Holy Shit Ken Block Is Building An Insane Ford Raptor With Tracks

Legendary destroyer of tires Ken Block just revealed the next set of rubber he's set to slay— Mattracks treads on a damn Ford Raptor. Block promises a full reveal of his new project tomorrow, which could be the craziest Raptor footage anybody's put together ever. I've never seen a tracked...

Jan 5, 2025

Ken Block's RaptorTRAX Is A Snow-Murdering SuperTruck

The year is young, but I think we've got ourselves a solid contender for Coolest Pickup Of 2014. The tread-wearing RaptorTRAX looks damn near unstoppable, and I can only imagine what we're going to see it do with behind the wheel. Block posted to his that this beast is Ford's...

Jan 5, 2025

The Claas Xerion Waltzes Over Crops, Tills Land Real Pompous-Like

The Claas Xerion isn't exactly a truck, but if any farm implement promo/demonstration video has ever warranted a "truck yeah" it's this tilting, pivoting, foxtrotting bad boy. Claas is a German tractormaker (in case the narrator's accent wasn't enough of a clue) but their machines are available in the US....

Jan 5, 2025

Tropical Flooding Leaves Behind A Rotten Dodge Ram

What I'm pretty sure was a Dodge Ram... because I spotted the badge on the starboard front fender... has been eaten away by high water levels in Hawaii. At least, that's where the picture was tagged on Flickr. I don't think there's much left to restore on this old pickup,...

Jan 5, 2025

Holy Hell They Race Semi-Trucks At Brands Hatch

America's not the only place folks like big trucks. The British Truck Racing Association has been hustling "lorry cabs" around circuits since the mid 80's, even driving right across the finish line to pick up cargo and get back on the job. In the BTRA's own words: "In the early...

Jan 5, 2025

Best Of The 2014 Dakar In Videos, By Vehicle

If you haven't had a chance to see the "best of" videos Dakar put together from this year's race, these will be some solid coffee-break entertainment for the rest of your day. You're welcome. Naturally trucks are on top, but the rest of the clips are here as well. Best...

Jan 5, 2025

Is The 2015 Nissan Titan Diesel Almost Ready?

Three camo'ed Nissan Titan pickups were spotted by someone who swears he heard the telltale rumble of an oil burner. Is the truck's new Cummins diesel and its first redesign since introduction finally almost upon us? Last summer Nissan announced that a 5.0 liter Cummins ISV diesel V8 would be...

Jan 5, 2025

2015 Lincoln Navigator: This Is It

The 2015 Lincoln Navigator has a face like a freight train, but Ford hopes the new EcoBoost-powered full-size SUV will deal some damage to GM's recently redesigned Escalade and Yukon Denali when it goes on sale. Ford has been teasing shots of the new SUV on and planned to pull...

Jan 5, 2025

Can VW's Labor Union Head Make A US Pickup Happen By 2016?

In a statement VW's Works Council Chief Bernd Osterloh made to the German press about the company's American operations on Wednesday, he off-handedly mentioned needing "more models there, including a pick-up truck." According to , he also considers Volkswagen's current handling of US operations to be "a disaster," agreeing with...

Jan 5, 2025

Pickup Made Into A Prop Rests Among The Weeds

Spotted at the Blooming Hill Farm in Monroe, NY this old pickup has been relegated to farmer's market prop status. That hat-brim sun visor reminds of something off Orlove's Baja Bug, and might be one of the few salvageable parts on this old rig. There's a badge peeking through the...

Jan 5, 2025

The 2015 Lincoln Navigator Is A Boring Brick With The Face Of Jaws

Reactions to the design seemed pretty extreme when the face leaked yesterday. But now that the veil's off, it looks about as standard-square-SUVish as it possibly could. With a cattle guard strapped to its face. Lincoln calls it "a rebirth of an icon," but I reckon if you cover everything...

Jan 5, 2025

How Much Is The Dakar Rally Really Doing Right By The Environment?

The Dakar Rally route crossed the high-altitude salt flats of Uyuni, Bolivia for the first time this year, making some new enemies who are concerned about event's collateral damage to a fragile ecosystem. Yet Dakar organizers maintain that their initiatives do more than enough to offset the impact of the...

Jan 5, 2025

The Pentagon Is Throwing A Free Army Truck Giveaway!

Approximately 13,000 mine-resistant ambush-protected trucks have "outlived their original purpose" and are now being given away as-is for free by the US military. Get your ass down to the local motorpool tell 'em Andrew sent ya! The American military is looking to downsize its presence in Afghanistan and wants as...

Jan 5, 2025

FTC Spends 2 Years Deciding Punishment For Nissan, Decides 'Fuck It'

The FTC settled its grievance with Nissan and their ad agency TWBA for the "unrealistic" ads they made for the Frontier in 2012, prohibiting them "from using deceptive demonstrations in advertisements for pickup trucks." Since that was already illegal, this settlement is just as bullshit as the ads themselves. You...

Jan 5, 2025

The Cutest Little Emergency Response Team You Ever Did See

I may have a minor obsession with realistic , but this group of tiny disaster response rigs working together is cute enough to melt any trucker's cholesterol-clogged heart. Just look at those little LEDs! The attention to detail on these models really is pretty amazing, though even the mighty 8x8...

Jan 5, 2025