Trucks : Car Reviews And News

I’ll start out by saying this – I live in a big city, with limited need for a heavy duty pickup truck in my day-to-day life as an automotive and men’s lifestyle journalist. But when Chevrolet offered up a selection of vehicles to serve as my chariot for the drive down to their Find New Roads Experience at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, I jumped on the opportunity to drive the Silverado 2500 HD, rocking a brand new 6.6-liter Duramax Diesel engine.

Ram has unveiled a new special edition truck called the Ram 1500 Sublime Sport. The truck comes in a bright green color and rides on black wheels. The green looks rather like the Hyper Green available on Jeep Wranglers.

When the “Flame Red” Ram 1500 pickup arrived on my doorstep, I immediately knew that she needed a name, and with the help of my 4-year-old, we gave this lumbering lady the title “Hemi,” which at the time seemed quite appropriate.

High-priced, well-packaged pickup trucks are ways manufacturers make their money. We buy them up at an accelerated pace. But with Ram’s top-of-the-line Limited trim, if you weren’t a fan of all the chrome accents, you were out of luck.

I know I am not the only person who grew up playing with Tonka trucks as a child. These things were billed as indestructible, but I could totally break them. I also know I am not the only one who wanted to have a full size Tonka truck I could actually drive.

I am a big fan of Ken Block’s Gymkhana series of videos. Toyo Tires does something similar with BJ Baldwin and the Toyota trophy truck that Baldwin drives, in a video series is called Recoil. The latest video in the Recoil series is now available, and it’s a blast.

Sports cars are fun. But what if you need a vehicle that’s capable of getting work done? Odds are, you’re looking for a heavy duty pickup truck. For 2017 there’s nothing heavier or dutier than the Ford Super Duty.

As part of our recent trip to the Mint 400 desert race in Vegas, I had a chance to spend a significant amount of time behind the wheel of the 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro. The beefiest off-road variant of the Tacoma was the perfect choice to make the trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas both on- and off-road.

If you’re a fan of motorsports and you haven’t been to a desert truck race, you’re genuinely missing out. I recently had a chance to attend the Mint 400 race, part of the Best in the Desert Series, this past weekend in the area around Las Vegas, and can tell you that you NEED to make this on your must-do list.

Hennessey has announced that its VelociRaptor 600 tuning package is now available on the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor truck. The update adds in high-flow air induction and an updated turbo system. The air-to-air intercooler and piping are also updated, along with a new engine management system, stainless steel exhaust, and more.

If you haven’t had a chance to check out our full review of the 2017 Ford Raptor, you definitely should. It’s a badass off-road monster that’s also livable day-to-day. But how do they manage to pull off such a feat?

“Special” is a word often thrown around haphazardly. It’s one step above “unique.” As an auto journalist, I only pull out that word on rare occasion. Because, let’s be honest, many of the vehicles I review are forgotten about the moment I turn the keys back in.

Possibly the most impressive truck ever made by Ram is the Rebel TRX Concept. This off-road beast looks incredible with its lifted suspension, widened track, massive 37-inch lug tires, black lower body trim, fantastic red-trimmed beadlock wheels, and stunningly rich red paint that needs to be seen in person to be appreciated.

Nissan has unveiled a new cab option for buyers of its TITAN and TITAN XD trucks. The new configuration is the King Cab that adds smaller rear hinged doors behind the main doors and allows passengers to gain access to a small rear seat.

The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is a cool little off-road performance truck. It gets upgrades like standard electronic locking front and rear diffs, Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions Spool Valve dampers, off-road rocker protection, and modified front and rear bumpers.