2017 Ford Raptor v. Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro v. Ram Power Wagon: Which is Best Off-Road? 

Sean Taylor Yeah go get yourself a $5000 beat Jeep Wrangler. Upgrade it to taste.

Off roading isn't about speed.

Because it's TFL and they're yayhoos.

Just get a Tundra Pro with factory supercharger. Cheaper than both of them.

The Tundra with a TRD supercharger(not turbo) would be faster in a straight line than the Raptor. With the SC the Tundra's 5.7L V8 makes about 500 hp and 550 lb-ft of torque though I've heard the 3UR doesn't handle boost that well with stock internals. Then again I've heard the ecoboost isn't the most reliable engine either

agreed.

You can get that sense of friendship that makes top gear so enjoyable! I'll have more please. 😉

Nigel Naughton Yeah they are getting better.

Nigel Naughton Ive always enjoyed their vids. Good job guys!

Thank you!

Reliable sure, the drivetrain hasn't changed in almost 20 years, same V6/5spd they put in a Camry.

XDaBearz97 Fords are too lol. Raptors are built in Dearborn, Michigan.

@@afrojack9901 toyotas are actually the #1 most American built car company

dcbjdgjgfdgkaggjgjkg but it’s not an American company.

America big 3 rarely builds trucks in the US. When they do parts are made somewhere else too. Toyota actually builds more trucks using American labor than the others and is way more reliable

+Knifeguy1a glad you like it!

The Fast Lane Truck Was that a white Ford Excursion out there with you all before the first hill you went down? love the Ford and RAM. RAM needs to up there game in safety crash tests though.

Knifeguy1a agreed!

Rufus Hiwater LOL

You sound surprised? TACo be gettin' it!!

It a strong and iam Toyota fan boy

Any TRD will shine off road but a TRD pro is in a league of its own

Lol, the power wagon laughs at the taco - the taco was by far the worst of the three….. fan boys always ignore facts

Noah Pratt zr2lol that's not even a extreme off road truck

Actually yes it is.

Jacob La Rue have you seen the new ZR2? I'm guessing you haven't...

Jacob La Rue dude the zr2 is a real extreme off road more than the raptor (yes) the zr2 has both rear and front differential locker something that the tacoma and the raptor doesn't have

...and the Raptor has a Torsen front diff - something none of those trucks you mention have.

100

Shits not even a truck lol

Lol. As I was watching the video, I was thinking the same thing.

Yeah insane it only got six cylinders naturally aspirated

Definitely Toyota nails 4x4

Zubair Shaikh It lost your idiot

@@svein-haraldribland8559 wow the cheapest, smallest truck lost😯. What a suprise

Jon On a new $45K+ trucks. Lol...I'd keep the trail damaged to zero, for a few years that is.

Gabez82 What's the point in a off road truck if you're scared of damage when you go off road? There are already too many asphalt assassins out there.

Will C $$$$ make it without damage

Damn straight. Got my Tacoma's first real trail stripe when I took it to Moab while we were passing by on a road trip.

the question is will Raptor owners actually take the chance of dinging up thier truck? It's inevitable the truck is gonna get dinged up if it's taken off roading

But those tires would be offensive to the other customers on the lot buying a Prius 😅

@@RB-xv4si Excellent comment 👌.

Well it scraped like 3 times and almost went off the road. How is that doing well? No hate but I'm really confused.

17:53 looks like the truck needs better tires, about took a right turn trying to go around a hole in the road lol.

I thought we’d get a review on how well the TRD interior cleans up from him shitting his pants.

but still lacks front dif lock !!

Why not a 6 inch lift

And still need a Power Wagon to pull it out.

@@gilliganmcgilicutty8582 Lmao, tacos can 120% get themselves out but go on.

Kevin Rodgers and if my grandma had balls she'd be my grandpa.

Kevin Rodgers frs that 2 inch lift would prevent those scrapes

William Stewart best reply ever lol

@@WilliamStewart1 hahaha, awesomely funny shit man!

If the Power Wagon had a supercharger it would be unstoppable

Adam S "never had one issue with it", that's because it's a Toyota

Adam S I've got a 2000 Tacoma TRD 4x4 ext cab with 100,184 miles on it and I'm keeping it. worth paying 10k. 2nd owner.

guy proulx Yet there are hundreds of thousands of owners of rust rotten Tacomas that had to participate in class action lawsuits against Toyota because they can't make trucks that won't rust away. and the new ones are so poorly made they were ranked last by CR, famous for ignoring poor quality Toyota vehicles.

hochhaul how do you explain mike x and Adam S 2000 Tacoma's, these are 16 years old?, do you need me to post links of all the recalls the big 2 and Fiat have had over the years?, maybe this would bring you back to reality

hochhaul Yet there are hundreds of thousands up here with rusted out domestics that aren't very old, how do you explain that?

