Trucks : Car News And Reviews

While visiting Toyota’s North American headquarters in Plano, Texas a few weeks back, I was given a top-secret walkaround of the new 2022 Tundra. No cameras were allowed in the room, and along with the numerous other journalists at the event, I kept tight-lipped about what I saw.

The current trend in vehicle reveals is not to show the whole car or truck until we’ve been teased to death with various bits and pieces in the weeks and months leading up to the actual reveal.

No matter where you looked in the 1980s, there were F-150 pickups with two-tone paint jobs running all over the place. Two different people in my family owned Ford trucks of the vintage, and one of them was red and white two-tone, with the other being a strange red and maroon combo.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new compact pickup truck here in America. Sure, we’ve got the Ford Ranger, Chevy Colorado, and GMC Canyon, but those still don’t seem that small to me. The new Ford Maverick is just 199.7″ long, which is 11.1″ shorter than the Ranger and 32″ shorter than an F-150.

Back in the 1970s, Ford made a compact car that ran the gamut from basic people mover to powerful muscle car called the Maverick. Ford has confirmed after a lot of rumors flew that the Maverick name is returning.

Toyota has announced a new trim level for its Tacoma mid-size pickup that will slot into the line beneath the TRD Off-Road and TRD Pro. The new variant is called the Tacoma Trail Edition 4×4, and it offers additional storage, bed power, and upgraded suspension.

Recently Ford CEO Jim Farley was on CNBC, where he talked about the reveal of the 2022 F-150 Lightning pickup. Farley mentioned that within 12 hours of the truck debuting on May 19, the company already had 20,000 reservations on the books.

After many months of teasing its coming electric F-150 pickup, Ford has finally unveiled the F-150 Lightning. The fully electric truck will come in three trim levels, including Platinum, Lariat, and XLT. An entry-level version aimed at commercial applications will also be available.

It would come as no surprise to anyone that SUVs are generally very heavy vehicles. Pickups are also typically quite weighty. However, your typical gasoline-powered pickup or SUV isn’t nearly as heavy as the curb weight for the 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 that will soon be launching.

Ford has some of the most loyal fans and the entire automotive realm. There are legions of fans who aren’t Ford guys and gals as much as they are Mustang or F-150 fans. Ford angered hordes of Mustang fans when it strapped the Mustang name to its Mach-E electric SUV, and it looks like it may be set to do something similar with its electric F-150 pickup.

Ford has announced that its Level 2 hands-free driving system called BlueCruise will be ready to launch later this year. The system is very similar to the Tesla Autopilot system, but in hands-free mode, BlueCruise doesn’t require the driver’s hands to be on the steering wheel.

Jeep has announced a new version of the Gladiator pickup that is exclusive to Texas. The truck is called the Jeep Gladiator Texas Trail, and it’s based on the Gladiator Sport S trim. The Texas Trail edition gets standard 17-inch mid-gloss black aluminum wheels, 32-inch mud-train tires, and the Trailer Tow Group.

One of the more interesting features of the Ford Super Duty Tremor pickup is the integrated Warn winch to help the truck get out of any sticky off-road situations. Ford has now announced that the same winch is available for all properly equipped 2020 or newer Super Duty trucks.

Ford has announced the launch of its 2021 F-150 Police Responder. The vehicle has an improved top speed and added capability compared to the models that came before it. Ford has increased the truck’s top speed to 120 mph and added an automatic four-wheel-drive mode along with a torque-on-demand transfer case.

Electric vehicle startup Canoo has unveiled the third vehicle that it plans to build on its multi-purpose platform architecture. The vehicle is a fully electric pickup that has some exciting features. The pickup will be offered in rear-motor or dual-motor configurations, with the latter producing 600 horsepower and 550 pound-feet of torque.