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23 May 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 7 views
Hide under the covers: ROUSH Nitemare unveiled Click image to enlargeLooks like the F-150 Harley-Davidson isn't the only blown Ford truck making its debut today. Fresh from Livonia comes word that Roush is releasing a 100-truck limited run of the ...
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23 May 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 9 views
Ford introduces 2007 F-150 Harley-Davison with 450HP click above image for 11 high-res shots of the '07 F-150 Harley-DavisonFord's co-branding effort with Harley-Davison has been successful enough to stick around this long, as the Blue Oval has just int ...
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16 May 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 9 views
Holden reveals Special Edition Commodore SVZ Ute and Wagon Click image for Ute gallery. Click here for Wagon gallery.GM's Holden subsidiary has pulled the wraps off a pair of new Commodore special editions. The Commodore SVZ Ute has the General's top-notch 3. ...
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4 May 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 7 views
Hyundai considering RWD, car-based pickup Could it be true? Mike Levine at Pickuptruck.com thinks so and has quotes from Hyundai to back it up. The speculation is that the South Korean automaker may levereage the BH platform on which its upco ...
Tags: cylinder engine, towing capacity, wheelbase, fuel economy, mileage, hyundai, horsepower, v8, rear wheel drive, ridgeline, korean automaker, matter of time, quite some time, south korean, bed storage, compact pickup, genesis, mike levine, ford chevy, wheel drive pickup
16 April 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 5 views
Toyota getting educated, changing Tundra's model mix Toyota's foray into the world of full-sized pickups has taught the company several lessons –- the hard way. According to Automotive News, the automaker is trying to adjust the production of certain tr ...
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8 April 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 6 views
Kia to enter pickup fray, too? Kia Motors is investigating the feasibility of introducing a pickup truck in the US market. Kia Motors president Cho Nam-hong fueled the speculation when he was quoted as saying "Isn't it time for Kia ...
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3 April 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 4 views
Hyundai said to be considering pickup Yup. You read that right. According to the folks at Edmunds, Hyundai made a statement yesterday that a pickup truck might be in the cards, but it won't be available for a long time.The announcement by ...
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16 March 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 5 views
Nissan nixes plan for Heavy-Duty Titan pickup It looks like the challenges in the heavy-duty pickup truck market is too intense for Nissan, who has decided to steer clear of the potentially lucrative, yet highly-competitive, market. Heavy duty of ...
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9 March 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 5 views
Power Stroke production resumes, Ford and International reach temporary agreement If you listen closely enough, you can hear the gargantuan "Whew!!!" from the glass house on Michigan Ave. Oakland County, Mich., Judge John McDonald has ordered International Truck and Engine to resum ...
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22 February 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 4 views
Sterling Bullet set to enter full-size HD truck segment Got eight tons of stuff to haul? Sterling Truck Corporation is taking a shot at it with its new Bullet-class 4/5 truck. The new mid-range worker looks to be based off the Dodge Ram chassis cab that re ...
Tags: dodge ram, rear wheels, diesels, quad cab, dcx, hd truck, mid range, chassis cab, freightliner, work trucks, sterling truck corporation, chris patterson, sterling customers, ntea work truck show, truck experts, ntea show, conventional class, delivery applications, sales efforts, residential services
7 February 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 5 views
Chicago Auto Show: Dodge Dakota get facelift, more ponies and flex-fuel capability Click above image for a high-res photo gallery of official shotsEven as the domestic midsize pickup segment continues to crumble, Dodge is giving the original mama bear a makeover and power boost for ...
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9 January 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 5 views
Ford's Fields says F-Series will stay #1 Bring it on! Ford Motor Co. president of the Americas Mark Fields says that Ford's F-Series pickups will continue to be America's favorite truck, despite Toyota's new Tundra and GM's resurgence with t ...
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7 January 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 23 views
Detroit Auto Show: Toyota unveils Tundra CrewMax click on image above to view 68 high-resolution images of the Tundra CrewMax Constantly pushing to increase its stake in the US market, Toyota debuted in Detroit today the Tundra CrewMax, a spy shot o ...
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5 January 2007 posted in Trucks/Pickups 6 views
Ford prices 2008 Super Duty Ford has announced slightly smaller pricing for some of its 2008 Super Duty pickups. A 2008 F-250 Super Duty Regular Cab XL 4x2 will start at $23,305 ($150 less than a 2007), while the top end Crew Ca ...
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11 December 2006 posted in Trucks/Pickups 7 views
Russian tuners turn toward next project: a Remember that awesome Volga Roadster from a few months ago, the BMW 6-Series rebody that looked like a Ford 49 concept car? Well, the guys who did that custom rod are at it again. This time they have ...
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5 December 2006 posted in Trucks/Pickups 5 views
SCOOP: Pic of Toyota Tundra Crew Max ahead of Detroit debut Toyota has announced that the 2007 Tundra CrewMax (read: four-door model) will be unveiled at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in early January. But why wait until Autoblog arrives in D ...
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26 October 2006 posted in Trucks/Pickups 5 views
5.7-liter V8 in Toyota Tundra will produce 381 horsepower Through the digital grape vine we came across an article on MSNBC that rehashes the impending battle between Ford, Chevy and Toyota on the full-size pickup front. We've heard this story before, hell, ...
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4 October 2006 posted in Trucks/Pickups 5 views
A closer look at the Ford F-450 bed extender Bed extenders are nothing new. From the Nissan Frontier crew cab to Ford's own Explorer Sport Trac and the previous generation SuperCrew F-150, the movable metal cage that is the typical bed extender ...
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4 October 2006 posted in Trucks/Pickups 7 views
Mitsubish becomes top shareholder of Isuzu Isuzu Motors announced today that Mitsubishi Corp. has become its top shareholder after increasing its share of the automaker from 3.5 percent to 15.65 percent. Mitsubishi Corp, the huge conglomerate ...
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30 September 2006 posted in Trucks/Pickups 6 views
Texas writers design Ford F-150 Project FX2 Sport The really big news for Ford this past week was the new 2008 F-Series Super Duty, which was unveiled by Mark Fields at the Texas State Fair. If serious work trucks aren't quite your thing, though, For ...
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