Which Trucks Were Named '2024 Best Buy Award' Winners?

Following a year of expert testing of nearly every new and redesigned vehicle available in the United States, Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company, announced the winners of the 2024 Best Buy Awards.

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Ford took home three of the four truck-based awards for its 10th annual accolades. 

Kelley Blue Book's annual Best Buy Awards are based on the analysis of vehicle-related data including: 

• Vehicle pricing.
• Consumer reviews and ratings
• Five-Year Cost to Own information, which includes depreciation, insurance, maintenance, financing, fuel, fees and taxes for new cars.
• Vehicle sales information.

2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Trucks 

Check out which trucks were named top models and why Kelley Blue Book made the selections.

Best Compact Truck: 2024 Ford Maverick

Ford didn't invent the compact pickup; they just reminded everyone how much Americans missed having the option. The 2024 Ford Maverick provides light-duty pickup goodness in an attractive package with multiple personalities. Its compact size easily slips into parking spaces often too small for a full-size truck, and its lower ride height means loading the bed doesn't require body-builder-size arms.

Best Midsize Truck: 2024 Toyota Tacoma

With this all-new generation of the Tacoma, Toyota has seamlessly blended refinement, comfort, and excellent road manners with tough-truck capability and incredible power. And even though the truck is completely new for 2024, it still has that familiar Toyota feel.

Best Full-Size Truck: 2024 Ford F-150

Ford loads up the 2024 Ford F-150 with technology while electrifying the lineup with a hybrid and fully electric model. Amid this transformation, Ford continues to exceed buyers' expectations. Whether it's a basic work truck, an opulent people mover, a capable off-roader, or something in between, Ford offers an F-150 to do the job. There is good reason Kelley Blue Book is naming the 2024 F-150 a Best Buy Award winner among full-size trucks for the 10th consecutive year: Year after year, it sets the bar for capability, fuel economy, and technology.

Best Electric Truck: 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning

The electric pickup truck segment is still relatively new but growing yearly. The all-electric version of the perennially best-selling Ford F-Series is a great buy for its reasonable pricing, impressive range, and advanced tech features.