Tag: trucks
Preview: 2019 Chevrolet Silverado
In the weeks before Christmas at the track, not a Chevy truck fan was stirring, not even to hack. The trucks were laid out in 100 years fare, placed and lined up with utmost care. When over the jumbo-tron arose suc...
Proving Ground Tests: 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty
The all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty pickups are coming soon, due to arrive at dealerships by the end of the year. And in the lead up to that day, Ford has been teasing us with a lot of news about how they’ve bee...
Quick Drive: 2015 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X
In our test drives I recently spent some time in the 2015 Nissan Frontier top dog off-road model, the Pro-4X. And while you might ask why test a truck so old in the market, and I did too. But it was there so I did...
Quick Drive: 2015 RAM 1500 Rebel
First of all, the RAM 1500 Rebel is not as far out and comprehensively set up as a Ford F-150 Raptor. It is however more than the sticker and shocks package that some brands offer in their off-road schemes. It loo...
Quick Drive: 2016 RAM 2500 Power Wagon
What makes the RAM 2500 Power Wagon unique is that it really is the only heavy-duty class pickup from the big-three that has as much off-road hardware and capability as it does. To put it in context, it is to the thre...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 crash tests
This week the IIHS announced results of their crash testing for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickups, which had both good and bad news for its new all-aluminum body. The good news is that the new full size crew-cab achieved...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 Electric Vehicle
In our Reality Check segment this week Ford has once again shown they are on the bleeding edge of the light pickup truck market. As if aluminum bodies and EcoBoost turbocharged engines weren't enough, Ford announce...
Reality Check: 2016 Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist
This week I had the chance to test out for myself, the new 2016 Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist system which has gotten a lot of attention and color comments in the video we did on it last spring. Basically, t...
Reality Check: 2017 Ford Super Duty Frame Test
In our Reality Check, those crazy truck guys are at it again with huge cranes and circus acts to show us how tough the 2017 Ford Super Duty actually is. Ford unveiled their new F-Series Super Duty pickups at the Te...
Reveal: 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor with EcoBoost
This week were with Ford at their headquarters in Dearborn, MI for the reveal of the new 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor, the first application of the company's rip snorting EcoBoost twin turbo V6 in a short bed performance tr...