Posted in Ford, Trucks, Vehicle Sales, muscle cars on Feb 23rd, 2010
When Ford put the 2010 SVT Raptor on sale, the company didn’t think the truck would amount to much more than a rolling advertisement. People would see the SVT Raptor and love it, then go out and buy a regular F-150. With the new car market in rough shape, you could be forgiven for assuming [...]
The Texas State Fair is the place to be if you’re a truck lover. Last week, the new Toyota 4Runner was shown off, and this week, Ford unveiled the 2011 Super Duty pickup. The newest Ford truck will feature two new engines, a new console with lots of storage room and a revised grill [...]
The Ram has been Dodge’s pickup brand for a long time, and has become synonymous with powerful, feature-packed trucks. Right now, the Ram name is found on all of Dodge’s ½ ton and larger pickup trucks. That could all change soon though. According to Inside Line, the Ram name will likely soon [...]
Posted in Diesel, Hybrids, Technology, Trucks, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Soda-pop king Coca-Cola recently announced that it will acquire 185 new hybrid trucks this year. That number effectively doubles what was already the largest commercial fleet of diesel-electric delivery vehicles in North America. The company now has a total fleet of 327 of these hybrid vehicles setting the standard in clean commercial fleet transportation.
The diesel-electric [...]
When it’s equipped with a Toyota Racing Development (TRD) factory supercharger, that’s when. If you’ve got a current Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck and feel the need for more speed, TRD has you more than covered.
Starting with a bone stock 2008 Toyota Tundra Tundra Grade 2dr Regular Cab SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A), TRD speed [...]
Posted in Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Technology, Trucks on Nov 19th, 2008
General Motors recently announced their official pricing for their new hybrid full-size pickup trucks. Amidst all the hoopla about the companies new hybrid technology, GM might have priced these vehicles to high for their initial savings potential.
The 2WD versions of both the 2009 Chevy Silverado Hybrid and the 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid start at $38,995 [...]
With the way the economy is going, and the way gas prices have been lately, you’d think Ford was crazy to launch an all new high-performance pickup truck. Still, with their new SVT F-150 Raptor, that’s exactly what their doing.
The main difference between the F-150 Raptor and other high performance pickups including the Dodge Ram [...]
Posted in Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Incentives, Trucks on Oct 20th, 2008
The Finacial Times has reported that both Ford and Chrysler are giving healthy discount incentives on their new 2009 Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram pickup trucks. The incentives are in place to try and boost North-American sales as this has been a troublesome market lately for the two American auto giants.
A discount of $2,500 will [...]
Though pickups are no longer a hot item at dealerships across the country, it’s worth pointing out that when they were hot, Ford sold more of them than anybody. Their F-150 pickup truck has been the best selling truck in America for a few years running. Though they just released a brand new F-150 in [...]
Posted in Dodge, Trucks, car buying incentives on Sep 28th, 2008
Dodge hasn’t even launched it’s newest Ram, but it’s already packing discounts and incentives. The company is launching the 2009 Ram 1500 pickup with incentives of up to $1,000. The $1,000 is available on crew and quad cabs. Customers buying a regular cab get $500 consumer cash. The incentive runs through Sept. 30th, oddly enough, [...]
