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Did the US Navy Launch Pickup Trucks Into the Water?February 13, 2019 at 2:52 PM A viral video documents a genuine test conducted by the Navy, but it may not be the best example of wasteful spending.Tags: News, Navy, Truck, Catapult, EMALS, Green New Deal, US Navy Launch Pickup Trucks Into 9 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1978 Toyota TruckFebruary 11, 2019 at 8:00 AM The Toyota Hilux pickup truck first hit the streets in 1968, shoving aside flimsier trucks based on the Corona and Crown within a few years. While the Hilux (or “Hylux”) name got a bit of marketing use by Toyota in North America, this truck was known here as, simply, the Truck. I found this well-worn-but-unrusted […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1978 Toyota Truck appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Colorado, Autos, Truck, Toyota, North America, Denver, 1970s, Toyota Hilux, Corona, Hilux, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, Malaise, Malaise Era, 1978 37 people like this. Like 2019 Ram 1500 ReviewJanuary 22, 2019 at 7:02 PM The Ram isn’t the most powerful, spacious, or affordable of the light-duty, full-size pickup herd, but a modestly equipped version walks all over rivals in terms of ride quality, technology, and cabin comfort.
The post 2019 Ram 1500 Review appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Ram, Truck, Pickup, Ram 1500 30 people like this. Like Torque of the Town: 2019 Ram Heavy DutyJanuary 14, 2019 at 7:45 AM Last year was a bountiful season for truck fans, with two of the Detroit Three introducing new iterations of their half-ton pickups. The twelve months ahead promise an equal amount of abundance – except this time, OEMs are doling out treats from the Heavy Duty cupboard. Back in September, your humble author opined on this […]
The post Torque of the Town: 2019 Ram Heavy Duty appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Ram, Autos, Truck, Detroit, New Cars, Laramie, 4x4, Pickup, News Blog, Tradesman, Power Wagon, Ram 2500, Heavy Duty, Ram 3500, Ram HD, 2019 Ram HD 39 people like this. Like Ace of Base: 2020 Jeep GladiatorDecember 19, 2018 at 8:04 AM You knew this one was coming. The unveiling of Jeep’s first truck in nigh thirty years was a widely anticipated event at the L.A. Auto Show, with our man on the ground reporting at the time that neither man nor beast could get handy to the media area. Gaining admission during the reveal was only slightly […]
The post Ace of Base: 2020 Jeep Gladiator appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: 2020, Autos, Truck, Jeep, Gladiator, News Blog, Towing, Ace of Base, Jeep Gladiator 31 people like this. Like 2019 GMC Sierra AT4’s Off-Road Performance Package Actually Adds PowerDecember 18, 2018 at 1:07 PM If you need to get somewhere off the beaten path just that much more quickly than The Other Guy – or maybe you simply want to one-up your neighbor and their new Sierra AT4 – GMC has an answer for you. Despite being only about three seconds old, The General is already throwing a new […]
The post 2019 GMC Sierra AT4’s Off-Road Performance Package Actually Adds Power appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Truck, Trucks, Sierra, Gmc, Pickup, News Blog, 2019, 6.2L, AT4, AT4 Off-Road Performance Package 20 people like this. Like Research Used Cars Online: 5 Great SitesDecember 15, 2018 at 11:16 AM  Tags: Personal Finance, Money, Advice, Uncategorized, Cars, Car, Vehicles, Tips, Autos, Kelley Blue Book, Truck, Trucks, Save Money, Cost, Ownership, Carfax 137 people like this. Like Volvo Trucks teases the all-electric semi truck it’s bringing to California in 2019December 13, 2018 at 12:44 AM Volvo Trucks released teaser images Wednesday of the electric trucks it plans to bring to California next year as part of a demonstration project, the latest truck manufacturer to publicize its electric plans in the state.
The attraction to California is no accident. The state has set aggressive targets to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions, particularly those generated from tailpipes.
