Heavy‑Duty Diesel
Ford F‑350 · King Ranch
The Towing Benchmark
- 6.4sec 0–60
- 37,120lb max tow
- 7,640lb payload
- 15.2mpg hwy
The 2024 Instrumented Test Catalog
312 Trucks.
One Honest Bench.
Half‑Ton · Heavy‑Duty · Diesel · EV · Mid‑Size
Eleven months on the 14,000‑HP chassis dyno and the 1.6‑mile instrumented loop at our Loveland facility have produced the most complete independent review catalog in the truck press. No OEM numbers. No dealer press kits. Just a roller, a load cell, a notebook, and a wrench.
The Five Segments
Pick Your Bay.
Every trim we tested in 2024 lives in one of five segments. Jump straight to the cohort that matches your shopping intent — each card opens to a sortable sub‑catalog with measured dyno numbers and a long‑term reliability index.
01
Half‑Ton
1500 / F‑150 / Tundra / Titan
128
trims tested
02
Heavy‑Duty
2500 / 3500 / Super Duty / Chassis Cab
94
trims tested
03
Diesel
Power Stroke · Cummins · Duramax
41
trims tested
04
EV
Lightning · Silverado EV · Cybertruck
22
trims tested
05
Mid‑Size
Colorado / Ranger / Tacoma / Gladiator
27
trims tested
312 distinct configurations instrumented in 2024 across payload, towing, fuel economy and 0–60 benchmarks.
Tested in 2024
Editor's Picks.
Four trims our editors keep reaching for when the spec sheet and the steering wheel disagree. Numbers below are measured on our own dyno — never lifted from a press kit.
Heavy‑Duty Diesel
Half‑Ton
Ram 1500 · Limited
The Family Hauler
- 5.8sec 0–60
- 12,750lb max tow
- 2,300lb payload
- 21.4mpg combined
Mid‑Size
Toyota Tacoma · TRD Off‑Road
The Backcountry Workhorse
- 7.1sec 0–60
- 6,800lb max tow
- 1,420lb payload
- 22.6mpg combined
EV
Ford F‑150 Lightning · Platinum
The Work Site EV
- 4.2sec 0–60
- 10,000lb max tow
- 1,850lb payload
- 2.4mi/kWh
Plus 308 more trims catalogued across five segments.
Open the Full CatalogEvery badge you see in this catalog was earned. We strap the truck to the rollers, we load the trailer, we count the gallons. If a manufacturer publishes a number we can't repeat, we publish that too — and we say who's closer to the truth.
Dale Reyes
Chief Test Engineer · ASE Master Tech · ex‑OEM powertrain engineer
The method: a 14,000‑HP‑capacity chassis dynamometer and a 1.6‑mile instrumented loop at our 24,000 sq. ft. facility in Loveland, CO — cross‑checked against telemetry from 1,247 owner‑tied trucks averaging 38,000 logged miles each.
Long‑Term Truck Index
By the Numbers.
The platform's measurable scale — independent test miles, owner‑tied telemetry, monthly audience, and the country's most‑opened truck newsletter.
312
Distinct configurations instrumented in 2024
1,247
Owner‑tied trucks in the Long‑Term Index
47.4M
Cumulative miles of owner telemetry logged
3.8M
Monthly readers (Similarweb, Q4 2024)
612,000
subscribers to The Garage newsletter
38.4%
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Featured Review of the Month
2024 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD · Duramax
The truck that wouldn't quit on the Loveland grade simulation.
Three weeks on the rollers, 1,840 miles on the loop, and a 12% sustained grade test that left three competitors cooking their transmissions. We towed a 30,000‑lb fifth wheel up the dyno's simulated Eisenhower grade eleven times in a row without a derate. The Allison‑Duramax pairing has quietly become the most under‑appreciated powertrain in the segment.
- 0–60 (loaded)8.6 sec
- Max tow, sustained32,500 lb
- Payload7,580 lb
- Combined MPG14.8 mpg
- Brake hold @ 1% gradeHold (no creep)
- Owner index (n=84)91 / 100
"Mine's at 142k miles. One set of front pads, two batteries, zero transmission work. It tows a 26-foot enclosed car hauler across Wyoming twice a month and just goes."
— Earl T., fleet owner · Casper, WY · 2021 Silverado 3500HD owner since new