Trucks : Car News And Reviews

Nissan redesigned its venerable Frontier mid-size pickup truck for the 2022 model year, and it has a lot of great things going for it. I spent a week with the updated truck back in December in Chicago and liked it.

There are plenty of decades-old Ford pickups ago rolling around the streets today. Many of those older trucks wear two-tone paint schemes that modern trucks don’t offer. For 2023, Ford has revealed the new F-150 Heritage Edition, which will offer a modern two-tone paint that adds contrast to the roof and lower body panels.

GMC has confirmed that it will be adding a new feature to the Hummer EV Pickup called Extract Mode in the next few weeks. In this mode, the Adaptive Air Suspension can raise the vehicle to an even higher ride height, giving it more ground clearance than competing pickups.

Ram has confirmed a new special edition of the already awesome Ram 1500 TRX. The latest offering is the 2022 Ram 1500 TRX Sandblast Edition. The most notable feature of the special edition is a unique paint color called Mojave Sand.

When Ford first announced its compact Maverick pickup, we were very excited, as were many other small truck fans. While some accuse the Maverick of not being a real truck, the truth is it gives the masses an alternative to a car or dull SUV.

Toyota has announced a couple of upgrade packages for the 2023 Tacoma. One package that used to be available exclusively on the SR is now only available on the SR5: the SX Package, which gives the truck a blacked-out look.

It has been a long time since Tesla announced any updates about its fully electric semi-truck. Tesla has now updated its Semi page to show that the order banks are open for the truck. Reserving one of the Tesla Semi trucks will cost $20,000.

Ford has confirmed the official horsepower and torque numbers for the production version of its F-150 Lightning electric truck. Both the standard and extended range battery pack versions of the Lightning have been confirmed to make more horsepower than initially expected.

Hennessey Performance has announced that their Ram TRX-based Mammoth 1000 6×6 pickup is entering production. The most significant change to the Mammoth is the addition of a third axle in the rear. Its six 20-inch beadlock wheels are shod with 37-inch off-road tires.

Chevy has added a new Police Pursuit Vehicle to its lineup that slots along with the existing Tahoe PPV. The 2023 Silverado PPV is a crew-cab, short-bed, four-wheel-drive pickup with some features from the Silverado Z71 package as standard.

In a recent interview with CNBC, GMC global vice president Duncan Aldred talked about orders and reservations for the new Hummer EV pickup and SUV. According to Aldred, more than 65,000 reservations have been placed for the electric pickup and SUV to date.

Ford has revealed details about a new trim for its F-150 pickup truck line for 2023. The Rattler package is an off-road trim built atop the low-end XL series truck. Rattler package buyers get some FX4 content, including skid plates, hill descent control, specially tuned off-road shocks, and an electronic locking rear differential.

Last week some window stickers for the F-150 Lightning pickup leaked, tipping the EPA estimated driving range for the battery-electric pickup. Now, Ford has officially revealed both its targeted EPA estimated driving ranges and the final EPA-estimated range numbers for all versions of the electric pickup.

Someone has posted what they claim to be official F-150 Lightning window stickers on the f150gen14 forums. The stickers show the official MSRP for three versions of the Lightning and the EPA driving range, and MPGe ratings for the truck.

One of the most difficult find vehicles on the planet right now is the new Ford Bronco. If you can find one, odds are you will pay thousands of dollars over MSRP for the privilege of owning it.