Daimler Trucks North America said in July it would begin testing 20 fully electric heavy- and medi...Tags: TC, Transportation, California, Los Angeles, Tech, Tesla, UPS, Automotive, Long Beach, Truck, Nevada, Volvo, Volvo Trucks, California Air Resources Board, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Freightliner 9 people like this. Like Ace of Base: 2019 Nissan Frontier King Cab S 4×2December 5, 2018 at 8:04 AM The old adage of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” applies to household plumbing, your kid’s Lego creations, and the squeaking ventilation fan in my Dodge Charger. It also applies to the Nissan Frontier pickup, apparently. Seriously. Even though this thing is almost old enough to vote, Nissan is selling them by the boatload. […]
The post Ace of Base: 2019 Nissan Frontier King Cab S 4×2 appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Truck, Nissan, Frontier, Nissan Frontier, S, News Blog, Ace of Base, 4x2 41 people like this. Like Here Are 10 Great Gifts For Your Car LoverNovember 26, 2018 at 4:02 PM  Tags: Work, Auto, Tools, Winter, Diy, Christmas, Holiday, App, 10, Car, Gifts, Repair, Ideas, Giving, Tips, Autos 102 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1984 Dodge Ram 150 Royal SE with Slant-Six engineNovember 26, 2018 at 8:00 AM Can you imagine buying a new full-size Detroit pickup truck with the top luxury trim package and less than 100 horsepower? In 2018, such a truck would be smashed to bits by angry mobs, were it to appear in a showroom, but this half-ton pickup with 95 Slant-Six horses, four-on-the-floor manual transmission, and the Royal […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1984 Dodge Ram 150 Royal SE with Slant-Six engine appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Colorado, Ram, Autos, Dodge Ram, Truck, Dodge, Detroit, Pickup Truck, 1980s, 1984, Pickup, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, Slant Six, Luxury trucks 10 people like this. Like 4 Tips to Get Your Car Ready to Win Black FridayNovember 22, 2018 at 11:00 PM Thanksgiving is in its final hours and now we’re on to the most wonderful time of the year! At least that’s how some people feel. The holiday season officially begins with the annual shopping brawl universally known as Black Friday. To win Black Friday, you need a strategy. And that includes your vehicle. Before you head out, here are some tips to get your car ready to help you win the day:
Be prepared for anything with a full tank of gas
It’s hard to get up early, and you may end up running ...Tags: Black Friday, Auto, Shopping, Advice, Traffic, Help, Car, Autos, Truck, Trucks, Shop, Pack, Seasonal, Car Safety, Car Care, Openbay 28 people like this. Like Your vehicle needs this holiday road-trip maintenance checklistNovember 21, 2018 at 7:00 PM This Thanksgiving, AAA projects that roughly 48.5 million Americans will travel by automobile or more towards their destination. That’s the highest volume in over 12 years. Before you head out, make sure your vehicle is ready to go by checking this quick holiday road-trip checklist. If needed, make an appointment to have your car looked at by a professional mechanic.
