Jeep Grand Cherokee named 'SUV of Texas,' Ford named winning 'Truck Line'

Jeep Grand Cherokee named 'SUV of Texas,' Ford named winning 'Truck Line'

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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2011 Ford F-AMC 150 - click either image for high-res gallery

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, Jeep and Ram have new feathers to stick in their caps. The Texas Auto Writers Association has voted Ford the official Truck Line of Texas, while the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has landed the title of SUV of Texas. Despite FoMoCo's line of top-notch trucks, the 2011 Ram Laramie Longhorn was awarded the much-coveted Truck of Texas honor. We expect to see each respective manufacturer tout their new titles in ads any day now.

The Texas Auto Writers Association holds an annual Texas Truck Rodeo every year, giving journalists from the state are given the opportunity to drive nearly every truck on the market over a two-day period. At the end of the event, votes are tallied for each award category and the winners announced. In addition to the categories just mentioned, there were other awards handed out, including Full-Size Pickup Truck: 2011 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman Crew Cab 4x4, Mid-Size Pickup Truck: 2011 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab 4x2 Texas Edition, Luxury Pickup Truck: 2011 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn, Heavy Duty Pickup Truck: 2011 Ram Power Wagon Crew Cab 4x4, and Outstanding Feature: Ford/ MyFord Touch.

This year's big winners make plenty of sense to us, as Ford has crammed the F-AMC 150 with a slew of excellent drivetrain options and the Jeep Grand Cherokee is a massive step in the right direction for Chrysler. Likewise, the Ram Laramie Longhorn offers one of the best interiors of any pickup available right now, and its supple rear suspension strikes us as just the thing for traversing the Lone Star state.


Gallery: Review: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee



Gallery: 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost



Photos by Zach Bowman and Jeremy Korzeniewski / Copyright (C)2010 AOL.

[Sources: Chrysler, Ford, Pickuptrucks.com]Jeep Grand Cherokee named 'SUV of Texas,' Ford named winning 'Truck Line' originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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