Chevy Vs Ford

This is not my story nor in my words. I'm a Chevy fan and this article does take (in my opinion) Chevy's side. This story is from the 4x4 power Dec97 magazine. This is not a word for word comparsion from the magazine but is very close.

What was Tested
95 Chevy K1500 and a 96 Ford F-150, freshly lifted and tricked out with performace parts. Both trucks were almost identical in Engine/Gears and all around.

Category	Best Performer
Urban	Chevy
Highway	Chevy
Dirt and Gravel	Ford
RockClimbing	Chevy
Hillclimbs	Ford
Braking	Ford
Steering feel	Chevy
Percevied Power	Chevy
Tranny Shift Quality	Chevy
Four wheel Drive Engagement	Ford

1/4 Mile Drag Results

Truck	Time	mph
Chevy	18.08	73.51
Ford	18.53	74.44

Cole and Trent's opinions (Editors of 4x4 power)

Chevy	Ford
Liked- Lots of torque / looked great/ sounded cool/ strong and broad powerband/ Short wheelbase good for urban drving.	Liked-Turned tight for such a long wheelbase/ handels well on windy roads/ plenty of in cab room.
Disliked- Not much suspension travel/ Rough 4 wheel drive engagement.	Disliked- No low end power/ Not enough room to keep truck in Overdrive on hills/ couldnt do a burnout/ No power where you need it/ steering is way too light/ frame is too flexable/ Tranny downshifts are slow.

My final thought

Looks like the Chevy comes out on top again. Dont waste your money, buy Chevy. This is a great magazine, which found good in both trucks. As you can see Chevy really does win, but they cant slam Fords because there are a few stupid readers that own Fords.