Quick Road-Trip Checklist
Battery: Measure It’s Strength
Car batteries draw more energy while operating in the winter months. ...Tags: Travel, Thanksgiving, Advice, Cars, Holiday, Maintenance, Traffic, Automotive, Tips, Autos, Truck, Lincoln, North America, Travel Tips, Seasonal, Road Trip 40 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1999 Acura SLXNovember 5, 2018 at 8:14 AM Even though we’ve just had two Japanese Junkyard Finds in a row, I’ve been searching for a discarded Acura SLX for so long that I had to share this ’99 in Denver immediately. As the 1990s progressed, it became clear to vehicle manufacturers who did business in North America that they had to sell luxury […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1999 Acura SLX appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Colorado, SUV, Autos, Truck, Awd, 4wd, Honda, North America, Denver, 1990s, 1999, Acura, Isuzu, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find 12 people like this. Like Finish What You StartSeptember 27, 2018 at 2:00 AM If you drive less than an hour outside of any major city in America, you will very quickly begin to see a different world. Typically, in the best neighborhoods and areas, the lawns are well maintained and there is not much to see beyond trees, flowers, and shrubs. However, when you start getting into poorer neighborhoods outside of major cities, you begin to see things like automobiles on blocks rusting in front yards and the landscape looks a lot different. I’ve ridden through these neighborhoo...Tags: Featured, Washington, Advertising, Careers, America, Los Angeles, Goal Setting, Hillary Clinton, United States, Truck, Michigan, EC, Lawyers, Career Advice, Programmers, Law Firm 33 people like this. Like Hey, Ford built a self-driving truck too!September 26, 2018 at 7:10 PM  Tags: Travel, Transportation, Design, Automotive, Ford, Truck, Concept, F-vision 90 people like this. Like Volvo’s Vera makes trucking autonomous and safeSeptember 18, 2018 at 6:00 PM  Tags: Transportation, Design, Tesla, Autonomous, Automotive, Truck, Volvo, Concept, Vera, Self Driving, Einride, Volvo Vera 106 people like this. Like The Mercedes-Benz Vision Urbanetic explores modular mobilitySeptember 11, 2018 at 7:45 PM  Tags: Transportation, Motorola, Design, Car, Automotive, Truck, Popular, Vision, Modular, Mercedes Benz, Vehicle, Mercedes Benz Vision Urbanetic, Urbanetic 55 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge B250 Leopard VanSeptember 10, 2018 at 8:00 AM I see two types of distinctively Coloradan sticker-covered vehicles in Denver-area self-service wrecking yards. One type is the stony-ass wastoidmobile Subaru plastered with decals from cannabis dispensaries, vape-juice shops, and microbreweries. The other is the battered outdoorsy Detroit truck, plastered with decals from mountain-bike shops, ski resorts, rafting outfitters, and environmental causes. These types tend […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge B250 Leopard Van appeared first on The ...Tags: Colorado, Ram, Autos, Truck, Dodge, Detroit, Denver, Subaru, 1980s, 1986, Van, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, Dodge Van, 1986 Dodge Van 7 people like this. Like 2019 Chevrolet Silverado first driveAugust 13, 2018 at 1:40 PM There’s a lot to tell in our 2019 Chevrolet Silverado first drive review, from new engine options, new chassis and suspension design, new bed and tailgate features, new trailering tools, and new trim levels. Dive in and learn.
The post 2019 Chevrolet Silverado first drive appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Truck, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Silverado, Silverado, Pickup, Half-ton 24 people like this. Like 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Full Line first driveAugust 13, 2018 at 1:40 PM There’s a lot to tell in our 2019 Chevrolet Silverado first drive review, from new engine options, new chassis and suspension design, new bed and tailgate features, new trailering tools, and new trim levels. Dive in and learn.
The post 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Full Line first drive appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Truck, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Silverado, Silverado, Pickup, Half-ton 7 people like this. Like Department of the Interior: 2019 Ford RangerAugust 9, 2018 at 2:58 PM Today, readers, we learn the value of keeping browser tabs open. This is a more fruitful activity than, say, leaving a bag of potato chips open — which inevitably leads to soggy crisps. While viewing the not-yet-ready-for-public-consumption Ford Ranger on Tuesday, a site promptly pulled down by the Blue Oval, we learned of the upcoming […]
