Trucks : Car News And Reviews

Volkswagen has a forward-looking view of what a utility vehicle of the future might look like. Based on the company’s full-size T1 Transporter van, the Tristar Concept is looked at as a mobile work environment that’s well-suited for the skilled tradesman or salesman who spends their day traveling from customer to customer.

Hoonage master extraordinaire, Ken Block, put on a warm hat and gloves and headed to Baldface Lodge in Nelson, British Columbia. But first, he tuned up his Ford F-150 RaptorTRAX and invited along snowboarders Zak Hale and Ethan Deiss.

Vans might not be the most exciting vehicles on the road, but next to 18-wheelers and pick-up trucks, they’re the backbone of regional commerce in much of the world, hauling goods from warehouses to businesses and homes, and shutting kids to soccer practice.

Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler recently showed off its prototype for a cargo truck that can drive itself. The so-called “Future Truck 2025” is capable of handling driving tasks at speeds up to 50mph. The truck is designed to offer an airplane-like autopilot feature, freeing drivers to deal with other work tasks, and to reduce the fatigue associated with long-haul trucking.

Hennessey Performance is best known for their impressive muscle car tuning packages, as well as their record-breaking Venom GT supercar. But it turns out that they also trick out Pickup trucks. In this case, we’re looking at a customized version of the full-size 2015 GMC Sierra.

Holden Special Vehicles pushes the limits of what can be done with a Ute with the ultimate performance, limited edition Holden GTS Maloo. With bold styling all around and a giant 6.2-liter supercharged LSA V8 engine under the hood.

Thanks to the Ford Falcon, Australia has one of the more impressive and powerful Fords on the roads today. And since people apparently have to haul around a lot of stuff down under, they’ve got an updated pickup/utility variant coming for 2015 as well – looking decidedly better than the outgoing model, thanks to a completely overhauled front-end.

Toyota’s Urban Utility (U2) Concept was revealed at a private panel discussion hosted by Make: magazine in San Francisco. With a nod to the do-it-yourself maker world, the vehicle is designed to address the needs of the urban, entrepreneurial demographic, which was done with input from Maker Faire participants and through Toyota’s own internal research.

One’s mind doesn’t immediately go to the Buick Encore when considering a rugged off-road vehicle to participate in a brutal race like the Dakar Rally, but that’s what Buick is doing under their European brand, Opel.

To promote its all-new mid-size 2015 Colorado pickup truck, Chevrolet commissioned sculptors to replicate the vehicle using sand. All told, it took the team about five days and over 75,000 pounds of sand to create the beach bound pickup during the 2014 U.S.

The rugged and iconic Toyota Land Cruiser 70 series went out of release in Japan in 2004, but apparently there’s been enough demand for the 4×4 that Toyota will be bringing back the truck in limited quantities to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

When we think of electric cars, we typically picture modern cars with design and technology to match the vehicle’s futuristic drivetrains. But LORYC, an auto manufacturer based in Mallorca which began operations back in 1919, is looking to revive its name with the upcoming release of two electric vehicles that are anything but modern.

When he posted these images to his site today, automotive manipulator Theophilus Chin wrote: “I have no word to describe this set of renderings. I don’t even know if I like them. Actually I think I like them.

Under the guiding hand of the talented Jonathan Ward, ICON is known for some amazing restomods of classic 4X4s, including the classic Ford Bronco. And while they’ve already made eleven of their ICON BR, every time we see one, we’re impressed.

We’ve featured a number of Jeeps tricked out by Starwood Motors, but we’re particularly enamored of this orange and black build of their Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. In addition to its luscious orange paintjob, this 4×4 has been outfitted with contrasting body accents including black fender flares, black door handles, black mirrors, and black front and rear bumpers, and smoked-out headlamps.