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Pickup Trucks (Page 63)

By Mary Conway on December 12, 2016 - 10:12PM
In a post called "Tis the season," the owner of a 2014 GMC Sierra warns others about recent thefts happening in Houston. It is also a real eye-opener for everyone about how much these wheel thefts cost!
By John Goreham on December 12, 2016 - 9:55AM
Torque News introduces our first winter vehicle compilation. Select stories about winter vehicle tests and snow-related vehicle topics.
By Parks McCants on December 11, 2016 - 6:03PM
Looking to last week’s Honda News, we discover that Honda Ridgeline records yet another “first” in consumer safety.


By John Goreham on December 9, 2016 - 1:59PM
Once your OEM tires have lived their useful life, what is the best tire for off-road, but can still be quiet on the highway?
By Patrick Rall on December 8, 2016 - 2:25PM
A report by Reuters confirmed that 2017 Ford F150 pickups are piling up at storage facilities between production and dealerships as the automaker works to complete testing of the new 10-speed automatic transmission – and today we look at why this testing process is preventing the company from shipping these new trucks.
By Mary Conway on December 7, 2016 - 9:35PM
Now that wintry weather is moving in through out the United States, drivers of 2015 and 2016 Ford F-150s are trying to determine the best floor mats for fit, coverage and wear.
By Mary Conway on December 6, 2016 - 10:58PM
An owner of a new 2016 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 is warning others against getting a "lift kit". He says even though it was installed at the dealership, it has apparently voided his truck warranty.
By Mary Conway on December 5, 2016 - 9:00PM
An owner of a 2015 Ford F-150 complained on a forum about problems with his steering wheel peeling and looking bad. Other owners are reporting similar problems.
By Denis Flierl on December 3, 2016 - 10:43AM
The 2017 Nissan Frontier continues to pull hard for the brand. It’s due for a major overhaul but it isn’t hurting sales.
By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2016 - 11:35AM
A new 2017 Ford F150 Raptor that is mechanically identical to the trucks reaching dealerships around the country recently participated in the grueling Baja 1000 off-road race, finishing 3rd in the Stock Full class and then driving the team home – in a race where 128 vehicles didn’t make it to the finish line.
By Parks McCants on November 28, 2016 - 8:29PM
In its first year of production, the reinvented 2017 Honda Ridgeline Pickup earns Consumer Guide’s "Automotive Best Buy Award" in the compact pickup truck segment. Heck, I thought Ridgeline was midsize!
By Patrick Rall on November 23, 2016 - 12:27PM
A new reported states that the future Ford Bronco will be engineered in Australia even though it will be built in Detroit – all but ensuring that the new Bronco will be a smaller, body-on-frame vehicle and not a larger, F150-based machine.
By John Goreham on November 23, 2016 - 8:04AM
A transmission reflash Toyota has kept quiet is making some Tacoma owners very happy.
By Patrick Rall on November 22, 2016 - 12:18PM
According to a new report focusing on a labor deal between Ford Motor Company and the Canadian Auto Workers Union, the Ford F150 is slated to receive a new 4.8L V8 which will be built in Canada starting sometime around 2020 or 2021.
By Will Maley on November 21, 2016 - 12:16PM
Almost a month ago, Mercedes-Benz revealed the X-Class concepts. These would be a preview for a new pickup that would be launching next year in certain markets. However, the U.S. will not be one of them.
By John Goreham on November 17, 2016 - 11:23AM
We compare the top two off-road midsize pickups head to head.
By Patrick Rall on November 16, 2016 - 11:58AM
The big news from Chevrolet at the ongoing LA Auto Show is the debut of the new Colorado ZR2 – a midsized pickup designed to conquer the nastiest off-road situations featuring the first application of a high performance suspension setup previously reserved for supercars and race cars.
By Patrick Rall on November 15, 2016 - 6:36PM
When Toyota broke ground on their truck plant outside of San Antonio Texas, critics insisted that it would be impossible for the company to make this location work – but Toyota has proven those folks wrong in a big way, building almost every truck sold in America in the Texas plant.
By Patrick Rall on November 15, 2016 - 1:28PM
The finalists for the North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year award have been announced and headlining this year’s awards are the Ford F-Series Super Duty and the Chevrolet Bolt – both of which have been named Motor Trend’s best of the new year – along with the hot-selling Chrysler Pacifica.
By Patrick Rall on November 15, 2016 - 12:52PM
FCA has announced the pricing for the new 2017 Ram 2500 Power Wagon and with a price starting just over $53,000 and climbing up around $57,500, the heavy duty, Hemi-powered Ram truck is priced very comparably to the 2017 Ford F150 Raptor.
By Patrick Rall on November 15, 2016 - 11:27AM
The aluminum bodied Ford F150 and Super Duty pickups have been awarded with several titles on the first day of the 2016 LA Auto Show, including the 2017 Motor Trend Truck of the Year – setting up Ford as the favorite for the 2017 North American Truck of the Year.
By Patrick Rall on November 14, 2016 - 4:31PM
I recently used a 2016 Cadillac Escalade Platinum in place of my half ton pickup to get my wife and her horses to a horse show, and after three days of being worked like a farm truck including pulling the trailer to and from the show – the Escalade proved to be every bit as capable as a pickup.
By Mary Conway on November 8, 2016 - 5:57PM
Truck lovers have until Friday, November 11th to bid on a one-of-a-kind tricked out 2013 Ford Raptor SVT. Superbowl MVP Von Miller commissioned the truck and it was featured on the Velocity Channel's "The Lifted Life".
By Patrick Rall on November 7, 2016 - 5:54PM
While the 1950 Dodge D100 shown above doesn’t preface a future high performance model, this crate Hemi-powered rat rod pickup was among the most popular old school rides at the 2016 SEMA Show – with a crowd gathered around this patina-clad machine all week long.
By Patrick Rall on November 7, 2016 - 1:15PM
The 2017 Ford F150 Raptor is still more than a month away from reaching the first buyers, but those folks looking to secure one of the new 450 horsepower pickups are flowing into dealerships – creating an early waiting list for the next gen Raptor.
By Mary Conway on November 6, 2016 - 8:38PM
A technical service bulletin was issued for 2016 Ram EcoDiesel trucks this summer but now it is extended to 2015 models.
By Mary Conway on November 5, 2016 - 9:52PM
Not all Ram Trucks were available with matching towing mirrors. A number of companies have manufactured custom blind-spot mirrors that you can add to your existing mirrors.
By Mary Conway on November 4, 2016 - 10:36PM
The Transportation Department of Canada called Transport Canada claims that there are problems with the brakes on some 2011 and 2012 Ford F-150s.
By Patrick Rall on November 4, 2016 - 5:08PM
The configurator page for the 2017 Ford F150 Raptor has gone live on Ford.com, giving us a full rundown of the pricing for the new off-road monster – with prices starting at $49,250 and topping out up over $70,000 when you tack on all of the options and accessories.
By Patrick Rall on November 3, 2016 - 4:13PM
The Ram Brand introduced a Hellcat-powered Ram Rebel last month, but the “Hellfire” Ram 1500 from the 2016 SEMA Show is the supercharged Ram truck that we really want – looking like the perfect modern day replacement for the Dodge Ram 1500 SRT10.