Trucks : Car Reviews And News

Chevrolet has brought back its mid-size truck called the Colorado for 2015, and has a rugged new edition of that truck for off-road enthusiasts to check out. The new version is called the Colorado Z71 Trail Boss.

Taking inspiration (and a number of drivetrain components) from its big brother G 63 AMG 6×6, the Mercedes-Benz G500 4×4² is a slightly more accessible version of the ultimate off-road Merc. Starting out with the boxy G-Class body, the 4×4 Squared borrows the portal axles found on the 6×6 and marries them with a 4.0-liter 422hp V8 under the hood.

I’m not sure if this automotive Frankenstein is a good thing or a bad thing. I guess it depends on if you like heavily modified trucks. Someone has taken on OJ-era Ford Bronco and gutted it leaving only the body shell behind.

Back in the day, if you needed a cheap vehicle, you bought a pickup truck. In fact, many people bought them not because they needed a truck, but because trucks were some of the cheapest vehicles around.

Who says size is everything? When it comes to small adorable vehicles, nobody does it like the Japanese. Crated for the Japan CampingCar Show this year is Honda’s aptly named N-TRUCK/N-CAMP that looks like a recreational vehicle/trailer combo that got thrown in the dryer.

When Ford announced that the new F-150 would be powered by an EcoBoost V6, the whining horde on the Internet began to wail about the Raptor going soft, etc., etc., etc. There’s still a large contingent, especially in North America, that is still parroting “there’s no replacement for displacement” because they believe everything that their dad told them about his cars in the ’60s.

Just when you thought pickup trucks weren’t cool, in comes the 2015 Chevy Silverado Midnight Edition, tantamount to a cowboy who also happens to work as an undertaker. Chevy takes a Silverado 1500 with the Z71 package and blesses it with Vader-esque goodness.

Ken Block recently teamed up with Ford to create the ultimate backcountry snow vehicle. Based on a Ford F-150 Raptor with a 6.2-liter Raptor engine, the Hoonigan team went to work. Starting with a Whipple supercharger that takes the horsepower up to about 650 hp.

Red Bull’s Frozen Rush 2015 pitted incredible 900 horsepower Pro4 trucks in a head-to-head battle on the ski slopes of Maine’s Sunday River Ski Resort. The racing was incredible, as you can see in the videos above and below.

The truck you see here started out as your run-of-the-mill pickup that served duty on a farm for much of its life. It was then bought by some folks with something very different in mind. What you see is the result of a lot of work and one of the coolest trucks in any booth at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.

For several model years now, there have been only two mid-size trucks on the market. Those trucks were the Toyota Tacoma and the Nissan Frontier. With the added pressure of the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon in the market, The Tacoma is being updated for 2016.

A rumor has been circulating around the web the last day or so that has to do with Ford and V8 engines use in its sports cars and trucks. According to the rumor, Ford plans to phase out the V8 in the F-150 and Mustang platforms by the end of the 2017 model year.

The Nissan Titan was due for a refresh. The truck had languished with pretty much the same style and options since its introduction. Nissan has been teasing truck fans out there with glimpses at a camouflaged truck over the last few months.

The Infiniti Q60 is one of the more attractive concept cars to hit the show floor at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. And after seeing it in person yesterday, it’s truly the best looking vehicle that Infiniti has ever shown.

One of the most unexpected reveals at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show has got to be Hyundai’s funky little urban crossover – the Santa Cruz. Designed to provide a multipurpose urban adventure vehicle, the Santa Cruz is basically a modern spin on the mini pickup.