
factory off-road challenge our
competitors are the Ford f-150 Raptor
the nissan titan pro-4x nissan titan XD
pro-4x the mopar RAM rebel the ramp our
wagon and a toyota tundra TRD pro we've
also assembled a crack team of judges to
take these pickup trucks on some extreme
four-by-four trails where we've done
some dawn until dusk testing each of our
competitors perform on the rocks
here's what we had to say first up the
Raptor which for the most part blew away
our judges so the rafter it's what's not
to like about the rapture I mean if
we're trying to find something to
dislike about the wraps are really just
splitting hairs right i think if i had
pulled something out so that pen speed
automatic transmission it's just that's
like next-level stuff i mean what you
can do on the hill here decelerating
there's a gear for everything might
sound a little bit philly is that there
are so many things to like about it
great ground clearance big wheels and
tires a great power train and a multi
terrain system that allows you to do an
incredible number of different type of
off-road terrain and that's exactly what
we did here today put it in rock crawl
mode which locked up the rear end and
gave us an incredible call ratio that
allowed us to crawl up and over steep
rock that a lot of us were thinking we
couldn't even walk up I was actually
worried that the Raptor would be added
element because when you think you're
after you can get it running faster
desert somewhere but today we were
crawling was very technical is very slow
and it still did really well you're very
good articulation with both the front
and rear axles and the engine you're
afraid that it's because the
turbocharged engine it's not all that
horsepower and all that torque it's not
to be able to apply it evenly but it did
it was the truck i felt most confident
my favorite thing about the rapper and
said its balance it
don't swallow it will go fast or I'd
comfortably without beating you up and
it's got plenty of power brake to go
with it
next up the Titan which our judges were
a little mixed about the nissan titan
pro-4x with the gas engine had the bare
minimum of what we consider an offer
package had electronic locking rear
differential which was nice but really
it was fairly unsubstantial the approach
angle for the front end was just all
wrong to any time you heard a crunch
BAM it was the Nissan it's the honest I
don't think this is really much to like
or just like about the nissan titan it
was kind of okay at everything like it
wasn't quite a comfortable some of the
others without that was quite a capable
some of the others
the one thing they did bother me with
again the steering is here that I next
need to tighten most chief i like the
Titan because the balanced package it
doesn't go too far into the off-road
mode it doesn't go too far into becoming
a little ball and it's reasonably priced
second only 200 this group now to the
Titan XD the only detail in our
competition which get out most of the
nissan titan XP is of course that design
it could climb a hill practically
without even touching throttle the nice
thing about the XC that does have a lot
of low-end torque from the engine so
when you're pulling yourself up
obstacles or when you're falling down
here especially with it in low range
with the gearset will pretty much do all
the work for you don't need to do too
much with the pedal I like the upper
business with which it goes along
I'm vital forces of evil and high
transmission like child's play rock i
liked the color books are the point of
approach so they're easily replaceable
instead of something expensive like the
bumper and i like that you can still use
it as a truck you can toast up and carry
stuff with it
what I liked about the time next year
might sound odd but its out of its
element here obviously this is a big
heavy truck on tight rugged terrain so
that usually doesn't happen people don't
take their big expensive heavy trucks
out on trails like this but the fact
that it was hidden especially having all
that we
going to come in equal in the front of
that vehicle i think actually helps it
navigate some of the fields planted it
but I didn't like about the SG is almost
obvious by just looking at it got a big
nose got a big front skid plate for a
reason and a lot of places where we
needed a good approach angle this people
struggling like this now for the rebel
here's what we thought the only thing I
don't really like about the rebel is
that it came with right steps which
seems counterintuitive here because
you're lowering the trucks that you just
gone to all the trouble with what i like
most about the rebel is the transmission
but I have kind of a love-hate
relationship with this transmission it's
fantastic for low range crawling because
it's got a great first gear ratio but
when you're in dr coming downhill in low
range and and that transmission isn't
being put in a specific year it just
wants to run away remember will have a
lot of things going for it but the
sideboards continue to sit me up all day
you just worry about them constantly I
think it's tape on this we're going to
sleep on that if we drop down so far off
the sides and front they effectively
lower your grandparents have a lower the
amount of optical viewfinder because
you're afraid that you're going to bend
never break them off in some point when
you lift the air suspension all the way
that it makes it really uncomfortable
you don't get the same amount of travel
if you're right with a shock
so every time you go over about you
really feel the bump and now the power
wagon where none of our judges mention
the fact that there was a factory which
maybe that's because nobody had to use
it for like it's really comfortable to
actually drive off road and the amount
of things that you can do to change the
suspension for the conditions are really
impressive having front and rear lockers
in their sleep by disconnecting features
that you more likely find a rain with
then a big HD pickups that have been
here is not only surprise it's really
welcome
untie technical set what is not to love
about this power wagon on tight
technical off-road trail this is an
amazing vehicle you take off the table
the locking differentials and the
swaybar disconnect
but live axle front and rear and not
only that but on the front suspension
ram is incorporated and a knack you flex
lower control arm that allows that thing
to twist and select better than anything
that we've had out here today probably
the only thing i don't like about the
power wagon is it reminded me how short
I am
there's no side steps on this vehicle so
getting into it is a chore
no matter where we're apart I like that
it's an HD truck and it feels
indestructible but it's got sausage
suspension and articulation which makes
it ride just plush long and slow speed
stuff i don't know i don't dislike the
Hemi but you put a big Hemi in a big
truck fuel mileage is going to suffer
I'd be very happy to haul the commons
ice and cabo out of an XP and stick it
in here the power wagon when you're
looking at the specs in the features
it's just kind of it all around that as
truck I mean it has an electronic
disconnecting sway bar and that today
out on the trail prove extremely useful
with it connected the truck is stiff and
rigid but as soon as you hit the button
to disconnect that everything is kind of
free and it feels connected to the trail
is every rock is being hit by the tire
everything has been perfect contact and
gives you a lot more confidence I wasn't
that sure that the features make that
much of a difference but out here it
absolutely did and now for tundras most
rugged off-road package
here's what we think the TRD pro was one
truck that struggled today and they
clearly struggled it was fighting
traction issues a lot of that was
because a tire choice is very Street
oriented tire you out by destructive
first thing you need to do it put a real
tire on it but it also doesn't have a
locking rear differential just has a
regular limited-slip and that also gave
a trouble out here today it's probably
the least technologically advanced
doesn't have the same amount of
four-wheel drive technology that the
other said that being said it did pretty
much everything that everything else did
and it was on more or less aggressive
tire setup few
I what I like about the tundra is the
simplicity there's not a lot of but if
you have to pry
there's no notes to select the shifters
even sticking drive plant foot within a
nice dog fight off i think what I like
least about the tundra TRD pro package
is that it needs to be up to 200 is a
nice pickup truck all by itself but when
you're sitting in that interior all day
long
especially when you're getting in and
out of a powerwagon for the new nissan
that interior is really old it needs to
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