Denton Blair
Jamie Larkin
English 1003
September 24, 2018
Which is better Chevy or Ford?
Many people drive trucks daily for different purposes. Some people drive trucks for work, some people might use them for racing, and others just have them as personal daily drivers. There are many different trucks out on the market that people drive. There is Chevy, Gmc, Dodge, Nissan, Ford, Toyota, and many more. The most driven on the roads today are chevy and fords. Both of these trucks get used everyday for racing, working, and daily driving, But which ones are truly better at each thing? What makes these trucks better than one another and how are they similar to each other?
Chevy and Fords are driven everyday all across the world for different purposes but which one is better? Chevy and Fords are used a lot as work trucks. They are used on farms, for construction, and for people that tow heavy things. One of these trucks are better for working? Chevys have steel bodies unlike a ford. The steel body is very strong compared to Ford's aluminum bodies that bend and dent easily. Chevys steel can withstand much more weight and tension unlike a ford. The chevys also have a 6.6 liter duramax engine that produces 445 horsepower and 910 foot pounds of torque. Ford produces 450 horsepower and 935 foot pounds of torque. So both of these trucks would be great work trucks, chevys are more durable, and fords can pull just a tad bit more.
Many people race trucks on a drag strip and on a street. Some people put lots of mods on their trucks to make them faster but in this comparison they are stock trucks with a stock motor and drivetrain. Which one of these trucks are really actually faster ford f150 or chevy silverado 1500? Chevys come stock with a 5.3 liter v8 vortec engine that produces 270 horsepower and 315 foot of torque. Which is pretty good. A ford truck comes stock with a twin turbo 2.7 liter ecoboost that produces 325 horsepower and 400 foot of torque. That is also pretty good. If you was to line these trucks up it would be a pretty good race until the fords turbos spooled up. Then the ford would leave the chevy, the ford would win by a mile in stock street racing. Both of these trucks are fairly fast but the ford would take the win on this comparison. So ford has the faster truck.
Many people drive these trucks just as a daily driver. So which one would be better as an everyday ride. A chevy silverado get 18 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway. Chevys also come with a backup camera, push button four wheel drive, a big bonus is that the chevy’s come cheaper, and are rated as the longest lasting truck. Also on the Chevy you’ll find features like a sunroof, navigation, automatic wipers and high-beams, an active noise cancellation system, a trailer brake controller, and a wireless charger for cell phones. A ford f150 gets 18 in the city and 25 on the highway. A ford is a little more expensive compared to the chevy, but they come with much more room and other goodies. Such as, keyless push-button ignition, a panoramic moonroof, a nifty integrated tailgate step, adaptive cruise control, a self-parking system and an automated trailer-backing system. The chevys are a rougher riding but yet more durable truck. The fords are a smoother ride but more prone to break and mess up. Chevy also offers V6 engine and two V8s, all designed specifically for use in trucks and are designed to deliver strong low-end torque for low-speed pulling power. Ford offers a few options also, they have one V8, two V6, and one V4 that are designed for a few different things such as speed and gas mileage. So really either of these could be a great daily driver, just depends on personal preference.
Both of these trucks have their pros and cons about them. They each are good for different kinds of people depending on their occupation. Chevy’s are better work trucks. Fords are faster and pull a bit more. Both would be great for daily drivers. After comparing these two awesome trucks. My personal preference would be a chevy just for the fact that to me they have better quality, since fords break easy and tend to have more problems. Also with them messing up often it tends to get really expensive, and fords parts are already more expensive. Which one of these rides would you want to work, race, or just drive every day? Just remember the ups and downs from both vehicles when you make a decision on these two popular trucks.
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