10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Ram 1500 Tops Trucks, Toyota Land Cruiser Climbs in Comfort
With the top two selling automotive segments in America being pickup trucks and SUVs, it should come as no surprise that Cars.com’s christening of the Best Pickup Truck and the Best SUV of 2025 follow suit. Our experts gave the top-truck title to the 2025 Ram 1500, citing its powertrain and posh appointments as the major considerations. Meanwhile, the 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser cruised to the top of the heap thanks to its comfort in the cabin and capability off the paved path.
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In the top finisher on Cars.com’s countdown of most popular articles of the past week, the Ram 1500 is revealed as our editors’ favorite pickup of the new model year. With its new twin-turbocharged six-cylinder powertrain, the new Ram trades a Hemi for a Hurricane, a couple of cylinders for impressive acceleration and ruggedness for refinement. And like Ram trucks before it, the 2025 model boasts some of the most luxurious interior appointments — not just among pickups but versus cars at large — in the Tungsten trim. The closest competitors for the Best Pickup Truck trophy included the 2025 Ford F-150 and the 2025 Ford Ranger.
For the full rundown on why the 2025 Ram 1500 earned Cars.com’s top truck honor — as well as the other six award nominees — follow the link below to the No. 1 news story of the week.
Hot on the Ram’s trail this week is the reintroduced-for-2025 Land Cruiser. Toyota’s big, rugged, off-road-ready SUV impresses, perhaps predictably, for its asphalt-eschewing prowess thanks to a host of off-roading equipment upgrades and its powerful-yet-efficient new engine. But it’s the Land Cruiser’s roomy, cushy cabin and absorbent suspension that make traversing treacherous terrain and enjoying a nice Sunday drive seem like a reasonable expectation out of the same vehicle. Finalists for the Best SUV honor included the 2025 Jeep Wrangler and the 2025 Honda Pilot TrailSport.
To learn more about how the 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser became the Best SUV title — as well as the other seven award nominees — follow the link below to the No. 2 news story of the week.
Beyond all that, we’ve got headlines on the Hyundai Santa Fe, Genesis Electrified GV70, Hyundai Palisade, Toyota Tacoma, Kia EV9, Acura ADX and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
6. Toyota Recalls 106,000 Tacoma Pickup Trucks for Damaged Brake Hoses
7. Best Electric Vehicle of 2025
8. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
9. How Big Is the 2025 Acura ADX?
10. Which Electric Cars Are Still Eligible for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit?
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