Posts Tagged ‘Sport Trucks’

Sport Trucks

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

 

Profiling Trucks That Can Haul
 

Michael Schlee

 

Can a truck be sporty? Well that depends on what you definition of ‘sporty’ is. If being a sports truck means it has a lot of horsepower and can accelerate quickly, well, then there are a lot of sport trucks. However, throw an Escalade or a 600HP Cummins diesel Ram into a tight bend and most allusions of sportiness will disappear.

BMW X6 M

BMW X6 M

To me, a sports truck needs to be about more than horsepower. It needs to be able to handle, brake and maneuver far better then its hulking mass would suggest. Ultimately though, it’s a debate that really comes down to personal opinion.

 

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