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We used rock-crawling, hill climb, hill descent, off-road course and on-road testing to determine which is the best mid-size off-road pickup truck for 2025.
By Mike Hanley, Aaron Bragman and Brian Normile
September 29, 2025
Of the four trucks in our comparison, the Ford Ranger Raptor did the best in our on-road testing thanks to its fun-to-drive nature, test-leading ride quality and comfortable seats.
By Aaron Bragman
September 29, 2025
If you’re shopping for a new car, chances are you’re considering one or more of the seven compact SUVs in this comparison test. See how each SUV did in both subjective and objective categories.
By Mike Hanley
April 28, 2025
As in prior contests, our complaints with the Rogue were few, and the SUV’s good-to-great performance in most of our scored categories is a testament to its all-around goodness.
By Aaron Bragman
April 28, 2025
We took seven compact SUVs recently on a roughly 250-mile fuel economy drive to measure their road-trip efficiency in a real-world setting.
By Brian Normile
April 28, 2025
When we gathered seven popular models to find the best compact SUV for 2025, we made sure to measure their cargo areas to see which one had the most space.
By Mike Hanley
April 28, 2025
Even though one is a retro-futuristic van and the other is a futuristic SUV, at their core, these EVs are both people movers, so we put them to the test to see which is better.
By Mike Hanley and Brian Normile
February 24, 2025
To find our favorite full-size truck, we tested the 2024 Ford F-150, 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 and 2025 Ram 1500 in a variety of evaluations.
By Mike Hanley
December 9, 2024
We didn’t just like the Ram 1500 best, it also performed the best in a number of categories where its numbers simply beat the other two trucks.
By Aaron Bragman
December 9, 2024
To test how well each of the trucks in our full-size pickup comparison towed, we paired the 2024 Ford F-150, 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 and 2025 Ram 1500 with three similar camper trailers.
By Joe Bruzek
December 9, 2024
