In the tow hitch, flat bed, double cab world of the heavy duty truck, it’s what you can pull that will impress the ladies!
A new king has recently been crowned, as the GMC Sierra 3500HD won PickupTrucks.com’s “Heavy Duty Hurt Locker” comparison test. This saw some of the grueling proving methods ever placed upon the industry heavyweights, including towing a 19,400-pound fifth-wheel trailers up and over some of the most demanding grades in the United States.
“We procured similarly equipped trucks from Ford, Ram and GMC and put them through the paces, towing up and down some of the toughest grades in the country covering a total of 2,200 miles,” said Mike Levine, editor of PickupTrucks.com. “When we analyzed the data, the GMC Sierra 3500HD simply outperformed the trucks from Ford and Ram.”
“Customers choose full-size trucks for their capabilities,” said Rick Spina, vehicle line executive for full-size trucks. “For 2012, we built on the foundation we created in 2011, with engineering changes and additional validation designed to make the most capable heavy-duty pickup even better. Based on PickupTrucks.com’s test results, it looks like we got the job done.”
GM engineers have strengthened the pickup box sills and other box structures, rear springs, u-bolts and box mounts, and upgraded the shock tuning. As a result, Sierra 3500HD now has a tow rating of 23,000 pounds, beating even the requirements of this test.
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