Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik While it may be tough to describe to your parents, significant others or friends who don’t care about cars, there’s something just plain cool about a ute. These car-based trucks once roamed the streets of the United States, but now they’re mainly relegated to South America and Australia, and even there are … Read more
North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson has been credibly accused of previously being a frequent poster in a porn forum, which wouldn’t be so bad if he hadn’t allegedly referred to himself as a “black NAZI” and said he supported bringing back slavery. He also referred to himself as a “perv,” so when we heard … Read more
You’re ruining the view. Photo: Hummer There are a few things that America does better than most: BBQ, excessive military spending and pickup trucks. None of those are particularly attractive things, least of all pickup trucks. But it’s not just America that builds ugly trucks (though they are the best at it) it turns out the … Read more
Photo: Cars & Bids Are you a weird dork, but the prepper kind that lives in a bunker because they’re afraid of EMPs instead of the wannabe-future-tech kind who lives in the metaverse? Then boy howdy do I have the truck for you. This 2020 Terradyne Gurkha RPV is a ’roided up Ford F-550 Super … Read more
Firefighters drenching what remains of the delivery truck.Photo: National Park Service A soft-drink delivery truck burst into flames two weeks ago on California State Route 190 within Death Valley National Park, becoming the fourth vehicle in a month to burn to ashes in the park. While Death Valley is infamous for averaging a high temperature … Read more
After a never-ending stream of delays, Tesla finally started delivering its Cybertruck to buyers across America over the past year. However, the automaker may wish it pushed the deliveries back by a few hours to give it time to clear the junk out the six-figure trucks it was dropping off at excited buyers. Tesla Had … Read more
Image: Stellantis Trucks have replaced sedans and wagons as the everyday driver from thirty years ago, that’s just a fact. Remember when your friend’s mom in high school had a wagon with seats in “the way back” that folded out of the floor? What’s old is new again. Ram filed a patent for a third … Read more
It turns out the Tesla Cybertruck’s quoted bed size is a bit of a lie if you actually want to carry anything substantial. Sure, it is technically six feet, one inch long, but an item that big will only fit the bed if it’s less than 6” tall. That’s not ideal if you want to … Read more
I hate insects, especially the ones that fly, so you can imagine my displeasure at learning an 18-wheeler carrying about 15 million honey bees crashed and overturned on I-95 in Maine while being transported to pollinate blueberry fields in Washington County. The Chevy Colorado’s Headlight Controls Are Deeply Frustrating And I Need To Yell About … Read more
Don’t buy a fire truck, get a Flyer truck instead. Screenshot: Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisals via YouTube Pickup trucks are everywhere these days. Whether it’s million-mile Tacomas, hybrid runarounds like the Maverick or monstrosities such as the Cybertruck, you can’t walk more than a few paces in the U.S. without spotting at least one … Read more
