It sounded as far-fetched as you could imagine but Toyota came through and followed up on their promise to tow the Space Shuttle. Certainly, it’s one of the landmark events in the life of our technology, even if one of sadness, when a shuttle is retired. Having a Toyota pickup truck present at the event
Toyota Pickups are special. They really are. Despite not selling that great in the United States and not being the most efficient cars out there, they do have their selling points. Top Gear, a car show that specializes in supercars, explosions and improbable races, loves them. And then there’s everybody living anywhere inhospitable. Ranging from
There’s a lot of cars being facelifted every year, receiving some more or less significant details about them in order to keep up with the times. At least’s that’s what it says in the press release, otherwise it’s all done in the interest of resale value. It does however give manufacturer a chance at making
It wouldn’t really be an American motor show without some sort of new and desirable pickup truck making the rounds would it? At this year’s New York Auto Show, Ram debuted the 2013 1500 model which comes forward with quite a few aces up its sleeves. As you’d imagine, some of the new feats and
The Europeans may not be as fascinated of the pickup idea as the Americans but every now and then each company makes a little one and it doesn’t do too bad. The latest in the line of compact pickups comes from Fiat, is called the Strada and will go on sale very soon, so they
The folks over at Ram pickups have plenty of stuff on their mind right now but it seems that the most pressing of the lot would be the prep for the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. That event isn’t as coveted internationally as most other shows are but for the American market it’s quite the show
Roush is the sort of tuner that you pretty much naturally associate with Ford and their sporty models like the Mustang or, a long time ago, the GT supercar. With that in mind, when they announce some tweaking of one Blue Oval product it’s not that big a deal or surprise. This announcement however is
Since the unveiling took place at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show, the American nature of the show was obvious and isn’t something you’d want to overlook. The miniature car makers at Smart however may have gone a little overboard with a stereotype they’ve planted on the American market, the fact they love pickup trucks so
In recent times we’ve been seeing the Jeep Wrangler get very popular once more by offering up a rather unusual version of itself to the public courtesy of our friends, the tuners. After the introduction of a power roof version and a gaming version the chaps at AEV are going to introduce a pickup truck
Ever since they’ve parted with Dodge, Ram have maintained their rugged and dependable image as well as possible. Now however they plan to bring some flavor to the mix of practicality by adding a new model to the Power Wagon lineup, in the form of the Mossy Oak edition. The Mossy Oak Ram 1500 Powerwagon
Upon the unveiling of the new 2012 Toyota Tacoma, the Japanese have been pretty generous with the details they have available on the mild update they gave their pickup. In fact, the only thing missing from the equation was probably the most important bit to consider, namely the amount of money you’d have to part
Volkswagen’s first actual in house built pickup truck, the 2011 Amarok has begun making a serious name for itself. The first serious presence it has “out there” was contracted by the Portugese National Institute for Search and Rescue who ordered a small fleet of Amaroks. We’re only talking about 14 units of the VW Amarok,
Ford’s F-150 pickup is and has been for several years the market leader for a considerable deal of years and it has achieved this by having several important strong points. Whenever the opposition would catch up or at least minimize the gap the Blue Oval would keep on improving on their F-150 even further. 6
Those of you who were hoping for Jeep to “make a pickup already” will be quite pleased by the following few paragraphs. Jeep didn’t exactly make a new pickup entirely but they do offer a special kit that can make your current Wrangler look and feel like one. It’s based on the already known Jeep
Sizable recalls have been missing for a while but the fairy tale is now met with a less than happy ending. Chrysler’s recently restructured and independence gaining Ram pickup brand will soon start calling back nearly a quarter million pickups over some pretty serious concerns. Affected models include the 2008 Ram 1500, 2003-2011 Ram 2500
The Australians don’t agree entirely with the average U.S. car buyer but they do have some considerably important common opinions. One of which, at least that’s what GM is hoping for, is the increased market interest for the Chevrolet Colorado pickup. As a result of this belief, GM is going to rebadge the Chevrolet Colorado
For the employees of the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, today was actually a good day at work. No promotions were made, no bonuses were given, but there was a little treat. It was to be found in going home with the joy of knowing their contribution lead to a big thing, as earlier today
The Blue Oval’s best and indeed, the world’s best selling car, the full size pickup that is the Ford F-150, recently hit a new milestone for the U.S. market. One such milestone is again related to sales, but not in the traditional mode one might expect that to be, actually it’s in pretty much the
Technically, Ram is supposed to be the Chrysler Group’s trucking brand but I find that hard to digest when so far they were only doing pickups. With the Ram Long-Hauler Concept coming along, some hope started to come along, and as I can now see it as a their commercial division to the point where
It took the status of a market leader, some of the most aggressive pickup truck marketing out there and an actually damn good car to do it but it’s done. Americans are finally starting to accept smaller engines and turbocharging and this is all thanks to the EcoBoost powered Ford F-150.
