Can This Simply Gigantic Pickup Help A Politician Get Elected?

Terri Lynn Land (R) is a candidate for the US Senate from Michigan, where she was the 41st Secretary of State. She's also got a big ass International XT-Series pickup with its own account. It's pretty damn hard to miss, and I'm sure that was a big reason for the...

Dec 11, 2024

Watch Me Talk Hipster Bikes And Lifted Pickups With Local Motors

Local Motors was a little sad when we teased them about the goofy hipsteriness of their , so they asked me over to their headquarters in Chandler, AZ to play with their toys and talk trucks. Didn't really make sense to me either, but who turns down an invite to...

Dec 11, 2024

How To Be The First Person To 'Tough Test' A 2015 Ford F-150

You could be one of the first people to hoon a if you've got a rockin' idea for a pickup truck test and a burning desire to be in a PR video. Ford is throwing a contest to see who can come up with the coolest, baddest, toughest "test" for...

Dec 11, 2024

Blinged Out Big Rigs And The Women Who Love Them

It can be hard to put women next to vehicles without creating an association of objectification, but the models in Roger K. Snider's ball-gown glamor semi truck calendars seem pretty proud to be part of the project. Snider's 2014 calendar features models Agnes Olech and Victoria Barabas wearing sexy formal...

Dec 11, 2024

Ford Planning Massive Production Boost For 2015 Ford F-250

Full-size pickup sales are on the rise in the US with about 1.9 million big trucks delivered in 2013, a 17% increase from the previous year. Ford's banking on continuation of the tread and plans to beef up their Super Duty production substantially this year. reporter Vince Bond found out...

Dec 11, 2024

The Harrowing Rescue Of A Cute Kitty Trapped In A Truck's Engine Bay

A South Carolina man pulled his public works pickup into a service bay after hearing a noise he wasn't too sure about, which turned out to be a little cat that had wedged itself in the truck's engine compartment. Apparently the cat belonged to a neighbor of the truck owner,...

Dec 11, 2024

Yes, You Can Off-Road The 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 Z71

While most of the other journalists at GM's Heavy Duty truck drive this week were busy sucking down caesar salad and fiddling with cruise controls, I was crushing rocks and roosting photographers in a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty Z71. Drag racing pickups up and down a mountain with...

Dec 11, 2024

New Automated Army Trucks Are Almost Optimus Prime

The latest in army truck awesomeness from the US Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Lockheed Martin makes real-life Transformers look plausible— their new Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS) brings fully robotic functionality to the US military's largest land vehicles. According to the Marine Corps 6×6 MTVR...

Dec 11, 2024

13 Weeks Of Factory Downtime Confirmed For 2015 Ford F-150

Ford announced last week that it's planning for 11 weeks of downtime at its Dearborn Truck Plant and two weeks at their facility near Kansas City to retool for production. Plenty of blogs are getting all riled up that this could "screw Ford" in the launch of their new truck....

Dec 11, 2024

Slow-Mo Sand Throwin' Slides In Parker 425 Desert Race Highlights

The Parker 425 desert race wrapped up yesterday. Locals and big names in off-road racing run it, and you're guaranteed heaps of action every year. Check out these race highlights for a little taste of what the Parker is all about. Started by the National Off Road Racing Association (NORRA)...

Dec 11, 2024

This Crash Video Illustrates Everything Awesome About Monster Trucks

The noise. The crowd. The epic recovery. Put your speakers on 11 and prepare to get jacked the fuck up watching Son-uva Digger crash and right itself like a 1500 horsepower turtle with a lotta anger and a little ingenuity. Hat tip to Nick! ...

Dec 11, 2024

Toyota Could Hunt Ford Raptor With 'TRD Pro Series' Off-Road Models

The Ford Raptor has pretty much owned the off-road oriented truck market since it was introduced a few years ago. That might change on February 6th, when Toyota drops their TRD Pro Series Tundra and 4Runner at the Chicago auto show. Only a few detail images have been posted to...

Dec 11, 2024

What's The Deal With This 'Eerily Silent' Camouflaged BMW X6?

A reader spotted this camo-wrapped BMW X6 between Greer, SC and Asheville, NC yesterday claiming he "couldn't hear the exhaust over the tires" as the car/SUV/bulgy Bimmer surged from 80 to "very fast." Whatever the Bavarians want to call it, all X-Series BMWs are SUVs as far as I'm concerned...

Dec 11, 2024

VW Brings Guinness World Record-Owning Monster Trucks To The Olympics

VW solidified their bid to be the official vehicle of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics five years ago, and have spent the time since assembling a 3,000 vehicle fleet that includes some insane monster trucks. Volkswagen's calling them "expedition vehicles" but, please, those tires are absurd even for deep snow....

Dec 11, 2024

2014 Ram EcoDiesel Has Best MPG Of Any Half-Ton Pickup Ever

Ram beat everybody to a half-ton diesel pickup for the US, and their EcoDiesel V6 2WD just claimed top honors for fuel economy in the segment with 28-highway MPG and 420 lb-ft of torque. The 4WD comes in just a hair thirstier at 19/27/22 MPG in city, highway, and combined...

Dec 11, 2024