Truck

Chevrolet just went through its "super bowl," as Chris Perry, vice president of marketing for the Golden Bowtie, said. This super bowl he's talking about is the recent launch of 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. Like crosstown rival Ford and its F-150, the Silverado delivers the biggest numbers for any Chevrolet model ...    Read more

When Fiat took over Chrysler back in 2009, there were rumblings that the Italian automaker would bring the Pentastar back to Turin. Now, as Italy's economic turmoil rages on, it appears that Fiat is kicking around the idea of ditching its home of more than 100 years in Lingotto--and its ...    Read more

Next to the American muscle car segment, the light-duty pickup truck sector is as competitive--and quintessentially American--as it gets. Need proof? Let's wind the clocks back a year. Ram has just released its all-new 1500 for the 2013 model year and subsequently won every major award soon after. After the ...    Read more

Chrysler Group has announced recalls concerning two of its brands, Ram Trucks and off-road centric Jeep. The first vehicle needing a fix is the 2013 Ram 1500, which was assembled from June 25, 2012 to December 12, 2012. The problem at hand concerning the Ram deals with a coolant bypass ...    Read more

Unless you've been living under a really big rock for the past five months, you're well aware of the Ford Atlas and all of the hype it has created. You also probably know how Ford unveiled the Atlas less than 24 hours ...    Read more

The return of the compact pickup truck to the North American market is inching ever closer, and the next-generation Chevrolet Colorado caught testing on public roads can attest to that. This camouflaged truck is a sign that research and development of the next Colorado is in the final stages before ...    Read more

It may not be bigger, but the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Texas Edition pays homage to a market that's serious about pickups. We'll be driving the 2014 Silverado this week, in--begin drum roll--Texas. Be sure to check back soon for impressions from associate editor Trevor Dorchies. The location of the launch ...    Read more

All of the major truck makers have been posturing as having the most powerful V-8 engines, fuel-efficient, turbocharged engines, and some sort of tow rating that's enough to shame yesteryear's commercial vehicles. Yet, there's been little talk about V-6s, especially from General Motors, which has kept its engine ...    Read more

The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado's full specifications and information were released this evening, and as we heard before, it will feature three all-new engines. We now know though that one mill, the 5.3-liter V-8, is rated at 355 horsepower, and is capable of touching 23 mpg on the highway. ...    Read more

Remember when you thought cars that could drive themselves were right up there with ones that could fly? Well, the former may happen sooner than you think, and an American automaker may be the first to do so. That was only the first major automotive news story of the week ...    Read more

Talk about a bad day. What you're looking at isn't photoshopped, and unfortunately for everyone involved, this Ram Power Wagon really did get sucked out into the Pacific Ocean. It happened during a Ram Truck commercial shoot near Moonstone Beach in Humboldt County, California and residents aren't happy. Locals are ...    Read more

Picture this: You're driving alone down a long, dark, two-lane country road in your 2014 GMC Sierra after a long day and you begin to drift off. As you drift off, your brand new Sierra begins to wander from into the opposite lane. Then, all of a sudden, you feel ...    Read more

It all comes down to personal preference. Do you want a beefy V-8 engine? Or are you more concerned with your carbon footprint? Do you want smartphone integration? Or do you like left being left alone while you drive? According to a recent report by J.D. Power and Associates, when ...    Read more

Wondering how the 2015 Ford F-150 will be different from the current-generation truck? Look to its rear doors. Speaking in front of a small audience of industry analysts and journalists this week, Ford trucks marketing manager Doug Scott revealed a few hints of what to expect on the next-generation Ford F-150 ...    Read more

Ford made two announcements about its trucks today: There's a new special edition of the SVT Raptor pickup truck, and the company says there's room in its lineup for a smaller pickup truck to slot below the F-150. Over the past few years, you've heard a number of reasons why there's ...    Read more

If you're a mid-size pickup truck owner looking to replace your current model, General Motors may have something for you once again. According to the Detroit Free Press, the General has plans to launch a mid-size pickup truck for both the Chevrolet and GMC nameplates late next year. It appears ...    Read more

There aren't many things more American than baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet. So it's quite fitting that the Golden Bowtie would announce pricing and fuel economy figures for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado on Opening Day of the 2013 Major League Baseball season. For starters, you can get a ...    Read more

So if you had a trip to Hawaii to plan, what would you drive? Yeah, a $350,000 Ferrari FF isn't a bad choice. And who from the Motor Trend crew would you bring along? Yeah, we imagine we'd pick host Jessi Lang, too. Arthur St. Antoine picked both the Big Island and ...    Read more

A month after officially bowing in Chicago, Fiat has hung a price tag on the 2014 Ram ProMaster van, and it starts at $27,025 including a $995 destination fee. The 2014 Ram ProMaster 3500 cargo van with a 159-inch wheelbase, high roof, and extended body will set you back $37,145. ...    Read more

Having been on the market for the better part of the last eight years, the 2013 Nissan Frontier gets some subtle changes to boost fuel economy and one not-so-subtle change: a price drop. The base 2013 Nissan Frontier S King Cab, powered by a 152-horsepower, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with rear-wheel ...    Read more

February 2013 is in the record books, but the final week of the shortest month of the year didn't go quietly. The week started off with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration prodding Ford about the potential for 725,000 vehicles that could inexplicably stall. Chevrolet made waves the following day ...    Read more

Depending on your political persuasion, you may be inclined to believe the United States economy is improving and that unemployment claims are decreasing. Regardless of your beliefs, though, there's the matter of math to support this evidence. No, I'm not speaking of weekly jobs added and unemployment claims reports, but ...    Read more

There's a lot of buzz building about 2015 Ford F-150 full-size pickup truck since the Ford Atlas concept debuted at January's Detroit Auto Show. It turns out that prototypes are already hitting the streets of Detroit for testing, complete with some strange equipment that leads us to believe that what ...    Read more

Since the cat's finally out of the bag and there's no turning back from getting the 2014 Chevrolet SS sedan--the limited-edition version of the Australian Holden Commodore we've been hearing about for ages--we can go back to moaning about ...    Read more

It's been a quiet year for Mitsubishi in the United States. Outside of the Outlander Sport, the Japanese automaker has been quiet, only reporting on sales of its small crossover, and not much else. In an effort to breathe life back into the brand, Mitsubishi will be unveiling two new ...    Read more