Motor Trend’s annual Truck of the Year competition always brings its share of surprises. The light-truck market evolves in spurts and stops, with some years offering up myriad new vehicles, while others seem to make do with mild restyles and mediocre upgrades.
What we’ve got this year is astounding. Besides the introduction of several all-new vehicles, we’re seeing the evolution of three already popular models as they become better attuned to the needs of the ’90s. The birth of a corporate sistership sport/utility is also witnessed this year. Two of the “import” sport/utilities are actually made in America. The integration of high-tech systems into the truck market is also evident in 1991, as candidate vehicles arrived with all-wheel drive, four-wheel anti-lock braking, turbochargers, and more. Good ol’ American V-8 power is…
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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 1991