We won't deny the bravery of the 2024 Ford F-150 competitors: It's daunting to go up against America's best-selling truck for 46 years in a row1 with best-in-class maximum towing capabilities.2 The Ford F-150 competitors have a lot of work cut out for them, but the Ford F-150 sees work as something to eagerly face head-on.
See how the 2024 Ford F-150 competitors struggle against a truck that's been America's overall best-selling vehicle – pickup truck or otherwise – for 41 years,1 then visit Clement Ford for a powerful test drive.
The Silverado has been the F-150 truck's main competition for decades. However, when considering it as one of the 2024 Ford F-150 competitors, there's hardly any competition: The Silverado 1500 can only tow up to 13,300 pounds3 compared to the F-150 max towing capacity of 13,500.2 This Chevy truck also lacks hybrid options and supercharged performance packages (like the Raptor R or FP700 package that takes a V-8-powered F-150 to 700 horsepower) and offers a standard 7-inch infotainment touch screen vs. the F-150 truck's standard 12-inch touch display.
The GMC Sierra 1500 is the Chevy Silverado 1500 with a new set of clothes. Unfortunately for it, a luxury-oriented outfit isn't enough to close the gap when considering available luxury-lined F-150 trims like the F-150 Platinum. As one of the 2024 Ford F-150 competitors, the GMC Sierra 1500 shares the same drawbacks as the Silverado 1500, including no supercharged V-8 options, a lower maximum towing capacity of 13,300 pounds,3 and lesser standard features like a 7-inch touch screen.
12,750 pounds4 of towing; that's all you can get in a Ram 1500. It already loses out to the other 2024 Ford F-150 competitors but does cover ground by offering the supercharged V-8 TRX trim level, which goes toe-to-toe with the Raptor R. However, the Ram 1500 TRX manages a 4.5-second 0-60 mph time, while the F-150 Raptor R does the sprint in 3.9 seconds.5 You'll also only find a standard 5-inch infotainment touch screen in the "normal" Ram 1500 trims. And like the other 2024 Ford F-150 competitors, the Ram 1500 doesn't have a full-hybrid engine (offering mild hybrid enhancement instead), which makes the F-150 the most efficient gas-powered truck here.
| 2024 Ford F-150 | 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 | 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 | 2024 Ram 1500 | |
| Maximum Towing Capacity | Best in Class2 - 13,500 lbs2 | 13,300 lbs3 | 13,300 lbs3 | 12,750 lbs4 |
| Supercharged V-8 | Available | Not Available | Not Available | Available |
| Full Hybrid Engine | Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available - Mild Hybrid is Offered |
| Maximum EPA-Estimated MPG w/ Gasoline (City/Highway/Combined) | 25/25/256 (2023 Rating - 2024 Model not yet rated) | 18/22/207 | 18/22/208 | 20/25/229 |
| Fastest 0-60 MPH Time | 3.9 Seconds5 | 5.4 Seconds10 | 5.4 Seconds11 | 4.5 Seconds |
| Standard Infotainment Touch-Screen Size | 12 in | 7 in | 7 in | 5 in |
| Consecutive Years as America's Best-Selling Truck | 461 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| All-Electric Variant | F-150 Lightning - Available Now | Silverado EV - Not Yet Available | Not Available | Ram 1500 REV - Not Yet Available |
The Ford F-150 is the truck that others are measured against, and now you have a better sense of why this has been the case for multiple decades. To see the many other ways that the 2024 Ford F-150 competitors fall behind the new Ford F-150, visit our Ford dealership today to test-drive a new or used Ford F-150 for sale.
