2025 Ram 1500 Wins Cars.com Full-Size Pickup Challenge

We at Cars.com recently held a Full-Size Pickup Truck Challenge comparison test, pitting the three top-level, fully loaded luxury-trim pickups against each other to see which one we think is the best. The winner: the 2025 Ram 1500.

The operative word for this new truck is “refinement,” from the smooth, incredibly powerful new twin-turbo straight-six-cylinder Hurricane engines to the gorgeous leather-lined interior to the unbelievably smooth, silent, luxurious driving experience, it’s all about refinement over the outgoing model. But it’s not just the velvet glove luxury experience that put the Ram 1500 on top for us — it’s the ability to also use this luxo-truck as a workhorse thanks to outstanding towing manners and tons of useful pickup truck utility.

Cars.com Detroit Bureau Chief Aaron Bragman takes you through our thoughts on why the 2025 Ram 1500 won this battle of the expensive pickups. For a more in-depth review of the newly redesigned 2025 Ram 1500 or to see how the other trucks fared in this contest, be sure to click the links below for more information!

Research and compare the 2025 Ram 1500:

https://www.cars.com/research/ram-150...

Find a new or used Ram 1500 for sale near you:

https://www.cars.com/shopping/ram-1500/

Read the full results of our 2024 Full-Size Pickup Truck Challenge:

https://www.cars.com/articles/whats-t...

Chapters:
0:01 Intro
0:20 Our winner
0:50 All about the Hurricane
1:26 Smooth and refined
2:00 Ride and handling
2:28 Use it like a truck
2:43 It ain’t perfect
3:27 The pros outweigh the cons

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