What do you do when you have three new trucks and want to see which is better at off-roading? You line them up on a short runway and drag race, of course.
This is one of the strangest videos we've seen in a while, but it turns out much closer than we expected. The first challenger is the GMC Sierra AT4. It has rugged suspension, sure, but also a 6.2-liter, which has just gained new fuel management. It's the biggest engine with the most power here.
The V8 makes 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque, which is sent to all four wheels via a 10-speed automatic gearbox. It sounds like a HEMI... after it had too many cold beers, but the driver has problems launching it.
Its first rival is the Nissan Titan Pro-4X. Yes, it's yellow and has a lower body, which makes it appear sporty. The truck comes with a 5.7-liter V8 which is very flexible and strong, making 390-hp and 394 lb-ft. We know the Nissan also has the 5-liter diesel V8 with 310 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque.
After winning by a nose, one of the reviewers says his yellow Titan is like the GT-R of load-luggers. It sounds pretty good. But we suspect that a simpler gearbox and less gas in the tank had more to do with the victory than the HP. There's also a delay in the GMC auto gearbox.
Everybody knows that red cars are faster, so the Ram Rebel has to win. It comes with a healthy-sounding HEMI 5.7-liter making 395-hp and 410 lb-ft of torque. In the race against the Titan, it wins but loses to the GMC. This is a kind of "any given day" scenario, a coin flip of a race where each truck has an almost equal chance of winning.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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