Other than than hood/cowl it is pretty awesome. Especially in that type of off-roading. Want to haul ass in the desert? Raptor. Just depends on what you want to do. So far, I've been impressed with my PW. (and you can actually tow something with it) (and it doesn't sound like a weed wacker) ;-)

I expected the same

Don Leamon yeah adding the exhaust isnt that good for the Tacoma, now on the Tundra its a different story and add a SC to the Tundra and it might just keep up with the Raptor, i know awhile back it beat the old 6 liter but idk about this one.

JackDanielsCHS08 Unfortunately, supercharging a Tundra 5.7 usually results in cracked engine blocks or thrown rods. Ever wonder why Toyota pulled the TRD supercharger package out of nowhere? Because engine were blowing up at a fast rate. The rods were weak, the engine block weak, and the pistons were not designed to handle supercharger duty.

hochhaul That's complete bull. By the way you can still buy the superchargers for toyotas from the original manufacturer that Trd got them from, Magnuson. And with even more power output of 550hp and 550ft lbs torque for the Tundra

It goes to show you don't always need the best to make it.

@@TheTechCguy You just need a Toyota.

The Tacoma is a cheap pile of crap.

@@wildmanpickins2987 Lol keep saying that , if there's one who is strong asf it's toyota. The others may have power or techs but Toyota got that durable and tought body that can handle the works. As the saying goes , if you want to go to African Savannah , get a Land Rover but if you want to get back , get a Land Cruiser. Try buying a land cruiser , cheap isn't it ??

Wildman Pickins They’re for off-road and reliability. What are you talking about? Did your drunk uncle tell you that and you just ran with it your whole life?

Louis Barningham Ford all the way for me too lol.

Louis Barningham but you pretty much pay an arm and a leg for it lol

***** Hell yeah but let me tell ya the 5.4 3valves are the nightmare.

I actually like the way the Ford raptor sounds. it sounds sporty lol

Rummy MX that's because you heard the noise from the camera INSIDE the cab. LOL! It pipes in "enhanced" sound! Lol!!!!

+Zach Young Funny thing. Both the Power Wagon and the Raptor were around $63,000 as tested.

difference is dealers will sell you full loaded power wagon for 50k just check ebay, and you can't get that raptor for less than 70k due to markup.

me no family member bought one for 59000

Stephen Bradley - But you can get into a PW much cheaper with their Tradesman version. Around 45k. Still the same powertrain and suspension. Winch/lockers/sway disconnect/6.4 HEMI/manual transfer case.

Zach Young you can get a jeep rubicon for cheaper than all of these and it will go much farther than all of these trucks

T4nkc0mm4nd3r I can beat you in my tahoe

I can beat you in my King Cab

T4nkc0mm4nd3r you are very right.

I can beat you in my dirt bike lol

I can beat you in my trike

Alphonso Cabrera raptors a much better toy, more capable toy in most aspects. The power wagon is a good toy, that can still tow and has a decent payload. Tacoma if you are into tight technical courses, or, the most common reason, the other 2 won't fit in your garage.

Jeremy Hall If you keep that power wagon stock the transmission will last you forever. If you want to supercharge it or throw big tires on them then yes you'll need to build it. I'm betting the next gen will get the 8 speed.

@@WilliamStewart1 LOL Dodge? Transmission? Last forever?

@@POTFULLOFGREEN It was a diesel transmission shoved behind a gasser, it will outlive the truck.

WRXXXual same here. The ford raptor has too many electronics, it's just asking for something to go wrong, especially with the new tranny

if I were to buy one of them im daily drive it (dont get mad at me assholes if im paying $50,000 on a truck im driving it)so id go with the ram because it has the biggest bed and the biggest backseats plus it's the second fastest and (in my opinion) the best sounding Edit:it has the best real sound

WRXXXual same

Very good choice

+Aaron Lawson Thanks!

