Posts Tagged ‘pickup truck’
When Kia debuts the next-generation mid-sized Sorento SUV in a couple of years, the South Korean brand is expected to migrate to a front-wheel-drive unibody platform. That would make the Sorento like many of its competitors in this size class such as the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander and Ford Edge.......
New York ‘08 Preview: 2010 Pontiac sports truck, GM wants you to name it!
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Pontiac G8 STAfter more than two decades, the ghost of the El Camino has finally risen from the grave, at least for U.S. drivers. It never actually went away in Australia. Now that the Pontiac G8 has ushered in a new era of affordable rear-wheel-drive perfor......
VW’s plan for the U.S. include smaller Passat replacement, pickup and more
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The United States is key to Volkswagen's planned expansion in the coming decade, as the German automaker attempts to rival Toyota by selling one million units in the U.S. per year by 2018. That lofty goal will be fueled by new products priced below their current counterparts, and according to VW Gro......
“Dear Dodge, Thank you for giving the Ram a really strong frame.”
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
There is a good reason to pay attention to those "Bridge May Be Icy" signs that are posted at nearly every overpass in the U.S., and the guy in the photo above would likely have died for ignoring the warning if it weren't for his Dodge Ram. The Ram's sturdy frame is the only thing standing between t......
Chicago 2008: Suzuki Equator ready to tackle new frontiers
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
click above to view high-res gallery of the Suzuki EquatorSuzuki's Gene Brown showed the automaker's rebadged Nissan Frontier named the Equator today at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. The Suzuki Equator is set to go into production by the end of this year and should deliver a decent truck experience, ......
HMR magazine drives the HUMMER H3T mule
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
The HUMMER H3T has been much in the news lately, now we finally have some press coverage that doesn't involve broken embargoes. After a few days in the High Sierras putting pre-production versions through boulder-strewn paces, the words from HMR magazine are: it's good!Once past the marketing-speak ......
Ford to invest $209m in South Africa for new Ranger pickup
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
click above for more images of the current Ranger sold outside the USWhile recent times haven't been rosy for Ford here in the States, business is much better for the Dearborn, MI automaker overseas. To keep blue skies in foreign markets, Ford is ponying up $209 million in South Africa for both a ne......
Ford to invest $209m in South Africa for new Ranger pickup
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
click above for more images of the current Ranger sold outside the USWhile recent times haven't been rosy for Ford here in the States, business is much better for the Dearborn, MI automaker overseas. To keep blue skies in foreign markets, Ford is ponying up $209 million in South Africa for both a ne......
Spy Shots: Volkswagen Taro pickup?
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
A couple of spy shots have been circulating the web today, purportedly confirming that Volkswagen is indeed developing a pickup truck. The Toyota Hilux shaped mule is sporting registration plates from Brunswig, Germany, where most of VW's test vehicles originate.Thankfully, Mr. Levine over at Pickup......
Size matters when it comes to pickup logos
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Some crowds are worried about speed, some about interior volume, some about the number of cupholders. The pickup truck crowd has a tendency to be concerned with size, so the automakers give them what they want. And in this case, it's bigger and bigger logos. Kicking Tires took the real estate measur......