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Pickup Trucks (Page 39)

By Mary Conway on May 9, 2020 - 9:27PM
High school students competed to design the Ram 1500 of the future. See the top three winners.
By Mary Conway on May 5, 2020 - 5:41PM
After releasing a devastating earnings report, Fiat Chrysler says it has a plan to reopen its plants.
By Mary Conway on April 28, 2020 - 6:39PM
Buyers are anxious to know when they might see the 2020 Ram 1500 truck that they ordered. The latest on possible production dates.
By Marc Stern on April 17, 2020 - 10:19AM
On Wednesday, Torque News published a look at the findings of a UK study that showed the Ford Focus Titanium, a Euro model, was vulnerable to hackers. Today, TN is publishing a longer story on data-hacking in vehicles because Ford Performance is offering an upgrade to Ford Ranger computers for better performance. I wrote the story earlier this week and Jimmy Dinsmore yesterday's piece.
By Mary Conway on April 16, 2020 - 5:08PM
FCA design leaders Ralph Gilles and Mark Trostle issued a challenge. They wanted to see your radical designs for future generations of the Ram 1500. See the winners of the sketch battle.
By Mary Conway on April 14, 2020 - 7:44PM
It is unusual for automakers to recall new vehicles, but this repair should be a quick fix.
By John Goreham on April 14, 2020 - 10:20AM
The 2012 Toyota Tacoma tops another list. This time it is the best used truck under $20K. Here's how it was judged.
By Mary Conway on April 13, 2020 - 1:29PM
Jeep is bringing back its wildly popular Super Bowl ad. This time it has a new message aimed at fighting COVID-19.
By Jimmy Dinsmore on April 9, 2020 - 9:06AM
Special-edition 2019 Ford F-150 is part of the current financing incentive plan through Ford Credit. “Anyone interested should act immediately” to purchase one of these highly collectible F-150s.
By Mary Conway on April 8, 2020 - 9:34PM
Ram wants to know what you think the next version of their award-winning Ram 1500 should look like. You have until 5 pm Eastern on Thursday April 9, 2020 to submit your sketch.
By Mary Conway on April 7, 2020 - 5:01PM
Ram just won a major award for brand loyalty among its owners. We look at what this latest award says about the Ram and its buyers.
By Marc Stern on April 6, 2020 - 6:06PM
Hennessey Performance Engineering makes some interesting Ford F-150 upgrades. Today we take a close look at the Hennessey/Ford HPE750 (supercharged) F-150 upgrade.
By Mary Conway on April 1, 2020 - 9:01PM
The 2020 Jeep Gladiator takes home the top honors for how well it handles driving in the Rocky Mountains. The awards were announced today.
By Mary Conway on April 1, 2020 - 6:34PM
The COVID-19 virus has forced vehicle sales to crater in the first quarter. Ram appears at this point to be the only brand that finished the quarter with sales increases.
By Jimmy Dinsmore on March 30, 2020 - 1:32PM
Roush Performance teams with California clothing maker Tactical 5.11 to create limited edition Ford F-150. Only 150 units of this special-edition, high performance pickup will be produced.
By Mary Conway on March 26, 2020 - 3:53PM
Ram and the other vehicle makers are finally seeing a possible end to the shutdowns. When Ram hopes to resume production of its most popular vehicle.
By Marc Stern on March 24, 2020 - 9:53PM
A little while ago, Jimmy Dinsmore asked the question will cheap gas encourage V-8s, his answer was a very strong, maybe. Today, I asked the same question regarding V-6s versus V-8s and I found that the answer tended toward the V-6.
By Mary Conway on March 20, 2020 - 9:58PM
Texas is the largest truck buying region in the world. Now, Ram has an ultra-luxurious truck called the 2020 Ram Laramie Southwest Edition designed to be sold deep in the heart of Texas.
By Mary Conway on March 18, 2020 - 10:11PM
The Detroit Three have agreed to shut down all of their plants to help contain the spread of the Corona virus. The first plant in Michigan to close was the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, known as SHAP, which builds the popular 2020 Ram 1500.
By Marc Stern on March 18, 2020 - 5:23PM
For 2020, Roush Performance has added some exciting tweaks to its Raptor upgrades. The tweaks include a new set of front brakes and exciting interior and exterior trims.
By Marc Stern on March 12, 2020 - 11:07PM
About 100 of Ford's top dealers saw what could be Ford's entry-level vehicle of the future, a pickup that slots below the Ranger in Ford's lineup. The demo was last month in Tucson.
By Marc Stern on March 9, 2020 - 8:13AM
Over the weekend, a major Ford information site -- it is not connected with the carmaker -- announced that the big reveal for the Ford F-150 would come at the end of April. By the end of the weekend, Ford announced the date indicated wasn't real and major auto websites were only too happy to pile on.
By Mary Conway on March 8, 2020 - 9:51PM
One of the big stories coming out of the National Truck Summit this weekend, at the Twin Cities Auto Show, is the importance of pickups in every aspect of society. The head Interior Designer for Ram explains why.
By John Goreham on March 6, 2020 - 11:06AM
The Toyota Tacoma is a legendary great used truck buy. However, there is one year used vehicle experts warn you to watch out for. Here's why.
By Patrick Rall on March 5, 2020 - 2:52PM
Rumors have suggested that the Ram 1500 TRX Rebel with Hellcat power would be introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and inside information confirming a September start date for production makes a summer debut far more likely.
By Jimmy Dinsmore on March 5, 2020 - 11:03AM
New safety recall by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) affects Ford F-150s from model year 2018-2020.
By Mary Conway on March 4, 2020 - 9:58PM
Ram will be making it easier to add a snow plow to its 2021 Ram 1500. How Ram's new prep package will make your winter chores easier.
By Marc Stern on March 3, 2020 - 9:31PM
Hennessey Performance Engineering has gone over the top again, this time with its Venom 775 upgrade for the Ford F-150. The Venom 775 adds a cool 400-horsepower to the Coyote V-8 powerplant so that the pickup pushes 775 horsepower and does a 4.0-second 0 to 60.
By Jimmy Dinsmore on March 2, 2020 - 11:17AM
Second generation of Ford’s performance and off-road Raptor F-150 improved and might be the best truck Ford has manufactured. Raptor is a high-performance, off-road beast.