HEAVY LIFTERS

摘要

THE FULL-SIZE PICKUP IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL WHEN WE TACKLE THE BIG JOBS - THE ONES ONLY A 6-FT BED OF STEEL CAN HANDLE. WE PUT THE FIVE NEW HALF-TONS TO THE TEST. The automotive world is downsizing. Concerns about fuel costs, the environment and the weak economy have forced automakers to shrink both the size of vehicles and sales expectations. Big, thirsty and, yes, profitable vehicles just aren't moving off dealer lots the way they used to. So it's no surprise that full-size pickups are feeling the heat. That's tough news for Motown, and for every other town in the U.S. that builds pickup trucks.