Posts from ‘Pickup Trucks’
The Half-Ton Pickups of 1991
1991 GMC Sierra 1500
Though it’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment that pickup trucks started becoming luxury cars with cargo beds, 1991 is pretty close to that point. Around that time, rear doors started appearing on extended-cab trucks, and leather upholstery began showing up on options lists.
Test Drive: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor
2017 Ford F-150 Raptor in “Avalanche” gray
2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Supercab
Class: Large Pickup Truck
Miles driven: 179
Fuel used: 13.2 gallons
1969 Dodge Polara White Hat Special
For a number of reasons, automakers have been pulling ahead model year introductions lately. It is now not uncommon for a largely unchanged car to be rolled over to the next model year in February or March, for example.
2017 Ram 2500 Power Wagon in Granite Crystal Metallic
2017 Ram 2500 Power Wagon
Class: Large Pickup Trucks
Miles driven: 525
Fuel used: 43.6 gallons
2017 Toyota Tundra Limited TRD Off-Road in “Inferno” orange
2017 Toyota Tundra Limited Double Cab TRD Off-Road
Class: Large Pickup Truck
Miles Driven: 429
Fuel Used: 33.0 gallons
There’s a lot on the minds of Chevrolet sales and marketing people, judging by the diverse array of new products the brand has placed on the market in 2017. New vehicles being added starting in the spring include a pure-electric subcompact, a compact crossover, performance cars, and compact and large pickups.
2016 Ram Rebel Mopar ’16 Edition
2016 Ram Rebel 1500 4X4 Mopar ’16 Edition
Class: Large Pickup Truck
Miles Driven: 308
Fuel Used: 21.9 gallons
2017 GMC Sierra Denali HD 2500 with Duramax diesel engine
If you’re looking for obvious visual differences that separate the 2017 GMC Sierra HD Duramax from its 2016 predecessor, there is one main tip-off: a new hood scoop. That might not sound like much, but that scoop sits atop the ’17 Sierra HD’s biggest news: a revamped 6.6-liter Duramax V-8 diesel engine that cranks out class-leading horsepower.
Chevrolet Malibu Redline
Chevrolet debuted Redline concepts at the 2015 SEMA show, but introduced production versions today at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show.
2017 Nissan Titan King Cab
Nissan completes its full-size pickup lineup with the Chicago Auto Show debut of King Cab (extended-cab) body styles of the Titan and “heavy half-ton” Titan XD, which join existing single-cab and Crew Cab versions.
Classic Cars