The Fast Lane Truck I have a feeling Toyota and Ford were screaming at you guys the whole time.While Ram was giving Nathan the thumps up

Aaron Lawson I agree

+the Dan the man toyota is a piece of SHIT

+I. C toyota is a piece of SHIT

But still able to keep legitimate pace :) I'm more impressed with the TRD Pro out of all of them huhu

Raptor is more like 75k now

Raptors are selling for 6 figures here where I’m at... it’s disgusting

Phil Chavez yea don’t expend 75 k for a truck just wait 3 years it’s gone and around 20 lol or less

yeah but you get what you pay for. the tacoma requires you to buy better tires, a lift, (cause its angles are kinda weak), and i hope you dont plan on towing as much as the others.

Leslie Nelson But it's so limited compared to the Power Wagon, can't tow nearly as much, payload, offroad capability etc etc.

Not everybody tows or offroads their truck; primitive roads sometimes but real rock-crawling?. Most people wouldn't know where they could even drive offroad if they so wanted (ask a random 4x4 owner where they offroad). Outside of places like Moab off-roading is forbidden on public lands and no private land owner is going to allow offroading on their property..

@@WilliamStewart1 true...AND it did the worst in every one of those tests. To recommend the TuRD requires a lack of information, the drivetrain is from the 1990s, the same V6 as the Camry and only a 5-speed auto.

@@datdereduck Too each their own, I live in Northern Canada and it's nothing but granite shield here.

Tac everyone's a winner 🙂

Tac hey tac 😁🙋🏻‍♂️

I would take any of then

I would go with the Ram

@@ryderwibanks2649 I did

tyler rentz I'm a Ford man and always will be I love my f-series trucks. But yes that wagon looks awesome and it performed great with high grade performance and just a beast on 4 wheels just what you can expect from a 7k pound diesel truck. The trd is economic cheaper to get and will last forever plus you can add so many things to it and are not as expensive as for the for or ram or Chevy. I want the raptor so bad but I would rather keep upgrading my f150 is very much cheaper and I am doing it my way.

Rock crawling is what the power wagon is maily built for.

Correction none of these trucks are diesal. The power wagon is the larger hemi.

R Jazz bro a 2500 dodge will be running long past that, you can hate dodge but their 2500s and up are the longest lasting out there

R Jazz The new Tacoma is the lowest rated truck right now for reliability.

That's dumb I still have a perfect 1992 lariat 4x4 f150

I have a 1999 Ford f250 300000 miles on it....anywase YES Toyota will last the longest but honestly you may get more satisfaction out the raptor bc the car a whole mf computer lol

Jason Creech bad vehicle then I've seen plenty of tacomss get up to 300000

Sad truth ford and dodge fan boys

tommy hammond No

tommy hammond by far the best looking truck of the 3

Power Wagon All Day !! 6.4 hemi and 2500 use it for off roading and towing pretty much anything. you not stuck with a 1/2 ton truck. no real compromise.

Jake Rheault Ive got a 2014 Powerwagon and fuel mileage is 11.2. I've got 92k miles on it. It looks cool but, It needs a diesel. Suspension wise, don't load it heavy in bed as It gets a lot of sway.

Toby Bridges for the price of the power wagon compared to the Raptor I would take the Power Wagon. I had a 13' 1500 quad cab big Horn loved the truck. I have drive alot of f150's but I would rather have a Ram.

SoundgardenMan the PW will make a awesome work truck as well.

More accurate is ram for rock crawling and climbs raptor for Baja and trd for trails

Lol

The truth

*Power Wagon for breaking down at warranty with transmission issues, Raptor for breaking down 50 miles after warranty with its infinite turbo issues, TRD for going 500K on oil and tire changes.

Yee Yee

I agree. I pull a 3500 lb 16 ft dump trailer with a 8300 lb excavator in it behind my 2016 PW every day. Then on weekends, go playing in sugar sand with aired down tires at the lake or rock crawling in the hills.

Chris Sarkis I would agree, but Tacoma's are Off Road beasts...Aside from a few things like mud guard removal, and swapping for some KO2 All Terrains, the Tacoma did well against those other beasts.

Gabez82 ko2 is an awesome tire!!

Gabez82 Why remove the mud flaps? I like mine.

forrestgumball Ah, don't get me wrong. Mud flaps are great, on the street, but as you see in this video, and when you're off roading in real life, they are useless when you're rock crawling. The Raptor doesn't have them nor do the Power Wagon. I removed them on my Tacoma when I took it off road.

Gabez82 I see...

Rahul Sood Itreally is tho

*ahem* ...Ram, not dodge (since 2009).... *ahem* .

