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2011 Dodge Durango Images Released
New images of the 2011 Dodge Durango have been released, showing the new SUV in a fetching shade of red. Along with the firetruck hue, there’s shots of the new model’s interior in Citadel trim, and like the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, it looks better than anything that’s come out of the Chrysler stable…
SEMA Preview: Chevy Camaro, Silverado HD to Take Center Stage for GM
Chevrolet has revealed on its Facebook page a selection of vehicles that will be on display at the SEMA Show in just a few weeks time. These aren’t the “official” Chevy SEMA Show cars (those ones tend to be much more tame, with a near-production look), but we have to think Chevy will again be…
BMW To Promote Build-To-Order Program For 2011 X3
While custom ordering a car is popular in Europe, American buyers tend to purchase their cars from dealer inventory. BMW is looking to reverse that trend with their 2011 X3, and will be heavily promoting their build-to-order program when the vehicle launches later this year. The build-to-order program allows customers to order the exact options,…
Chevrolet Suburban’s 75th Anniversary Edition Suffers Quality Problems
Chevrolet‘s venerable Suburban is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a special edition, but if you want to let your neighbors know that you went to the trouble of getting one of 2,200 special editions made by Chevrolet, you may run into some problems. It turns out that the special ““Suburban Diamond Edition 75 Years” badges…
2011 Ford F-150 Claims Fuel Economy Crown Thanks To V6
Ford is claiming that the new 2011 F-150 will get best in class fuel economy despite no EPA verified mileage figures. Ford states that the 3.7L V6 model will return 16 mpg in town and 23 mpg on the highway. By comparison a 2011 Ram with a 3.7L V6 will get 14 mpg in the…
BMW X4 Concept To Bow Next Year
After the sucess of BMW‘s X6, the Bavarian auto maker is set to unveil an X4 concept sometime in 2011, to test consumer reaction to the smaller coupe/SUV. A vague sketch of the X4 has been released and it looks like a cross between the 5 Series GT and the X6. The X6 has already…
Volkswagen Launches Touraeg Exclusive For German Market
Volkswagen‘s Touraeg SUV hasn’t found too much love from consumers, but it’s an attractive, if somewhat pricey option in the upscale SUV market. VW has a new “Exclusive” package for the German market, and comes with your choice of 19″ or 20″ wheels, chrome or silver roof rails, Olive wood trim and special leather seats…
2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Priced from $41,550
And, after what’s seemed like an eternity for truck enthusiasts, the Blue Oval has also, finally announced pricing for the 2011 Raptor.
Toyota Tacoma X-Runner RTR Revealed Ahead of SEMA Debut With Supercharged 5.7L V8
Built as a SEMA 2010 project, Toyota has been prepping their Tacoma X-Runner RTR and did some baseline test runs out at Pomona this past Tuesday. For those unaware of this project, Toyota was basically looking at producing a “ready to race” Toyota Tacoma X-Runner with the Tundra’s 5.7-liter V8 powerplant. But the fun doesn’t…
Lincoln Considering New Luxury Pickup
If Lincoln does decide to re-enter the pickup market, it will likely be based on the larger S-D pickup -possibly a F-250 3/4 ton truck with a stretched cab, similar to Ram’s current Mega Cab.
Toyota Issues Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) for Tundra ‘Bed Bounce’
Although this characteristic is common among all pickup trucks, the Tundra seems to have received more complaints than most.
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Opel Vivaro e-Concept Brings Chevy Volt Technology to Commercial Vehicle Segment
The Vivaro e-Concept is a plug-in, extended range vehicle that uses technology similar to the Chevy Volt.
Regular Cab VW Amarok Pickup Revealed
For commercial buyers, in many respects the regular cab Amarok makes more sense than the crew cab does.
Toyota Tacoma RTR Set for SEMA Debut With Tundra V8 Power
n what perhaps respresents a modern take on the original muscle truck concept – stuffing a big engine in a smaller vehicle, the RTR (which stands for Ready To Race) features a iForce 5.7-liter V-8 dropped between the frame rails of a current Tacoma.
Demand for Pickup Trucks Spurs 39 Percent Sales Gain at GM
However, part of the increase in pickup sales, also reflects demand for GM’s substantially revised 2011 Heavy Duty pickups, which are proving particularly popular.
Mahindra Rejects Global Vehicles’ Pickup Order
Mahindra is also sticking fast to it’s claims that the contract between it and Global has expired and it is free to pursue it’s own channels of distribution for the trucks in the US.
EcoBoost Documentary Designed to Prove High-Tech V6 is Up to The F-150 Challenge
The series begins with a randomly selected engine, that’s flogged on the Dyno for 13,000 hours and subjected to the equivalent of 150,000 miles and 10 years.
Global Vehicles Orders $35 Million Worth of Mahindra Trucks for U.S. Sale
Now that they have, Mahindra still wants to rescind the contract between it and GV, but there’s evidence to suggest that the company’s argument won’t hold up in court.
Ram Laramie Longhorn Edition Adds A New Level of Luxury to the Truck Segment
Automakers are increasingly using targeted consumer events as the location from which to launch a new vehicle and for the past several years the Texas State Fair has (understandably) been one of the more popular venues for pickup truck manufacturers. This year’s event saw the introduction of the new top-trim Dodge Ram Laramie Longhorn edition…
NICB Releases Top 10 Stolen Vehicles For 2009
The National Insurance Crime Bureau released their list of the top 10 stolen cars for 2009 , and the perenial favorites, the Honda Accord, Honda Civic and Toyota Camry are in the Top 10 yet again, taking the top 3 spots respectively. The trade in spare parts, and in the Honda’s case, engines, make them…
Chrysler Plant Workers Caught Drinking, Getting Stoned (Video Inside)
Stories of domestic auto workers showing up to work inebriated, and displaying reckless disregard for the integrity of their job are legion among a generation of consumers who swore off American cars in favor of imports. But that was the pre-internet era, where evidence was mostly anecdotal. Now, The Truth About Cars, via Fox News, has a…
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Daimler to Unveil Electric Commercial Truck Concept at Hannover Auto Show
The result is a zero emission commercial vehicle, one rated at 3.5 ton gross weight.
Ford Releases Official Power Details On F-150 Ecoboost
Ford‘s 3.5L V6 Ecoboost engine, a twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine that will go into the upcoming F-150 pickup, will put out 365 horsepower and a whopping 420 lb-ft of torque at 2500 rpm. The 3.5L V6 may lack the outright grunt of Ford’s 6.2L V8, 90 percent of the power is available from 1,750 to 5,000…
Ford Ranger Officially Being Killed-Off Next Year
Kuzak also went on to state that the small truck market in North America has been declining for years and now represents just two percent of total vehicle sales (it once accounted for around 10 percent)
