Tailgate Up Or Down? GM Tries to Answer Age-Old Pickup Truck Mystery

It’s an age old conundrum among pickup truck owners: tailgate up or down?

We’re talking aerodynamics and fuel economy here, but without personal access to wind tunnels, the evidence most owners have to support their position is anecdotal, at best.

Many split the difference between form and functionality and replace the tailgate with an open net that lets the air through, but not their cargo.

Holydude - 5/21/2013 3:33:57 PM

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A topic all rednecks will appreciate... excuse me while I yawn myself to death.

trmckin - 5/22/2013 9:52:11 AM

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rednecks, government vehicles, small business, etc... The 2nd impacts everyone's pocket in terms of tax dollars and fuel costs so... yawn away. It's a worthy topic considering 3 of the top 5 selling vehicles in the US are half ton trucks. That's a lot of rednecks.

MorePower - 5/21/2013 11:05:56 PM

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Mythbusters covered this in an episode with F150 standard cabs.