The post Department of the Interior: 2019 Ford Ranger appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Ford, Autos, Truck, Interior, Blue Oval, Ford Ranger, Pickup, News Blog, 2019, 2019 Ford Ranger, Lariat, XLT 20 people like this. Like Cleverest Girl? F-150 Limited Gets Raptor PowerJuly 26, 2018 at 11:37 AM The F-150 Limited – which is, naturally, limited only to the number they can sell – currently sits atop the truck’s totem pole, usurping the King Ranch and Platinum as the most expensive half-ton F-Series pickup. This will last until the boffins at Ford dream up a new super-lux trim called the Rhodium Precious Bullion […]
The post Cleverest Girl? F-150 Limited Gets Raptor Power appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Power, Luxury, Ford, Autos, F-150, Truck, Trucks, New Cars, EcoBoost, Limited, Pickup, News Blog, Raptor, Product Planning 22 people like this. Like 2018 Toyota Tundra 4×4 SR5 TRD Sport Review – For the Long HaulJuly 25, 2018 at 12:38 PM I’d like to think of myself as a reasonably enlightened being. Despite living my entire life in the cultural wasteland known to coastal elites as “flyover country,” I’ve somehow avoided marrying kin and sought to broaden my views on any number of subjects. However, some of my neighbors are doing their best to keep the […]
The post 2018 Toyota Tundra 4×4 SR5 TRD Sport Review – For the Long Haul appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Reviews, Autos, Truck, Toyota, Trucks, Car Reviews, Tundra, 2018 Toyota Tundra, TRD Sport Review 19 people like this. Like Autonomous driving is here to transform the lumber industryJuly 16, 2018 at 5:00 PM  Tags: Transportation, Design, Sweden, Autonomous, Automotive, Nvidia, Truck, Wood, Log, Self Driving, Lumber, Robots/Drones, Einride, T-Log 83 people like this. Like 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro reviewJune 16, 2018 at 9:00 AM Toyota’s range-topping Tacoma combines beefier hardware with smarter software for impressive off-road capability. In this 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Review, we put the hardcore taco to the test on a wide range of terrain.
The post 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro review appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Truck, Toyota, Tacoma, Off-road, Rubicon, Jeep Wrangler, Pickup, Trd Pro, Colorado ZR2, Tacoma TRD Pro 11 people like this. Like 2019 Chevrolet Silverado first drive reviewMay 21, 2018 at 12:33 PM Our 2019 Chevrolet Silverado first drive review focuses on Chevrolet’s all-new 2.7-liter direct-injected turbo four-cylinder engine, and the dynamic fuel-management tech introduced on the 5.3-liter and 6.2-liter V8 engines.
The post 2019 Chevrolet Silverado first drive review appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Turbo, Truck, Chevy, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Silverado, Silverado 27 people like this. Like Why self-driving trucks will take over before self-driving carsMay 8, 2018 at 6:00 AM Instead of worrying about the safety of self-driving passenger cars, take a look at the trucking industry, where autonomous vehicles are now operating under controlled conditions, and which will likely be the first major rollout of level 4 autonomous technology.
The post Why self-driving trucks will take over before self-driving cars appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Autonomous, Truck, Self-driving, TuSimple 19 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1995 Jeep Cherokee Right-hand DriveApril 23, 2018 at 8:00 AM The XJ Jeep Cherokee has been in production for nearly 35 years (if you count the BAW Knight S12, which I do) and remains very popular as a daily driver in Colorado, so I see many discarded examples in Denver-area wrecking yards. It takes a special XJ to inspire me to shoot photographs for this […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1995 Jeep Cherokee Right-hand Drive appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Japan, Colorado, SUV, Autos, Truck, Awd, 4wd, Denver, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, 1990s, Cherokee, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, All Wheel Drive 24 people like this. Like Volkswagen’s Atlas Tanoak concept is a short-bed pickup truck dreamMarch 28, 2018 at 2:30 PM Volkswagen debuted a concept pickup truck at the New York Auto Show this week, and the Atlas-based design features a short bed design, based on VW’s MQB platform. It’s basically the Atlas 7-seater SUV with the back cut off and a small (but versatile) truck bed in place of the SUV’s cargo storage and third seating row – but that could be exactly the right balance to strike if Volkswagen wants to make a pickup that’s attractive to U.S. consumers.
The Atlas Tanoak, named after a type of tree found ...Tags: TC, Transportation, New York, Tech, Atlas, Automotive, Vw, Transport, Truck, Automotive Industry, Volkswagen, Honda, New York Auto Show, Pacific Coast, Honda Ridgeline Heck 11 people like this. Like |
