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Posted Yesterday 09:35 AM by Truck Trend
I've driven the long-term Infiniti JX35 before, and was reminded this week that the luxury crossover uses what's essentially the same instrument cluster as the long-term 2013 Nissan Altima I drive as a Motor Trend...
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Posted June 7 2013 07:58 AM by Truck Trend
For many years, the standard half-ton formula was pretty predictable: V-8 engine between 4.6 and 5.7 liters and four-speed automatic transmission. Sure, there were V-6s, but only the fleet buyers or shoppers concerned with...
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Posted June 5 2013 07:55 AM by Truck Trend
Dear Truck Trend,Do you have any intel on what changes are coming for the 2014 F-150? I know there is so much media play on what the 2015 F-150 may look like, but I'd like to know if the 2014 F-150 will have enough changes...
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Posted May 31 2013 07:10 AM by Truck Trend
At the 2013 Detroit auto show, one famous name was consigned to history: the Ford E-Series, aka the Econoline. Its replacement is another famous name: the Transit. Yes, the Transit is well known and well loved -- although...
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Posted May 24 2013 08:55 AM by Truck Trend
Dear Truck Trend,A sentence in G.R. Whale's "Whale Watching" column in the March/April 2013 issue prompts this reply. That sentence is, "Big-truck names like Brockway, sold as far away as Australia...ceased production in...
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Posted May 20 2013 11:41 AM by Truck Trend
It wasn't so long ago on paper -- a mere five years -- that we were salivating at the potential diesels that were coming to market in North America. Yet in car (or truck) years, five years is like a lifetime. Five years is...
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Posted May 3 2013 07:12 AM by Truck Trend
In a meeting with Doug Scott, Truck Group Marketing manager for Ford Motor Company, Truck Trend editor Allyson Harwood succinctly summed up the demands of truck buyers, particularly full-size buyers. She said, "All we want...
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Posted April 29 2013 07:30 AM by Truck Trend
Dear Truck Trend, Thanks for the "GMC's Centennial" articles in your January/February and May/June 2013 issues. After 2009, why does the GMC brand still exist? Other than for badge engineering marketing considerations,...
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Posted April 23 2013 06:19 PM by Truck Trend
Ever attend an auction (or worse, participate in one), and watch two players raise the ante fractionally back and forth, only to have one attempt to smack the other guy into submission with a big jump? I'm not sure that's...
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Posted March 26 2013 10:48 AM by Truck Trend
Let's be honest. Most of us treat trucks as tools. Of course they're fun to drive, and there is a genuinely enjoyable truck lifestyle, especially when on vacation, or for errand and hauling duty on weekends. Whatever we're...
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Posted March 15 2013 07:22 AM by Truck Trend
Dear Truck Trend, At 64, I'm new to trucks. I was a sports car guy, from Scoupes to Celicas and now Mustangs. But how do you put an air-conditioner and a refrigerator in a Mustang? Well, one time I did squeeze a Christmas...
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Posted March 14 2013 06:20 AM by Truck Trend
The 2014 Kia Sorento was revealed at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show, sporting new front and rear styling as well as a revised interior with more available content and a new Limited trim level. While the updates constitute a...
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Posted March 13 2013 08:19 AM by Truck Trend
Fred Williams, Technical Editor for Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road and his friend Rocky travel to Johnson Valley, Ca for the annual event and compete in the Every Man Challenge on this episode of Dirt Every Day. Driving...
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Posted March 12 2013 07:18 AM by Truck Trend
Dear Truck Trend, I just got done reading your 2013 Truck of the Year. While the Ram is certainly a handsome truck with great features, one number in particular stands out in its specs: payload. How can a truck with such a...
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Posted March 11 2013 07:17 AM by Truck Trend
For most of the year, the Baja California peninsula is an unrelenting landscape of sand, rocks, malnourished creosote bushes, and the occasional dehydrated cactus. But if it weren't for the hot airborne dust desiccating...
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