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2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

SVT takes a huge risk with the most impressive image vehicle to date!

Posted November 3 2008 11:14 PM by Mark Williams

Remember that scene in the movie "Jurassic Park" when the tour guests got to watch a fat cow being lowered into a highly protected cage? Remember how the dangerous reptiles inside the cage, the ones that tore the giant...

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Once and For All -- Who Makes the Best Half-ton Pickup Truck?

Posted November 2 2008 10:25 PM by Mark Williams

Two years ago, the new GM Silverado and Sierra came out. Last year, the all-new Tundra entered the ring. This year, Dodge and Ford have their best-selling vehicles entering the market when the segment sales have fallen off...

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Diesel Half-Ton Prospects? Lookin' Good, Maybe

Low Diesel Prices May Bode Well for Lighter-Duty Diesels

Posted October 30 2008 12:11 PM by Edward A. Sanchez

Recently, leading up to the 2009 Truck of the Year testing, I blogged about the upcoming half-ton diesels, and what a significant development I believed they would be in the light-truck market.

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Half-Ton Diesels: Game-Changers, or Too Little, Too Late?

Will Half-Ton Diesels Turn the Truck Market Around

Posted October 16 2008 01:45 PM by Edward A. Sanchez

As noted in my previous post, I'm the rookie on this year's Truck of the Year test. There are two noteworthy entries this year, the re-designed Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram. There have certainly been enough changes with these...

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Reader's Letters: Six-speed for Super Duty?

Posted September 29 2008 04:50 PM by TT Editors

I plan on buying a 2009 Ford F-350 Crew Cab diesel with an automatic trans. A recent Truck Trend story mentioned that the 2009 F-150 will have an available six-speed automatic. Will this six-speed be offered behind the...

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Video Find: 2009 Lone Star Dodge Ram 1500 Reveal

Posted September 29 2008 11:32 AM by TT Editors

2009 Lone Star Dodge Ram 1500 revealed at the Texas State Fair by Mike Accavitti - Director Dodge Division.

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Hit or Miss: 2009 Suzuki Equator

Posted September 18 2008 12:49 PM by Melissa

Suzuki introduced the 2009 Equator earlier this year at the 2008 Chicago auto show as the next midsize heavy hitter to enter the segment. Suzuki showcased the Equator in three different variants: RMZ-4 for off-road lovers,...

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Compact (and midsize) pickups are going the way of the Dodo

Posted September 3 2008 01:31 PM by Mark Williams

We've seen it coming. For all of this decade and most of the last, compact and midsize pickup truck sales are on the endangered species list. With aggressive pricing on full-size pickup trucks, it didn't make any sense to...

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MT Thread of the Day: "I use my truck for its purpose, how about you?"

Posted August 20 2008 04:49 PM by Nate_Martinez

We're sure it's quite different here than in many other parts of the U.S., but have you ever run across a truck that from the looks of it has never seen a dirt road, let alone carried a decent payload in its bed? Just...

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Truck History 101: 1982-1986 Chevy S10

Posted August 1 2008 03:44 PM by Melissa

The Chevy S10 hasn't been in production since the last one rolled off the assembly line in 2004 and has been one of the most highly sought pickups mutilated in the Mini Truckin' custom car scene since its birth in 1982....

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Video Find: IIHS tests small pickups for the first time; Tacoma best rated

Posted July 24 2008 03:57 PM by Melissa

In recent side crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2008 Toyota Tacoma earned the highest rating while the Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, and Nissan Frontier faired "okay" and the and the...

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Must-See Truck Movies: When trucks turn into movie stars

Posted July 23 2008 01:41 PM by thomas_voehringer

There are excellent movies that feature trucks prominently in the story line. Truck Trend ran John Pearley Huffman's " Top 10 Truck Movies " in the March/April 2007 issue. As with all lists, there's bound to be...

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Toyota Diesel rumored

Posted July 15 2008 03:51 PM by TT Editors

Toyota is rumored to be working on a 7.0-liter V-8 diesel for a heavy-duty pickup-truck application--an HD Tundra.

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Future Collector Trucks

Posted July 11 2008 11:54 AM by Allyson Harwood

Hagerty Insurance recently released its list of 10 cars that will be considered collectible in the future. It includes such trendy cars as the Scion and the Audi TT. The closest thing to a truck is the FJ Cruiser;...

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Refreshing or Revolting: 2009 Dodge Ram

Posted July 7 2008 11:00 AM by TT Editors

2009 is an important model year for trucks: both the Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram have been redesigned and are prepared to fight for their share of a rapidly shrinking market.

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