Photo: Toyota (Getty Images) If there’s one thing Americans love, it’s full-size pickup trucks. Compact crossovers are incredibly popular, sure, but the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado are still the top dogs in the U.S. Both Nissan and Toyota have tried to steal some of those big truck sales but have been largely unsuccessful. Until … Read more
Photo: Jeep The state of Florida is a strange place full of swamps, gators, and climate change deniers, so the irony of Jeep’s latest Florida-only special edition Gladiator called the High Tide Edition will be lost on any Floridian who buys one. Jeep has released Wrangler High Tide Editions in 2022 and 2023, but this … Read more
Gif: HotWheelsFan2002 VGCP / YouTube Nothing embodied the American auto industry in the 2000s like Toby Keith trying to sell a Ford F-150 on television. While the Blue Oval-loving musician appeared in numerous Ford ads across the decade, this commercial for the 2007 Ford F-150 called out to me recently. Toby Keith’s Ford F-150 Truck … Read more
It definitely upsets some readers, but here at Jalopnik, we’re fully on Team Don’t Drive A Childcrusher 9000. Cars are fun and all, but they’re not more important than people’s lives. And unfortunately for everyone who does anything outside of a car, tall hoods on large trucks and SUVs make them especially deadly in the … Read more
New technologies are scary, and when you’re spending over $50,000 on a new car, you want to know that all that money is going to be invested in a quality product. The fabulous team at Edmunds Cars buys new cars off dealer lots with their own money and keeps them for a few years to … Read more
The pay may be terrible, but as far as jobs go, it really is hard to beat being an automotive journalist. You literally get paid to drive cool cars, travel the world, attend races, talk to cool people and eat free food. And yet, there are plenty of people out there who have figured out … Read more
Image: Ford Motor Company We asked this question back in 2019, and oh, how jaded and divided we felt back then. Little did we know just how much our national unity would be run through the ringer in the proceeding five years and especially over the last week. The 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Is … Read more
Gif: Moses Lake Mud Flats and Sand Dunes ORV Area via Facebook Since first hitting production at the end of last year, the Tesla Cybertruck has had a rough go of it – especially when compared to the Ford F-150 Lightning, one of its main competitors. Last month we reported that the Cybertruck lost badly … Read more
Back when today’s Nice Price or No Dice GTI was introduced, having a 16-valve engine was uncommon in its class and, hence, worth an extra badge. This one has gone way beyond just that performance feature, with a turbo and every cool name in accessory-land. Let’s decide what one might be required to pony up … Read more
With maturity comes wisdom, and with immaturity comes today’s Nice Price or No Dice F-150 Tonka truck. Let’s see if this “big boy (or big girl) toy” is worth anything more than play money. If you’re going to buy a ’90s Mazda, it’s going to be a Miata, right? Well, as easy as such a … Read more
