Pickup trucks

Die-hard fans may lament the passing of the Hemi V-8, but the 2025 Ram 1500’s new Hurricane twin-turbo straight-six engines make up in power and smoothness what they lack in audible growl.

The most significant updates for the 2024 Gladiator are side curtain airbags, as well as structural enhancements and rear seat belt pretensioners for improved crash performance.

We got to sample three all-electric pickups to see how usable and accessible each truck’s bed is, and what helpful — or unhelpful — features it has to offer.

For our Best Pickup Truck award, our watchwords are power, capability and value.

In addition to overall excellence, we pay extra attention to the aspects with which many EVs stumble, such as ride quality and charging speed.

A recall for more than 323,200 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD pickups is out over the risk of unwanted tailgate openings.

More than 750,100 vehicles under the automaker and its Acura luxury brand are affected by a faulty airbag seat sensor.

The big diesel-powered off-road 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2 actually does achieve some decent fuel economy out in the real world.

A 2023 redesign brought big improvements to the mid-size GMC Canyon pickup truck, including a new, more powerful four-cylinder engine and one of the nicest, most luxurious cabins in the class.

Chevrolet is rounding off the Silverado HD’s updates for 2025 with additional standard equipment on many of the six trim levels, new optional features on others and a Trail Boss package.