2011 Motor Trend Truck Of The Year: Chevrolet Silverado HD - Motor Trend

Are these guys kidding? Not that he Chevy is a bad truck but just five years ago the HD segment of light trucks never got the nod for the TOTY award. Now, two in a row have received it and the Super Duty has been snubbed all these years.

What happened to all the lame excuses of the past such as harsh ride, excessive fuel consumption, ride height, etc?!

 

I've seldom understood their picks.

Here's a fairly complete list apparently copied from the Feb 09 issue

See how many you agree with.
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2006 Honda Civic
2005 Chrysler 300
2004 Toyota Prius
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe / Sedan
2002 Ford Thunderbird
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2000 Lincoln LS
1999 Chrysler 300M
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
1996 Dodge Caravan
1995 Chrysler Cirrus
1994 Ford Mustang
1993 Ford Probe GT
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Ford Thunderbird
1986 Ford Taurus LX
1985 Volkswagen GTI
1984 Chevrolet Corvette
1983 American Motors Renault Alliance
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1981 Chrysler K-cars, Dodge Aries/Plymouth Reliant
1980 Chevrolet Citation
1979 Buick Riviera S
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon
1977 Chevrolet Caprice
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare
1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 V-8
1974 Ford Mustang II
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1972 Citroen SM
1971 Chevrolet Vega
1970 Ford Torino
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
1968 Pontiac GTO
1967 Mercury Cougar
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1965 Pontiac Motor Division
1964 Ford Motor Company
1963 American Motors Rambler
1962 Buick Special
1961 Pontiac Tempest
1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1959 Pontiac Motor Division
1958 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Chrysler Corporation
1956 Ford Motor Company
1955 No Award
1954 No Award
1953 No Award
1952 Cadillac Motor Car Division
1951 Chrysler Corporation
1950 No award
1949 Cadillac Motor Car Division

 

Its been known for years that Motor Trend rewards companies that buy the most ads the previous year. Way back they just went for the most innovative design, often a fail in the long run, Corvair, Tempest, Rambler, Vega, SM, Mustang II, Citation, Alliance, Probe.

 

They lost all credibility when they selected the Volt as Car of the Year, then proceded to write an article slamming anyone who disagreed with that decision.

 

how about a few years ago when they said the honda ridgeline was the best truck??
are you freakin kidding? that is a glorified go cart, not a truck.
but honda wanted the award, and paid for it. so they became the best truck.
it has nothing to do with best. it is all about who pays the most for the trophy. ford don't need to pay for the award. people know ford builds the best truck, and don't need a stupid magazine to tell them that.

 

You guys have a good handle on it...whoever pays...plays. I wonder if GM will thank US...the TAXPAYERS...for paying for the award for them???

 

Honestly as far as I can tell, whatever particular vehicle has the most changes for a model year instantly becomes "____ of the year" regardless of whether or not it's better than everything else in that segment. It's a joke really.

 

Then that should have been the superduty. Two new engines, new transmission, highest towing and payload in it's class, largest selection of trim levels and performance levels, new front fascia, e-locking rear axle, etc.


It is a joke.

 

I agree and I mean c'mon how could they pick against 400HP/800lb-ft ...800!!



800! lol sorry but every time I think about it having that much torque it blows my mind.

I think all of those magazines are pointless anyway mainly because everything they print I have already read on the internet a month earlier.

 

Funny you say that because every new edition of truck trend is like a re-read on FTE.

 

kinda like petersens 4wheel and off road mag would always praise whatever truck toyota made including that lemon t-100 and why did they always do that? all you had to do was open the center fold of the mag and see who bought that spot in every issue.

lost all credibility with me!

 

Was the SD exterior a redesign for '11? I didn't know if they had introduced the "new-new" body style this year or in '10.

 

It came out in '10 as an '11.

 

Probably because the Silverado easily beat the Super Duty in every towing test they did.

 

I think the TOTY is like a mood swing or a menstrual cycle.