Cause it better lol

i had a ford, i use to be a big dodge hater, now i have 3 dodges in my drive way i think i over did it though, but i can't get rid of any!! i love them all!!!!

ahem... Fiat, not Ram (since 2014).... ahem.

Rooster I agree, they have to make the Tacoma look bad even though it's the best of the 3

Well I think they each chose their own route plus rock crawling is more of the power wagons specialty the raptor for dunes and the tacoma for trails

Its expensive cus it will outlive its driver while the ram will be in a junk yard 15 years from now and ford will be sitting in a overgrown field.

@@POTFULLOFGREEN I had a 2nd gen tacoma for 10 years, I sold it for what I paid for it and that guy drove it for a few years and sold it for what he paid me for it haha. I was told by the toyota dealership mechanic - while he was replacing the toyota frame on recall - that he hates the newer model tacoma. Time will tell if the engine lasts as long as the 1GR-FE from the 2nd gen. If you check tacomaworld they have pictures of people running upwards of 750k miles with no problems. So I get that the toyota name means quality, but its just not enough truck for the asking price these days. TRD PRO 278 HP, 6400lb towing capacity $47,000 For comparison I bought a Chevrolet 3500 LTZ 4x4 (full leather with cooled/heated seats and touch screen) much more room inside. 445 HP 910 ft. lbs of torque can tow upwards of 15,000 lbs 2021 version of my truck is $52,500, so for $5k more you're getting a lot more truck and it's diesel. To be fair, all manufacturers get you on the "elite trim package" thing. The TRD Pro is just a skid plate, and "tuned" suspension and its a lot more than the normal Tacoma. The high country package for the Chevy adds shitty plastic trim on the inside and an ugly color scheme and its $12k more MSRP. I work with a guy who has a hitch on his mercedes wagon and it will pull that amount. Essentially I'm saying this truck is priced so high because of the brand. The earlier models absolutely did last forever, but we don't know yet with the newest engine/trans. Not trying to be an ass, just saying out loud what I'm thinking.

How’s it going with it

Emperor_Sheikh_Salman that's what I was thinking the whole time because I saw Doug demuro's video on it

And where do you get that from??? I have never had a problem with a dodge ram, I do run diesels though. Have a 2018 dually now.

Joe Pizzo i would too without thinking twice

Joe Pizzo we all know the Toyota will last longer will have better resale value over Ford/ Dodge / GM

Greg Pavitt oh yeah Toyota all the way

Toyota are rust buckets. built cheaply.

Marc Harris What brand doesn't rust?, what brand do you drive?

Jon Martin finally someone with common sense here. Everyone else is fighting over nonsense about blah and blah and more blah blah. I mean if you love the truck/car you drive then be happy for the next person.

Michael M sure its an awesome truck love it

Michael M ford sucks.

Troll Scab lol is that why it sells more than the other 2?

Michael M too many electronics, but ya nice I guess. The dodge is waaay better for work and towing though, it can be used like a truck unlike the ford

The Raptor is not meant for towing and lets face it if your buying a truck for max towing you're not buying a RAM lol

MrRedskins0021 If you go on Google, I'm positive you can find a good psychiatrist. I'm sorry for what you're going through.

Flyanb The approach and departure angles are still better on the hulking ram.

Awesome engine that gets smoked by a V6 F-150 and barely squeaks by the severely under-powered Taco. Sure, it sounds the best, but I'll take performance over sound almost any day. That's why I wont ever buy a Harley.

BOT_ROCKET Just like a Tacoma you buy a Harley for resale, but you actually enjoy having the Harley while you own it!

TheMotorman80 as long as you don't like going fast...

BOT_ROCKET Going fast is one thing and you can make a Harley do that, but resale is great with a Toyota just like a Harley. That’s just my comparison!

TheMotorman80 right, but when you have to pay more to get it, who cares if you can get more when you sell it? It's a wash in the end.

At the end of year one the ram started comeing apart then broke front left axel! No shit’ ! So all the loud mouths who came before you my silent friend, they didn’t watch last video. That’s funny🍀

THANK YOU ! You all right..... TUNDRA or TACOMA THE BEST vehicle. My Dream car Mustang, Dodge Ram, Dakota..... But after 5 years enjoy..... They are THE HELLLLLLLLL Vehicle....BECAUSE SHUT DOWN COMPUTER OVER 200 times ...... NO MORE IN MY LIFE....... US Vehicle