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Americans are obsessed with $80,000 pickup trucks — here are the most luxurious ones on the market

Americans are spending an average of $46,844 on pickups, beating out the starting price of luxury SUVs.

When it comes to trucks, American buyers are willing to splurge.

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Consumers are spending an average of $46,844 on pickup trucks, higher than the starting price of most luxury SUVs. Some trucks are hitting the market with $80,000 price tags for features like panoramic glass roofs.

It's a pricey market that isn't showing any signs of slowing down. In 2016, pickups and SUVs accounted for 35% of all cars and trucks sold in the US.

We rounded up the most luxurious pickups on the market — scroll down for a closer look.

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1. Ford's Super Duty Limited truck line starts at $80,835. Below is the $87,100 F-450 that's capable of lugging 30,000 pounds.

For that price, the F-450 Limited comes standard with high-tech features. It has adaptive cruise control, lane-keep alert, adaptive steering, and forward-collision warning.

It also comes with a back-up camera surrounded by a dark-wood dashboard. The steering wheel is wrapped in leather, and customers can customize the two-tone leather seats.

There's even a panoramic glass roof!

Ford's F-250 XL starts at $32,890, but the Super Duty Limited line shows that buyers are willing to spend luxury prices for a bespoke truck experience.

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2. Ram this month unveiled 2018 updates for its two most popular models at the State Fair of Texas. The Laramie Longhorn Southfork, below, starts at $51,220.

The Laramie Longhorn Southfork edition comes with leather seats with a leather-wrapped steering wheel, ash-wood accents, and suede headliner. It comes with an 8.4-inch touchscreen that supports 4G WiFi, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto.

3. Ram's Heavy Duty Lone Star Silver edition starts at $46,130. It comes with a luxury chrome grille, chrome side-view mirrors, and vinyl bucket seats.

You can also opt to install a bench seat to fit up to six passengers inside.

4. Lastly, the 2018 GMC Sierra Denali starts at $53,905. It comes available with a 4G LTE WiFi hotspot and wireless charging.

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The Denali comes with semiautonomous features like lane-keep assist, cruise control, and front and rear park assist. It also comes with an 8-inch touchscreen display that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, as well as a full-color instrument cluster.

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