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Posted December 10 2008 12:36 PM by TT Editors
The new 2009 Dodge Ram now offers three different cab configurations, with the addition of an all-new Crew Cab model. In the past, Ram 1500s offered only a Regular Cab and Quad Cab model (the MegaCabs were available only...
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Posted November 14 2008 11:20 AM by TT Editors
Truck Trend Editor Mark Williams heads out to the desert outside Las Vegas, NV to check out Ford's off-road rocket - the F-150 SVT Raptor.
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Posted November 6 2008 10:32 AM by Mark Williams
7:00 AM -- Chevron breakfast at the Venetian. Got the download on fuel additives that can help clean deposits from injectors, valves, and fuel-sending units that usually suffer from bad or cheap fuel. Especially needed...
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Posted November 5 2008 06:59 PM by Mark Williams
What follows are the collected Blackberry notes I made from my first full day from the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center. They are short because I have fat thumbs, and they're not very deep because neither am I, at...
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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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Posted October 30 2008 10:29 AM by Mark Williams
If you haven't figured it out by now, we take our testing pretty seriously around here. As much as some of the haters out there want you to believe we don't drive any of the vehicles we write about and simply choose a...
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Posted October 24 2008 02:58 PM by Mark Williams
First we completed Motor Trend's Sport/Utility of the Year . Now we're putting the finishing touches on Motor Trend's Car of the Year story. And just recently, we finished the third of our major competitions: Motor Trend's...
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Posted September 9 2008 01:42 PM by Mark Williams
By now you've probably seen the list of what vehicles have qualified in Motor Trend's 2009 SUOTY , but just in case, here's the list: BMW X6 Chevrolet Traverse Dodge Journey Ford Flex Honda Pilot Infiniti EX Infiniti FX...
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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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What Happens to Hummer?
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Posted August 18 2008 01:15 PM by Mark Williams
There's no shortage of speculation about Hummer. In that regard, nothing's changed. From Day One of the “gentleman's agreement” between companies, there were journalists and car guys screaming that GM should get rid of...
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Posted August 11 2008 01:08 PM by Mark Williams
There's no shortage of opinion makers who think GM should throw Hummer under the bus. Especially now as SUV and full-size pickup sales are “readjusting,” and fuel prices are much higher than we'd like. Add to that the...
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A new tire could give your SUV newfound grip
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Posted July 29 2008 10:29 AM by Mark Williams
I was recently invited up to the mountain resort of Big Bear, California, to try out a new tire. I usually do a few of these a year, just to keep up on the current tire and rubber technologies and to talk to traction...
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After two years of temporary housing, Nissan finally moves in the furniture
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Posted July 28 2008 11:15 AM by Mark Williams
When you finally move into your dream home, most people throw a house-warming party. When Nissan recently finished its new Tennessee headquarters in Franklin, about 20 minutes outside of Nashville, it threw a huge...
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Posted July 18 2008 09:31 AM by Mark Williams
If there's any name synonymous with four-wheel-drive capability, it's Jeep. And if there's any question about which Jeep is the most capable player on the team, there shouldn't be. The Wrangler has long been the ultimate...
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Posted July 17 2008 10:41 AM by Mark Williams
At first glance, the Xterra might be the one vehicle in our Death Valley Torture Test that seems out of place. Clearly, the name Nissan doesn't have the pull of such 4x4 stalwarts as Land Rover, Jeep, Hummer, or FJ.
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