CARS.COM — Pickup trucks aren’t known for penny-pinching fuel economy, and hauling heavy stuff or towing a trailer only makes it worse. So, the bigger the fuel tank, the fewer times you have to stop to fuel up your vehicle.
With most vehicles, including passenger cars, SUVs and mid-size pickups, one fuel tank usually fits all. With full-size pickups, though, buyers may have options in fuel tank capacity. On some trucks, the size of the fuel tank hinges on which engine or cargo box length you choose. Here’s what’s available for gas tank sizes on the 2017 trucks.
Ford F-150 Standard:23.0 gallons Available: 26.0 gallons (included on Raptor models) 36.0 gallons (optional on all trim levels and body styles except XL and XLT regular cabs with 122-inch wheelbase)
Ford F-250, F-350 SuperDuty Standard:34.0 gallons (regular cabs and SuperCabs with gas engines; SuperCab with diesel engines and 164-inch wheelbases; crew cabs with 160-inch wheelbases) Available: 29.0 gallons (included on diesel engines in regular cabs and SuperCabs with 142- and 148-inch wheelbases); 48.0 gallons (included on crew cabs with 176-inch wheelbases)
GMC Sierra 1500 Standard: 26.0 gallons Available: 34.0 gallons (included on regular cabs with 8-foot boxes)
Ram 1500 Standard: 26.0 gallons Available: 32.0 gallons (included with 8-foot cargo boxes; optional on models with 6-foot 4-inch or 5-foot 7-inch cargo boxes; not available with 3.0-liter diesel V-6s)
Ram 2500, 3500 Standard: 31.0 gallons (models with 6-foot 4-inch cargo boxes) Available: 28.0 gallons (included with diesel engines on regular cabs); 32.0 gallons (included with 8-foot cargo boxes)
Toyota Tundra Standard: 26.4 gallons (SR, SR5 models) Available: 38.0 gallons (included on Limited, TRD Pro, 1794 Edition and Platinum trim levels; optional on SR5 models)
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Rick Popely
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