Trucks : Car News And Reviews

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.

Roush has announced its new 2018 Roush Super Duty F-250. The truck doesn’t get any enhancements under the hood though. It’s all suspension and style. All trucks get custom Roush 20-inch wheels and BFG off-road tires.

Ford has gone and done something that will make truck buyers who fancy diesel power and fuel economy very happy. The new 3.0-liter Power Stroke diesel engine has been announced and it has an EPA rating of 30 mpg on the highway.

If you’ve been saving up your money for the upcoming Jeep truck, it looks like you’ve got about another year to fill your piggy bank. Recently revealed information indicates that the Wrangler-based truck should be rolling into showrooms around the country in the spring of 2019.

Just a few weeks back, I had the opportunity to live with the 2018 model of the RAM 1500 Limited, and thought it was an excellent and very comfortable premium truck. Now, I’ve driven the 2019 model, and it’s even better than before in many ways.

Mere months after witnessing Chevrolet reveal its all-new generation of Silverado trucks at the Detroit Auto Show, the Bowtie Brand has returned for another round of ruggedness. Referred to simply as “Silverado Class 4, 5, and 6 chassis cab trucks,” the American monsters pictured here are the brand’s first swing at hardcore conventional cabs, and are set to kick-start into production later in 2018, with order guides arriving this spring.

For those of you interested in the totally new 2019 RAM 1500, we now have a breakdown of the pricing and trim packages you can get the truck in. Starting price for a base model quad cab Tradesman 4×2 starts at $31,695 before destination, but if you want to option up your Cowboy Cadillac, you’d better have deep pockets.

I’m often asked the question: who would buy a $50,000 or $60,000 pickup truck? I think the answer is pretty simple – the head cheese… the leader of the pack… the boss. If you’re running a construction crew or you own your own farm, you want a vehicle that is both highly functional, but also provides the creature comforts that you deserve at this point in your career.