Discover the Unbelievable: Top 12 Fun and Fascinating Facts About Pickup Trucks You Never Knew!

1. Airstream to Home: Ford F-150 Power

When you need to get from Airstream to "Home, Sweet, Home," faster than a drag racer pulls a Christmas tree: The 2023 Ford F-150's 3.5L EcoBoost® V6 engine boasts a towing capacity of 14,000 pounds, allowing you to tow your very own tiny home or adventure-mobile with ease, while tailoring the engine choice to fit your pulling-power preferences.
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2. Aussie Ute: Kangaroo Pickup

Question: What do you call a kangaroo in a pickup truck? Answer: An Australian ute! In all seriousness though: The term "ute" did not originate because Australians thought "pickup truck" was too long, but instead referred to coupé utility vehicles built on passenger car chassis with a tonneau behind the passenger compartment, although nowadays it's used for any open cargo vehicle down under.
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3. Subaru Sambar: Tiny Japanese Truck

Meet the pint-sized powerhouse that could give big ol' American trucks a run for their money - all while abiding by Japan's taxes tighter than a Tokyo parking space: Introducing the Subaru Sambar, Japan's first Keitora-compliant truck that's been rolling strong since 1961, now in its eighth generation, sporting rear engine, rear wheel drive, and body-on-frame construction. Upgrading from air-cooled to water-cooled engines over time, and even offering a four-wheel drive option since 1980, the Sambar has also charmed China and Finland, with passenger variants called the Subaru Dias Wagon.
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4. RAM 3500: Towing Frigates & Campers

Ahoy, mateys! Picture ye self hauling your very own frigate across the seven seas, with but one trusty steed by your side: your pickup truck! Inconceivable, you say? Nay, here's the treasure trove: The 2023 RAM 3500, when armed with the formidable 6.7L Cummings® Turbo Diesel I6 Engine, boasts a towing capacity of a staggering 37,090 pounds, making it possible to tow a sailboat or even a 5th wheel camper without breaking a sweat!
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5. Chevy S-10: Electric Boogaloo Pioneer

What do you get when you cross a Chevy with a power outlet? An eco-friendly powerhouse that's never late to the electric boogaloo party: The Chevrolet S-10 Electric, which debuted in the 1990s as the first electric pickup truck from a major manufacturer, rocked an 85-kilowatt AC induction motor, a range of up to 95.3 miles, and came with two battery options - lead acid and nickel-metal hydride. Alas, only about 60 of these pioneers of electric pickups were sold to fleet customers, while the rest went the way of the dodo.
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6. Amphicruiser: The Jesus Truck

Why walk on water when you can drive on it? Meet the Jesus truck of your dreams – the one and only Amphicruiser: This versatile Dutch-made, amphibious vehicle features water jet propulsion and a stainless steel underbody, smoothly transitioning from land to water in its three distinct models – rescue, worker, and adventure – and can even be customized to suit your unique amphibious needs.
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7. Bigfoot #5: Monster of Monsters

When people talk about having a monster of a vehicle, they usually mean an SUV - but Bigfoot #5 scoffs in the face of such puny pretenders, proudly brandishing his towering 10-foot-tall tires like Atlas carrying the earth: This behemoth, built by the founding father of monster trucks, Bob Chandler, holds the Guinness World Record for being the tallest, widest, and heaviest monster truck ever, standing at 15 feet and 6 inches tall and even recycling 1-ton Firestone tires from a '50s Army vehicle in Alaska.
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8. Tesla's Cybertruck: Indestructible Steel

Who needs Iron Man when you can drive a truck made of stainless steel, indestructible and ready to thwart the next villain plotting world domination: Tesla's Cybertruck boasts an exterior shell made from sturdy 300 series stainless steel, making it corrosion-resistant, cost-effective, and nearly impenetrable for unparalleled durability and passenger protection, while also ditching traditional stamping and blanking dies for an innovative flat panel design that saves Tesla some serious dough.
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9. Ford F-Series: Truck Royalty

In the land of pickup truck prowess, Ford F-Series is truck royalty, reigning supreme like an automotive King Midas: every 49 seconds, one of these golden chariots is sold, totaling over 640,000 trucks in 2022 alone, and celebrating the production of their 40-millionth truck, with the formidable electric F-150 Lightning and Super Duty versions maintaining their stranglehold on the market.
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10. Chevy Cameo: Grandpappy's Luxury Pickup

Featuring full wheel hubcaps that were basically the original spinners and power steering that charmed the knickerbockers off your grandpappy, the 1957 Chevy Cameo Pickup knew a thing or two about style and luxury back in the day: This automotive stud boasted not only a hidden spare but also a Small Block Chevy engine, making it a classy ancestor to the modern luxury pickup trucks we know today, and every bit as fancy as they come at the Lakeland Winter Collector Car Auction in Florida.
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11. Rivian R1T: Electric Towing Champ

Who needs horses when you can tow chariots with electrons: The 2023 Rivian R1T emerges as the first electric pickup truck from a tech startup, flexing its towing muscles with a whopping 11,000-pound capacity, giving gas-guzzling pickups a jolt of eco-conscious competition.
Source => caranddriver.com

12. Garth Brooks: Pickup Serenader (Not!)

Donning his ten-gallon hat and strumming his guitar, Garth Brooks may have had a love affair with pickup trucks – he serenaded them in more than one of his country hits – but contrary to popular belief, he never quite popped the "tailgate question": No evidence exists indicating that Garth Brooks ever penned several entire hit songs to these beloved utility vehicles, though trucks do make appearances in the lyrics of tunes like "Midnight Sun" and "Ain't Going Down."
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