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Ram unveils 1500 Lone Star Silver Edition, adds new features to Limited and Longhorn trucks
Ram Truck’s love letter to Texas is getting a bit of a rewrite with the unveiling of a new special edition option. The new 2017 Lone Star Silver Edition will be available on Ram 1500 4×2 and 4×4 Crew Cab pickups with short and long box-length configurations. You’ll also be able to outfit it with […]
October 25, 2016
Ford suspends production of F-150, other models amid sales drop
Just a week after announcing that it would stop production of the Mustang amid sagging sales, Ford is now shutting down production of the F-150 for a week at its Kansas City plant as consumers continue to shy away from the iconic truck. The latest temporary plant shut-down follows news from Ford that overall year-over-year sales […]
October 24, 2016
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How a retired engineer turned a Prius into a pickup
A retired engineer in Florida tired of waiting on Toyota to produce a hybrid pickup has made one of his own. Ruud Hartog, 75, created what he calls his Pruck from a wrecked 2005 Prius, according to the Tampa Bay Times. After spending roughly $5,300 and plenty of time in his garage, Hartog recently emerged […]
October 18, 2016
Pickups
Cummins hit with $60M lawsuit by FCA over defective emissions system in Ram pickups
FCA is suing Cummins for $60 million over a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) system that both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board say is defective and can lead to an increase in emissions. EPA and CARB have been pushing for a recall on 2013-2015 Ram 2500 pickups with a 6.7-liter […]
October 17, 2016
Pickups
GMC unveils 2017 Sierra HD All Terrain X, its most powerful off-roader yet thanks to new 6.6L Duramax
With the introduction of the 2017 Sierra HD All Terrain X, GMC has expanded its premium off-road package to all three of its pickup lines. First introduced for the Sierra 1500 in February and followed by the midsize Canyon in August, the All Terrain X package adds a few performance-enhancing features along with several exterior tweaks. […]
October 14, 2016
Pickups
2017 Ford Super Duty named Truck of Texas atop decent Rodeo showings by Nissan, Ram
Ford’s latest generation Super Duty trucks picked up a major boost of confidence this week as the winner of the Texas Auto Writers Association’s (TAWA) “Truck of Texas”. It’s the 13th time Ford F-Series pickups have won the award, which TAWA President Nic Phillips said went to the 2017 Super Duty due to the truck’s […]
October 14, 2016
Pickups
Testing Toyo’s jobsite-tuned Open Country C/T commercial pickup tire
Toyo Tire U.S.A. is taking aim at jobsite pickups nationwide with its newest offering—a new commercial grade tire for half-ton and one-tons the company added to its Open County tire line this summer. I mounted a set of Open Country C/T (245/70R17) provided by Toyo in September—barely a month after their debut—to my F-150 for an extended […]
October 13, 2016
Pickups
Nissan unveils the Texas Titan, a chromed-out package for its new pickups
After Nissan’s new Titan was named Truck of the Year by the Texas Auto Writers Association last fall in the pickup’s first model year following the first design refresh in more than a decade, Nissan decided to dedicate a special package to the Lone Star State. The new Texas Titan package will be available on 2017 […]
October 12, 2016
Pickups
Ford’s F-150 brake defect troubles continue as NHTSA expands investigation to newer models
A brake problem in Ford F-150 pickups is apparently a bigger issue than first realized. Earlier this year Ford issued a safety recall to address front brake loss in certain model year 2013 and 2014 F-150 trucks with 3.5-liter engines. Nearly 300,000 pickups were recalled and Ford reported the problem was caused by the loss of […]
October 12, 2016
Pickups
Guy manages to impale his F-350 while loading it onto a trailer
If there ever was a truck fail video that begs the question, ‘What were they thinking?’ this is it. The driver of an F-350 starts at the top of a steep driveway and—well, you’ll see the rest below as he attempts to drive the truck onto a flatbed trailer. Note to driver: While you can […]
October 11, 2016
Pickups
Hennessey unveils 600-hp, 6-wheel 2017 Ford VelociRaptor
How do you make Ford’s beastly 2017 Raptor even more beastly? How about throwing a couple more wheels on the rear end? That’s just what Hennessey has done with the head-turning 2017 VelociRaptor 6×6. Based on the 2017 F-150 Raptor, the VelociRaptor 6×6 boosts Ford’s already impressive 450 horsepower to 600-plus thanks to a twin turbo […]
October 7, 2016
Pickups
GM reveals most powerful Duramax diesel yet by having 2017 Silverado HD tow giant American flag, break world record
After teasing an engine update with the June unveiling of a new front end design for both the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD featuring a functional hood scoop, General Motors has revealed all the details on a new, more powerful 6.6-liter Duramax V8 diesel. This new Duramax boasts 445 horsepower at 2,850 rpm and 910 […]
October 5, 2016
Pickups
Chevy unveils Colorado ZH2, a camo-clad, fuel-cell pickup designed with the Army
After announcing the project last month, General Motors and the U.S. Army have taken the wraps off of their heavily modified, hydrogen fuel-cell-powered Chevrolet Colorado. Calling it the “most extreme off-road-capable fuel-cell-powered electric vehicle” GM has ever produced, the Colorado ZH2 was unveiled at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). The […]
October 4, 2016
Pickups
Ford reveals 2017 F-150 Raptor power ratings with leaps in HP and torque
Ford introduced the 2017 F-150 Raptor all the way back in January 2015. And though the truck’s striking new design and aluminum body dominated headlines at the time, the new engine powering it has become a much bigger story in the time since. The new Raptor is powered by the second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 paired […]
October 3, 2016
Pickups
Ram unveils Rebel TRX: 575-hp, high-speed off-road concept is its most powerful half-ton ever
It was only fitting that at the Texas State Fair this week Ram would reveal its most powerful half-ton pickup yet—the Rebel TRX concept truck. Jim Morrison, head of the Ram Brand for FCA North America, called the TRX the ultimate high-speed, off-road truck. And it certainly has the specs to back that up. The Rebel […]
September 30, 2016
Pickups
Production of 1950s Chevy NAPCO, the Bowtie’s first 4×4, resurrected by Legacy Trucks (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Legacy Trucks in Wyoming continues to attract attention for its restored and customized classic American pickups. Though it’s best known for restoring early Dodge Power Wagons, the company continues to take on new projects, including more recently General Motor’s first commercially produced 4×4 pickups. Not long after Dodge Power Wagons blazed a successful path in […]
September 23, 2016
Pickups
Ram unveils very slick 2017 Night Package 1500 with black-out features
Later this year Ram will begin production on a special edition pickup based on the 1500 Sport model. Designed to provide a customized look straight from the factory, the 2017 Ram 1500 Night Package adds several blacked-out features to give a distinctive, and quite pleasing to be honest, look to one of five available shades: Bright Silver […]
September 20, 2016
Pickups
2017 Ford F-150 Raptor more capable, versatile thanks to new shocks developed with FOX
In the run-up to the fall release of the redesigned F-150 Raptor, Ford has released details of the truck’s new shocks, developed with FOX suspension, along with a video demonstrating their capabilities. RELATED >> VIDEO: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor shreds smarter with 6 new terrain modes Ford says these new shocks are larger than those found […]
September 16, 2016
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