Article: 4-pickup showdown: Chevrolet C1500, Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, Toyota T100. (Evaluation)

The American love affair with the pickup truck has spawned a host a variations--including a new competitor from Japan.

After years of faithful service, the full-size pickup truck has earned the status of a sacred American icon. For a multitude of sound reasons, millions of farmhands, family managers, and bond traders across the land have selected this conveyance as their vehicle of choice. While some of them haul hay bales for a living, most do not. The tie that binds this diverse throng together is a hearty enthusiasm for their trucks, a trait that's all too rare in the rest of the automotive universe.

Imports are noticeably absent from the ...

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