They are typically slow turning, slow accelerating, impossible to see around and generally annoying to those of us trying to get some place in a hurry. Oh sure, they were essential in moving me from apartment to apartment in my college days and they are great for trips to the lake, river and mountains. They are even OK for giving drooly dogs a place to ride on trips to the groomer. But the attraction of driving a cumbersome, unwieldy, traffic-hogging pickup has always escaped me. Until about two years ago, that is.
Cars receive major makeovers every four to ten years, depending on the manufacturer.
Honda , for example, gives their models a four year run before they dramatically alter their styling, equipment content and dimensions. Truck technology traditionally changes very little. Over the last fifteen to twenty years a few bells and whistles have been added to the various full-size pickups on the market, but this was a thin disguise for vehicles that were essentially the same as when I was a kid. Car enthusiasts would never put up with such laziness on the part of the builders. Thankfully, Dodge upped the pickup truck ante in 1994 by dramatically redesigning its full-sized line.