Highlights that you might have missed the past week

If you're looking to tow something… then we have the right info for you. This past week we set out three great towing tip, tricks and gadget stories that you need to read. AND not to mention, we're starting to spill the beans on our 2009 SUOTY contenders!

Features:

The Art of Towing: Tips, Ideas, and Hard-Learned Lessons

Towing a trailer for the first time is intimidating. Anyone who tries to tell you differently has forgotten his first hours towing a trailer when his heart seemed to stay in the throat and sweaty palms made it impossible to grip the steering wheel any tighter. more

Under Control: New Weight-Distributing Hitch Solves Serious Liability Issues
What's often left out of such sales messages are serious safety and liability issues equated to towing and tow ratings, which become the driver's responsibility the moment trailer is hitched to tow ball. more

Towing Parts Buyer's Guide: Everything but the Truck
Guess what? We've got it all here, for your truck and trailer, for performance or convenience. more

Events:

Audi Mileage Marathon Prologue: Dieselmania Running Wild
 Much like a rocker whose star had faded that's found a new muse, diesel passenger cars are seemingly on the comeback in oil-burning-phobic America -- at least that's what automakers like Audi are hoping. more 

Truck News:

New 2009 Ford F-150 Trucks Roll Off The Line To Much Fanfare

2009 Infiniti QX56 Pricing Announced

Ford Rolls Out Active Safety System Designed To Minimize Rear-End Collisions

2009 Ford Flex Sales Floundering, Ford Now Offering Discounts

Carjacked? Never Fear, OnStar's New Stolen Vehicle Slowdown System is Here!

Ford's MyKey System Provides Safer Driving Experience for Teens

Toyota Leaves Pickup War To Big Three; Diesel Tundra Talk Shelved

Spied! Ford's Scorpion 6.7L Diesel V-8 Spotted Again!

Audi Q7 Tops Green List for Luxury SUVs        

2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Stars with American Heroes in Dodge Ram Challenge

Blog(s) of the Week:

2009 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Contenders:
Infiniti EX
Honda Pilot
Ford Flex
Dodge Journey
Chevrolet Traverse
BMW X6

..more to come next week!

Forum Thread of the Week:
New diesel motors from Ford and GM...