Florida seems a lawless land, where (nearly) anything goes and vehicular mischief is just appreciated as entertainment. As it turns out, though, there are rules — rules put in place to stop good, hardworking Americans from taking their pickup trucks surfing. What Car Should You Buy: Everything is Bigger In Texas A Florida man discovered … Read more
Image: Chevrolet GM wouldn’t start offering hybrids in its vehicles until 2004 with its GMT800 platformed pickups. The first was the Chevy Silverado Hybrid. Compared to hybrids today, the hybrid system in the truck was simple and extremely mild. Rather than having a full blown hybrid system with a battery, the system consisted of an … Read more
Image: Nissan Nissan wants in on the off-road trend for its new Frontier, but than go to NISMO as it typically would, Nissan is actually taking a page from a recent racing success. It has announced a brand new off-road edition for the Frontier called Nissan Frontier Forsberg Edition, inspired by its NORRA 500 win. … Read more
Photo: Ford The 2024 Ford Ranger is being released in the UK and other markets abroad as a single cab. While the more pressing news around the latest Ford Ranger is likely the release of the PHEV model, the single cab model looks like a glorious return to the pickup trucks of yore. Hello, old … Read more
A few weeks ago, I learned that most trucks get hopelessly stuck when they encounter snow, especially if they aren’t equipped with dedicated snow tires. As someone who has driven all kinds of cars, equipped with all kinds of tires in some pretty serious snow for decades, this came as something of a surprise. But, … Read more
An updated Ford Explorer is coming to America for the 2025 model year, and it has all the electronic bells and whistles you could ask for (and some you wouldn’t think about.) The Ford Explorer Goes All-Electric, But Not For America The Ford Digital Experience has already appeared in the Lincoln Navigator as the Lincoln … Read more
Image: Ford Heritage Vault I don’t mean to alarm any of our Gen Xers in the crowd, but 50 years ago was indeed the 1970s. I know, math and time makes fools of us all. Back in the good ol’, bad ol’ days, cars were lacking a bit of luster. We were just entering the … Read more
We’ve known for a couple years now that Kia is working on multiple pickup trucks — two different EV pickups, and a midsize body-on-frame internal combustion truck for markets like Australia. Thanks to a new video from South Korean YouTube Channel Woopa TV, we’ve got our best look yet at the latter truck in its … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice F-150 sports “NASCAR Official Truck” badging and upholstery. Let’s see if that accreditation makes us want to drop the checkered flag over its price tag. Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Begins Production For a car with over 400 horsepower and a very expressive body kit, it sure took a lot … Read more
MotorWeek’s Retro Reviews is some of the best car content on the internet. The long-running automotive news magazine has a treasure trove of tests after being on the air for over 40 years. Where else can you find detailed instrumented testing of long-forgotten cars like the 1995 Ford Contour or a 1991 Buick Regal Gran … Read more
