Which American V8 pickup truck is the quickest and the toughest? Let’s find out on this episode of the TFL Tow-Off. We put the following three pickup trucks on our air-strip for a heavy trailer 1/4-mile drag race. We have a new Ford F-150 with the 5.0L Coyote V8, a 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500 with the 6.2L V8, and a 2019 Ram 1500 with the 5.7L HEMI V8. We hook up 7,000 lbs trailers and get ready to launch. Let’s dig in!
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Let’s take a look at the powertrains…
| Ford F-150 | GM 1500 | Ram 1500 | |
| Engine | 5.0L V8 | 6.2L V8 | 5.7L V8 |
| Power | 400 hp @ 6,000 | 420 hp @ 5,600 | 395 hp @ 5,600 |
| Torque | 410 lb-ft @ 4,250 | 460 lb-ft @ 4,100 | 410 lb-ft @ 3,950 |
| Transmission | 10-speed auto | 10-speed auto | 8-speed auto |
| Rear axle ratio | 3.73 to 1 | 3.23 to 1 | 3.92 to 1 |
We loaded our trailers to about 7,000 lbs each. These is a small difference between the trailers this time. The ATC trailer is about 6 inches taller than the inTech. Our loaded inTech is about 400 pounds heavier than the loaded ATC. They are close enough for a great race!
Spoiler Alert. Here are the results…
Here is another look at the data. All tests are run at 5,185 feet above sea level.
TFL Tow-Off Drag Race
| Chevy Silverado 1500 | Ford F-150 | Ram 1500 | |
| 0-60 MPH | 16.86 sec | 17.78 sec | 19.11 sec |
| 60 Feet | 3.41 sec | 3.44 sec | 3.53 sec |
| 1/4-Mile | 21.09 @ 67.57 MPH | 21.44 @ 66.28 MPH | 21.90 @ 64.12 MPH |
Unladen Drag Race
| Chevy Silverado 1500 | Ford F-150 | Ram 1500 | |
| 0-60 MPH | 7.78 sec | 8.49 sec | 8.48 sec |
| 60 Feet | 2.48 sec | 2.57 sec | 2.55 sec |
| 1/4-Mile | 15.68 @ 90.67 MPH | 16.21 @ 84.79 MPH | 16.29 @ 85.92 MPH |
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