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  • 2013 Toyota Tundra

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  • 2013 Nissan Titan

Horsepower Wars

Pickup Trucks upping the ante with engine choices

If you like powerful engines, now is a great time to be a pickup truck buyer.

Pickup truck manufacturers have seen a string of years where they each try to up the ante with bigger, more powerful and more high-tech engines. That means today’s new trucks are more powerful and capable than ever before.

To be sure, trucks are about a lot more than raw horsepower numbers. Depending on how they’re geared and the strength of their suspension and chassis, having the most powerful engine doesn’t necessarily mean a truck can do the most work.

That said, here’s a look at the horsepower and torque specifications for the 2013 full-size, half-ton trucks on the market today.

FORD F-150 Pickup truck

  • 3.5L Turbo V6: 365 hp, 420 lb.-ft.
  • 3.7L V6: 302 hp, 278 lb.-ft.
  • 5.0L V8: 360 hp, 380 lb.-ft.
  • 6.2L V8: 411 hp, 434 lb.-ft.

CHEVY SILVERADO/GMC SIERRA Pickup truck

  • 4.3L V6: 195 hp, 260 lb.-ft.
  • 4.8L V8: 302 hp, 305 lb.-ft.
  • 5.3L V8: 315 hp, 335 lb.-ft.
  • 6.2L V8: 403 hp, 417 lb.-ft.

RAM 1500 Pickup truck

  • 3.6L V6: 305 hp, 269 lb.-ft.
  • 4.7L V8: 310 hp, 330 lb.-ft.
  • 5.7L V8: 395 hp, 407 lb.-ft.

TOYOTA TUNDRA Pickup truck

  • 4.0L V6: 270 hp, 278 lb.-ft.
  • 4.6L V8: 310 hp, 327 lb.-ft.
  • 5.7L V8: 381 hp, 401 lb.-ft.

NISSAN TITAN Pickup truck

  • 5.6L V8: 317 hp, 385 lb.-ft.