Trucks : Car News And Reviews

Late last year, Hennessey Performance rolled out its very cool and crazy expensive Velociraptor 6×6. That truck started as a normal F-150 Raptor before being transformed into much more. Hennessey is now turning its hand to doing something similar with the 2019 Chevy Silverado Trail Boss, with the Hennessey Goliath 6×6.

Nissan has whipped up a slick new concept truck in cooperation with the folks from the European Space Agency. Based on the European Navara truck, this custom build is designed to haul a fancy, custom telescope to view the heavens from dark sky locations.

Ram Trucks has unveiled a slick looking new limited-edition truck called the 2018 Ram Power Wagon Mojave Sand edition. The ride gets its name from its earthy beige color, and Ram promises it is the most off-road capable truck on the market today.

The last thing you want to happen when you are off-roading is for airbags to deploy and either block your view or cause you to let go of the wheel at a bad time. On some more rugged trails, a lapse in concentration could lead to a literal plunge off a cliff.

Chevrolet has announced a new higher performance version of its Colorado ZR2 mid-size truck. The new model is called the ZR2 Bison and it is the result of the first official tie up between American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) and Chevy.

Over the last two decades, GMC has managed to go from being almost solely associated with industrial utility to being a true premium truck and SUV brand. The combination of styling, functionality, technology, and quality all aim above the levels of their Chevrolet brethren, and typically have the price tag to match.

Ford is doing that thing again, where only Europe gets the cool sporty rides. Apparently the new 2019 Ranger models will come to the US, but it still sounds like the Ranger Raptor won’t come here – at least not right away.

Trucks. Americans love them. In fact, over 2.8 million units are sold per year when you add up all the full- and mid-size offerings from Ford, GM, Ram, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda. That’s a lot of trucks.

Few things typify the American way more than big SUVs. Just like the big pickup trucks that they share platforms with, the full-size SUV is like a throwback to what the auto industry used to be before crossovers took over.

It used to be that when a person wanted a posh vehicle, they went with a luxury car. Today, more and more people are going with luxury trucks instead, and GMC is showing off one very nice looking luxury truck with the 2019 Sierra Elevation.

Ford is talking up the 2019 F-150 Raptor, and it packs some cool tech to celebrate the new model year. Among its upgrades are Trail Control, a new drive mode designed to give maximum traction off-road.

I’ll just start out by saying this: The Honda Civic Type R Pickup concept isn’t pretty. It’s sort of like a couple of attractive people had a baby that turned out to be ugly. It looks like the bastard love child of a Civic Type R and a Ridgeline, and I don’t like it at all.

Brabus is normally associated with making insane power and adding sometimes questionable style to already fast Mercedes cars. The German tuner is now working on the relatively meek, but cool looking, Mercedes X-Class pickup truck. Most of the upgrades are in the style department.

UPS has announced a tie-up with a UK tech firm that makes electric vehicles called ARRIVAL. The result of the partnership is an initial fleet of 35 compact electric delivery vehicles that will be tested in London and Paris.

First let’s get one thing cleared up right off the bat, this isn’t a truck review. It’s an engine review. Because nothing – not a single bolt, body panel, or switch – on the F-150 has changed except for the turbocharged 3.0L V6 oil burner that’s under the hood.