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

wickedstangs

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/" rel="tag">Dodge</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/jeep/" rel="tag">Jeep</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-jeep-grand-cherokee/#3336666"><img width="305" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="203" border="1" alt="2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/01-texas.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-150-first-drive/#3403276"><img width="305" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="203" border="1" alt="2011 Ford F-150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/02-texas-1288027197.jpg" /></a> <strong><em><small><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small> 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2011 Ford F-150 - click either image for high-res gallery</small></em></strong></div>
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Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/jeep">Jeep</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ram">Ram</a> have new feathers to stick in their caps. The Texas Auto Writers Association has voted Ford the official Truck Line of Texas, while the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/grand cherokee">2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee</a> has landed the title of SUV of Texas. Despite FoMoCo's line of top-notch trucks, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ram laramie longhorn">2011 Ram Laramie Longhorn</a> 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. <br />
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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 T<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/tacoma">oyota Tacoma</a> Double Cab 4x2 Texas Edition, Luxury Pickup Truck: 2011 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn, Heavy Duty Pickup Truck: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/ram+hd">2011 Ram Power Wagon Crew Cab 4x4</a>, and Outstanding Feature: Ford/ <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/07/myford-touch-proves-that-the-shape-of-things-to-come-is-awesome/">MyFord Touch</a>.<br />
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This year's big winners make plenty of sense to us, as Ford has crammed the F-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.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-jeep-grand-cherokee">Review: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-jeep-grand-cherokee/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/01jeepgc2011review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-jeep-grand-cherokee/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/02jeepgc2011review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-jeep-grand-cherokee/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/03jeepgc2011review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-jeep-grand-cherokee/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/04jeepgc2011review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-jeep-grand-cherokee/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/05jeepgc2011review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost">2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost-large003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost-large004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost-large005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost-large006_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost-large008_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Zach Bowman and </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Jeremy Korzeniewski / Copyright (C)2010 AOL.</small></strong></em><br />
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[Sources: Chrysler, Ford, <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/10/ford-and-ram-win-in-texas-truck-awards.html">Pickuptrucks.com</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/25/jeep-grand-cherokee-named-suv-of-texas-ford-named-winning-tr/">Jeep Grand Cherokee named 'SUV of Texas,' Ford named winning 'Truck Line'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/25/jeep-grand-cherokee-named-suv-of-texas-ford-named-winning-tr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19688183/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/25/jeep-grand-cherokee-named-suv-of-texas-ford-named-winning-tr/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>


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