Have you done work with both trucks? I personally own a Tundra 5.7 TRD and I use it for work. I am a logger and I put my Tundra through just about all the hell one can put a truck through. I have two co-workers that both envy my Tundra, one has a 2009 Silverado 1500 and the other a 2010 Ram 1500. So no, I'm not going just by specs and yes I have been around/worked with both trucks.

If the Author can’t provide an accurate review/comparison, then he shouldn’t have done it! Period!

please compare similar truck packages TRX,TRD

It's not just because it has a larger engine, there are many upgrades from the base model Tundra (which you tested) to the 5.7 TRD. I feel you would have a totally different experience if you compared comparable vehicles.

“More towing, more agile and more enjoyable off-road makes this an easy choice. But don’t fault the Toyota. They have made a good truck which is just as capable as the Dodge”.

The 5.7 TRD has a better payload and a higher tow weight, it also has a beefed up suspension.

“The four-wheel-drive system with the optional TRX4 off-road package (underbody skid plates, 3.92 rear-end gear, and a limited-slip differential) never faulted once and the tires never lost their grip. With 401 lb. ft of torque, the Ram effortlessly climbed, crawled and forded anything I threw at it”.

You’re comparing a truck with a high end off road package to a base model truck. The 5.7 Tundra TRD also has 401 Torque.

“It only gets better once you open the taps on the optional 390 horsepower 5.7-liter HEMI V8 and rip through five-speed automatic. I’ve never felt anything this large move so rapidly outside of a commerical airliner. Thanks to all that power, the Ram can carry up to 1900 lbs. in the bed and tow up to 10,450 lbs when properly equipped”.

You obviously have never driven a 5.7 L TRD.

Please explain why testing a Tundra with the more powerful engine would change. I can almost guarantee the Tundra would still ride the same, handle the same and have the same issues I saw with the truck I had. I doubt having the larger engine would change my choice.

It seems as though people are missing the point of the article. I attempted to pick the better truck, the one that did everything a pickup was designed to do, the best. Sure, one has a smaller engine, but if everyone would reread the article, you would notice I did not penalize the Tundra for it.

My reasoning, more or less, is that these were two trucks, and the Ram was the better truck. The Tundra, while nice and a bit more comfortable, felt like it was trying too hard to be a lifted Camry with a bed on the back. Sure, today's truck is vastly more upscale than anything back in the "old days", but Tundra was trying to be too many things.

And remember, when you read articles from us here at Automoblog or in your favorite magazine, they are still a subjective article. You'll have different options of the same vehicle simply because one writer has a different perspective than the other.

Thanks,

Zach