Trucks : Car News And Reviews

As hot as the truck market is in the US – and with sales of trucks booming – you would think all the automakers would want their trucks to be offered here. Many buyers would gladly take a truck rather than an SUV for the extra utility.

Roush has announced a new truck package that takes the normal Ford F-150 up several notches. The truck is called the F-150 SC, and its big feature is a Roush TVS R2650 supercharger that sits atop the truck’s 5.0L V8 engine.

Among the numerous custom cars and trucks at SEMA 2018, Hennessey Performance turned up with its 2019 VelociRaptor V8. The performance tuners tore out the stock EcoBoost V6 engine and put a 5.0-liter V8 with a 2.9-liter supercharger under the hood.

Car and truck companies usually turn up to the SEMA show with tricked out sports cars and hot rods. And while Toyota showed up this year with a selection of upgraded Corolla hatches, they also brought along a custom built Tundra that makes pizza.

Ken Block has the coolest cool job. He gets to race cars and makes awesome Gymkhana videos. He also has an entire stable of sweet drift and rally cars, though the latest of them isn’t a car at all.

Bollinger Motors is the company behind the big and blocky B1 Electric SUV. Now it has unveiled a pickup truck, dubbed the B2. The vehicle is street-legal and builds on lessons learned from the B1. The B2 is larger than the B1, and offers four doors, dual motors, all-wheel drive, a hydropneumatic suspension, in-wheel portal gear hubs, front trunk space, and pass-through doors for transporting long items.

Ford is getting ready to toss the new 2019 Ranger onto the market here in the states, and while competitors from Chevy, GMC, and Toyota are all using V6 engines, Ford’s mid-size pickup truck will come only with four-cylinder turbocharged engine here in the states.

“It’s about damn time,” should have been Ford’s product punchline for the F-150 Power Stroke pickup, because every time I spoke with someone about this diesel V6 option, they said the exact same thing. No comments on the color.

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.