<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/commercial-trucks/" rel="tag">Work</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/" rel="tag">Dodge</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gmc/" rel="tag">GMC</a></p><a href="http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2010-v-6-work-truck-shootout.html"><img width="630" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="379" border="0" alt="PickupTrucks.com V6 Work Truck Shootout" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/pickuptrucks-v6-workout.jpg" /></a><br />
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Work <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/">trucks</a> are the heart and soul of the U.S. It's nice to have a big, powerful V8 engine under the hood, but the current crop of V6 mills provide both power <em>and</em> solid fuel economy numbers. PickTrucks.com wrangled up three 2011 V6 work trucks and decided to see which one is the new king of the hill.<br />
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Mike Levine and his team lined up the 3.7-liter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/2011+ford+f-150/">Ford F-150</a>, 4.3-liter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sierra">GMC Sierra 1500</a> and 3.7-liter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/ram+1500">Ram 1500</a>. All three pack V6s and automatic transmissions, with a regular cab, short-bed and rear-wheel drive setup. A <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/tundra">2011 Toyota Tundra</a> was slated to be part of the test but was badly damaged during its cross-country transport.<br />
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Each truck ran through a gamut of testing to see how it would fair as a full-on light-duty work machine. We won't spoil the winner, but let's just say <em>f</em>ew <em>o</em>thers <em>r</em>eally <em>d</em>etermine just how good a truck is like Mike Levine and his crew. Check out <a target="_blank" href="http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2010-v-6-work-truck-shootout.html">the full story at PickupTrucks.com</a>.<br />
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[Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2010-v-6-work-truck-shootout.html">PickupTrucks.com</a> | Image: PickupTrucks.com]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/10/pickuptrucks-com-features-v6-work-trucks-in-latest-shootout/">PickupTrucks.com features V6 work trucks in latest shootout</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2010-v-6-work-truck-shootout.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/10/pickuptrucks-com-features-v6-work-trucks-in-latest-shootout/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19710997/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/10/pickuptrucks-com-features-v6-work-trucks-in-latest-shootout/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Work <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/">trucks</a> are the heart and soul of the U.S. It's nice to have a big, powerful V8 engine under the hood, but the current crop of V6 mills provide both power <em>and</em> solid fuel economy numbers. PickTrucks.com wrangled up three 2011 V6 work trucks and decided to see which one is the new king of the hill.<br />
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Mike Levine and his team lined up the 3.7-liter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/2011+ford+f-150/">Ford F-150</a>, 4.3-liter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sierra">GMC Sierra 1500</a> and 3.7-liter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/ram+1500">Ram 1500</a>. All three pack V6s and automatic transmissions, with a regular cab, short-bed and rear-wheel drive setup. A <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/tundra">2011 Toyota Tundra</a> was slated to be part of the test but was badly damaged during its cross-country transport.<br />
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Each truck ran through a gamut of testing to see how it would fair as a full-on light-duty work machine. We won't spoil the winner, but let's just say <em>f</em>ew <em>o</em>thers <em>r</em>eally <em>d</em>etermine just how good a truck is like Mike Levine and his crew. Check out <a target="_blank" href="http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2010-v-6-work-truck-shootout.html">the full story at PickupTrucks.com</a>.<br />
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[Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2010-v-6-work-truck-shootout.html">PickupTrucks.com</a> | Image: PickupTrucks.com]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/10/pickuptrucks-com-features-v6-work-trucks-in-latest-shootout/">PickupTrucks.com features V6 work trucks in latest shootout</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2010-v-6-work-truck-shootout.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/10/pickuptrucks-com-features-v6-work-trucks-in-latest-shootout/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19710997/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/10/pickuptrucks-com-features-v6-work-trucks-in-latest-shootout/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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