Why give kudos to the Dodge about the retracting step bars, but then when the Tundra doesn’t have them you start talking about how soon they’ll break? Anything on a truck can break, like the Tundra tailgate assist for example. Not saying these step bars would make/break the win for Dodge, but why bring up the “breaking” issue when the Tundra doesn’t offer them. You know that’s why you have a warranty, just in case.

You also state “If looks were a reason to buy a truck (which they’re not), we would give the Ram serious consideration”, but then part of your winning results for the Tundra was the inability to “Stop Staring” factor? Isn’t that a slight contradiction?

Dang, do anything to discredit the Dodge. You talk about the Tundra getting 4 stars and the Dodge getting 5 stars, and then try to discredit the Dodge’s higher rating by stating “crash test ratings aren’t important if you don’t crash your vehicle in the first place”. No one intends for an accident, that’s why they call them accidents. It’s nice the Tundra offers many more standard safety features, but these still did not give it a better crash test rating than the Dodge. So don’t discredit the better crash test rating by saying “if you never get in an accident”, cause no one intends to and the rating is a “just in case” item.

Again in your Pricing portion you talk about the Tundra having a bigger interior, but as per my previous post, the #’s contradict your view. Sure sitting in the truck you may believe so, but the facts don’t back this statement.

Warranty only 3yr/36k? Um if you get the Ram 1500 you may not get a bigger warranty of most items but currently you get a Lifetime warranty on the Powertrain. So I’d see that as a better warranty than what Toyota offers.

Reliability? You are just as biased as C.R. This is a brand new truck, made in a brand new facility with brand new parts and brand new employees. Sure Toy has a great reliability Rep., but with all the factors listed you can not predict reliability for any vehicle during its first model year after it has been completely redesigned. Yeah, you said “Expected Reliability”, but this is not a given and should not be equaled into the equation.

You also failed to mention that the Dodge Ram was the only other ½ ton model C.R. recommended in its most recent review. Nice to see you point out some facts that benefit the Tundra, but don’t provide the same benefits for the Domestics.

Again I know this website is going to be a little biased towards the Tundra, but come on don’t make it so obvious!

Ram: Front/Rear
Hip - 65/65.3
Shoulder - 66.5/67
Head - 41/40
Leg - 41/36.7

Tundra: Front/Rear
Hip - 63/62.6
Shoulder - 66.6/65.7
Head - 40.2/38.7
Leg - 42.5/34.7

As you notice, the only items the Toy had the advantage on regarding interior dimensions was Front Shoulder Room (by .1″) and Front Leg Room (by 1.5″). Otherwise the Dodge wins the interior size dept one area by 2.7″, but you’d think otherwise based on this review.