Pickup trucks form a significant part of the U.S. automotive market. They regularly top the bestselling vehicle charts, and they boast some of the strongest owner loyalty scores.
They’re also moneymakers for OEMs. For instance, a 2025 F-150 crew cab with four-wheel drive starts at about $50,000, and it’s entirely possible to approach—if not exceed—$100,000 with some upgrades.
If you want a better idea of just how pricey these utility vehicles can be, take a look at this roundup of the major brands’ most expensive pickups for 2025 in the light-duty and heavy-duty categories. We’ve listed the base price—including mandatory destination charges—for the priciest trim level, but we have not included any optional features, which could add thousands more to the total bill (many of these trucks already come fairly well loaded with the top infotainment systems, wood trim, and lots of safety features anyway).
The Most Expensive Light-Duty Trucks in 2025
In determining which trucks qualify as light-duty, we relied on the EPA’s definition—that is, any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds or less. We didn’t include the Nissan Titan, the Honda Ridgeline, or any compact or midsize trucks, as they all have considerably lower price tags than anything you’ll find on this list.
- 2025 Ford F-150 Raptor R: $112,825
- 2025 Ram 1500 Tungsten: $89,070
- 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate: $86,690
- 2025 Toyota Tundra Capstone: $82,670
- 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2: $71,995
- The Most Expensive Heavy-Duty Trucks in 2025
- 2025 GMC Hummer EV Pickup 3X: $106,945
- 2024 Tesla Cybertruck Cyberbeast: $103,490
- 2024 Rivian R1T Tri: $99,900
- 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST Max Range: $97,895
- 2024 Ram 3500 Limited Mega Cab: $90,930
- 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum: $88,085
- Why Are Pickup Trucks So Expensive?
2025 Ford F-150 Raptor R: $112,825
At the top of Ford’s ever-popular F-150 line sits the Raptor R, the most off-road-oriented version of the line-up. It boasts a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 engine that puts out 720 horsepower, plus big tires and a high-riding suspension system. It’s meant to tackle—or maybe bowl over—just about any kind of terrain.
2025 Ram 1500 Tungsten: $89,070
The top-of-the-line Ram 1500 stands apart from the rest of the lineup, not only with its swanky interior but with its distinctive front end, featuring an integrated body-color bumper that makes it look a little like an SUV. With its inline-six engine, the Ram 1500 Tungsten puts out 540 horsepower.
2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate: $86,690
The GMC Sierra 1500 Denali is a proper luxury truck, with its adaptive suspension, Super Cruise hands-free driver-assistance tech, 13.4-inch touchscreen powered by Google built-in software, massaging front seats, and 22-inch machined alloy wheels. The standard 6.2-liter V8 offers sufficient grunt, but shoppers can opt for a torquey Duramax turbodiesel and save a few grand.
2025 Toyota Tundra Capstone: $82,670
The top-trim Tundra is the only pickup on our list to feature a traditional hybrid drivetrain (though Ford offers one in certain versions of its half-ton F-Series truck). This motor-enhanced twin-turbo 3.4-liter V6 produces 437 horsepower, which is decent but nothing to write home about. What the Tundra Capstone lacks in outright power, it makes up for in fuel economy, at 20 mpg combined, according to EPA estimates (for reference, a Ford Raptor R sees 12 mpg combined, and the 1500 Tungsten returns 17).
2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2: $71,995
If you’re looking for a truck with off-road capabilities, the Chevy Silverado 1500 ZR2 is a good pick, complete with a factory lift, 33-inch all-terrain tires, Multimatic dampers, and aggressive skid plates. All that gear demands a premium over a crew-cab Silverado 1500 High Country 4x4—the poshest model in the lineup. The ZR2’s pair of available engines—a 420-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 and a 305-horsepower diesel engine—should look familiar from the aforementioned GMC.
The Most Expensive Heavy-Duty Trucks in 2025
The heavy-duty category has been skewed by the recent arrival of several electric pickups, which, thanks to their hefty battery packs, surpass the EPA’s 8,500-pound GVWR limit for light-duty vehicles. That said, a model such as the Ford F-150 Lightning is the same size as the light-duty F-150 and isn’t as capable, so the term is definitely up for interpretation. Here, we stuck with the EPA’s definition for full-size heavy-duty trucks.
2025 GMC Hummer EV Pickup 3X: $106,945
The GMC Hummer EV Pickup weighs nearly 10,000 pounds—that’s, like, three Chevy Malibus—its roof panels can be removed, and it has four-wheel steering, which allows it to move diagonally in a crab-like fashion at low speeds. The 3X model comes with three electric motors and a battery that’s good for 312 miles of range on a full charge. Engaging the Watts to Freedom (WTF) mode allows this American brute to zip to 60 mph in about 3.0 seconds.
2024 Tesla Cybertruck Cyberbeast: $103,490
There’s truly nothing quite like the Cybertruck. If its polarizing design, stainless steel body panels, and minimalist interior aren’t enough to wow you, buckle up and hold on while the Cyberbeast launches you to 60 mph in just 2.6 seconds. The Cybertruck’s 8,800-plus-pound GVWR puts it at the lighter end of the heavy-duty truck class and its towing capacity of 11,000 pounds is impressive for an EV, but it’s not nearly as much as a gas- or a diesel-powered HD truck can handle.
2024 Rivian R1T Tri: $99,900
The all-electric R1T is capable of lugging a trailer weighing 11,000 pounds and reaching 60 mph in just 2.9 seconds—but not at the same time. The appropriately named three-motor Tri model is currently the priciest offering, capable of eking out 371 miles of range on a full charge. Soon, though, a 1,025-horsepower four-motor variant will arrive, and it’s sure to have a price tag north of $100,000.
2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST Max Range: $97,895
Chevrolet’s most expensive HD pickup is not a swanky Silverado 3500, rather the 1500-size electric Silverado. Offering up to 460 miles on a full charge, the lineup-topping RST features the same crab walk function as the GMC Hummer EV, though Chevy calls it Sidewinder.
2024 Ram 3500 Limited Mega Cab: $90,930
The only non-electric heavy-duty truck to make our list is the Ram 3500, though its place on this list is tenuous: The truck maker will soon have its own EV, which may very well cost more than 90 grand in some trims. For now, though, the largest Ram 3500 Limited is the most expensive. It’s a burly towing beast, with its standard Cummins turbodiesel engine, and it can be configured to tow so much that you’ll need a commercial driver’s license for this workhorse, because it has a torque rating of up to 1,075 lb-ft.
2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum: $88,085
Introduced for the 2022 model year, the Ford F-150 Lightning was among the first all-electric pickup trucks to hit the market, but the competition has leapfrogged it in terms of range estimates. The fanciest version of the F-150 Lightning can travel up to only 300 miles on a full charge, but it’s a relative bargain compared to the competition.
Why Are Pickup Trucks So Expensive?
This is a tough question to answer. For one thing, the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices, or MSRPs, for all vehicles have gone up in recent years for multiple reasons. For another, part of the cost for a pickup truck comes down to the sheer amount of materials needed to build one. Many of the trucks on this list are massive, weighing 6,000 pounds or more—that’s a lot of metal, plastic, glass, rubber, carpeting, and leather, not to mention batteries. These trucks are hardly short on tech, luxury, or safety features—some of them offer hands-free driving assistance, for instance—and all those things cost money.
The truck market is also booming, with consumer demand always high, which only incentivizes automakers to offer costly models with hefty product margins. And consumers must be willing to pay obscene amounts for them, otherwise automakers wouldn’t continue to offer more and more expensive models.
