The Asphalt Jungle: Sweet & Low
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Posted March 27 2008 09:41 AM by Arthur St. Antoine
The thing is, back then this actually mattered; being seen in the right wagon carried serious prestige. And our lowly Fairmont was not the right wagon. I'd drool with envy whenever my friend arrived at school stretched...
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Posted March 26 2008 03:44 PM by TT Editors
In "Whale Watching" in the March/April issue of Truck Trend, G.R. Whale questions who is responsible for any tickets if the offender's speed is based upon a radar traffic speed sign. As a recently retired police officer,...
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Posted March 25 2008 03:59 PM by Todd Lassa
DETROIT - Here's something nobody -- myself included -- considered when Pontiac revealed the Holden Ute-based G8 ST at the New York show last week. Will the sport pickup truck be subject to the 25-percent chicken tax?
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Posted March 25 2008 01:25 PM by thomas_voehringer
I like the retro design movement just as much as the next guy, but Scion got it backward with the Hako Coupe . It’s put the front in the back, and the back in the front. When I was studying animal behavior in college...
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Posted March 25 2008 12:18 PM by Mark Williams
Mercedes-Benz has a commercial out now for the ML SUV, which claims it knows most of its buyers won't need an ML to climb a steep hill, navigate a treacherous road during a blizzard, or rely on the hundreds and thousands...
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Posted March 25 2008 08:40 AM by Matt Stone
As they say, "I never thought it would happen to me." I walked out of my house one morning to hop into my '72 Ford F100 Custom Cab long bed pickup, and it tweren't there. I stood where it was parked, looking...
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Posted March 24 2008 03:31 PM by Melissa
Reds fans at the Great American Ball Park will have a chance to win a 2008 Toyota Tundra this year. A red Tundra was placed on top of an elevator shaft some 500 feet off the home plate behind center field. If any of the...
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Posted March 21 2008 09:58 AM by Angus MacKenzie
Do you find the lines of Mercedes' new full-size GL SUV too flowing and elegant? Those who prefer a vehicle styled like the box it came can still opt for the original G500, the off-roader that has proven its mettle from...
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Posted March 21 2008 09:47 AM by TT Editors
Artist Tristan Eaton is flexing his style on Ford Flex roofs, turning them into street art. Ford insists on calling this roof-as-canvas a "Cool Lid." Whatever you call it, we're glad the company is taking a page from the...
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Posted March 21 2008 09:43 AM by Matt Stone
Editor MacKenzie talks a lot about "duty cycles." In so many words, your vehicle's duty cycle is all about how you drive: where, how many miles, what type of driving you do, how many passengers, etc. As with any...
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Posted March 21 2008 09:35 AM by Angus MacKenzie
Just been whisked -- actually, it was more like a stately stop-start surge -- across Manhattan in the new Ford Flex. We won't actually get to drive the new Flex for a few months, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity for...
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Posted March 19 2008 03:06 PM by TT Editors
Your magazine was my favorite -- until I read the 2008 Truck of the Year article. I want to know how much Toyota paid you to write such a crazy story. I'm sorry, but there's no way a half-ton pickup can outperform a...
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Posted March 19 2008 10:49 AM by TT Editors
The tag line musical chairs continue at Ford. The Blue Oval's most recent effort, "Bold Moves," is out. "Ford. Drive One" is in. According to the Wall Street Journal, CEO Alan Mullaly is keen on the "Have you driven a...
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Posted March 19 2008 10:45 AM by Matt Stone
Several carmakers host gatherings the night before auto show media days, New York and otherwise. I hung out at Mercedes-Benz's gig, at one of those studio warehouse joints that are so common in NYC. MBZ used the occasion...
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Posted March 19 2008 10:38 AM by Todd Lassa
NEW YORK - Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli is a car enthusiast, everyone at Chrysler likes to point out. He was the keynote speaker at the launch of the New York International Auto Show, where he was touted as "a huge car...
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