<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Truck Trend Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Truck Trend Blog]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/]]></link><image><title><![CDATA[Truck Trend Blog]]></title><url><![CDATA[Truck Trend Blog]]></url><link><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/]]></link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Notes on the 2013 Infiniti JX35: Design and Third-Row Space]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6801136/vehicle-reviews/quick-notes-on-the-2013-infiniti-jx35-design-and-third-row-space/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Vehicle Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:06:58 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6801136/vehicle-reviews/quick-notes-on-the-2013-infiniti-jx35-design-and-third-row-space/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sway Control: Three Paths to Pickup Fuel Economy - Which Will Prevail? ]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6801037/editorials/sway-control-three-paths-to-pickup-fuel-economy-which-will-prevail/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:06:47 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6801037/editorials/sway-control-three-paths-to-pickup-fuel-economy-which-will-prevail/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader's Letters: 2014 Ford F-150 Changes?]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6793163/readers-letters/readers-letters-2014-ford-f-150-changes/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:06:42 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6793163/readers-letters/readers-letters-2014-ford-f-150-changes/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck Trend Legends: Ford Transit]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6825336/editorials/truck-trend-legends-ford-transit/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 14:05:40 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6825336/editorials/truck-trend-legends-ford-transit/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader's Letters: Brockway Rocks]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6798649/readers-letters/readers-letters-brockway-rocks/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:19 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6798649/readers-letters/readers-letters-brockway-rocks/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editor's Desk: Diesel, Interrupted]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6798760/editorials/editors-desk-diesel-interrupted/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:45 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6798760/editorials/editors-desk-diesel-interrupted/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sway Control: Why Full-Size Pickups Are the Hardest Vehicles To Engineer]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6793700/editorials/sway-control-why-full-size-pickups-are-the-hardest-vehicles-to-engineer/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:05:54 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6793700/editorials/sway-control-why-full-size-pickups-are-the-hardest-vehicles-to-engineer/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader's Letters: GMC Turns 100, Why Does the GMC Brand Still Exist?]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6826320/readers-letters/readers-letters-gmc-turns-100-why-does-the-gmc-brand-still-exist/</link><description><![CDATA[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,...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:04:14 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6826320/readers-letters/readers-letters-gmc-turns-100-why-does-the-gmc-brand-still-exist/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whale Watching: Off the Deep End]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789143/editorials/whale-watching-off-the-deep-end/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:04:47 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789143/editorials/whale-watching-off-the-deep-end/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editor's Desk: Tech Versus Tough]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789272/editorials/editors-desk-tech-versus-tough/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:03:44 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789272/editorials/editors-desk-tech-versus-tough/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader's Letters:  Big Blue And Big Red]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6821388/readers-letters/readers-letters-big-blue-and-big-red/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:03:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6821388/readers-letters/readers-letters-big-blue-and-big-red/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Styling Showdown: 2013 vs. 2014 Kia Sorento]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6790472/crossovers/styling-showdown-2013-vs-2014-kia-sorento/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Crossovers]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:03:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6790472/crossovers/styling-showdown-2013-vs-2014-kia-sorento/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: Dirt Every Day on King of the Hammers Off-Road Challenge]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6790343/videos/video-find-dirt-every-day-on-king-of-the-hammers-off-road-challenge/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:03:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6790343/videos/video-find-dirt-every-day-on-king-of-the-hammers-off-road-challenge/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Reader's Letters: Payload Woes ]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789095/readers-letters/readers-letters-payload-woes/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:03:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789095/readers-letters/readers-letters-payload-woes/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck Trend Legends: Baja 1000]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789020/editorials/truck-trend-legends-baja-1000/</link><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:03:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789020/editorials/truck-trend-legends-baja-1000/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: Tanner Foust Takes Ford F-150 SVT Raptor into Unfamiliar Territory]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6795424/videos/video-tanner-foust-takes-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-into-unfamiliar-territory/</link><description><![CDATA[We're used to seeing the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor in its natural habitat, whether it's barreling down a dirt road or negotiating an impossibly tricky boulder-filled trail. But how would it perform on a world-class track...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:03:58 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6795424/videos/video-tanner-foust-takes-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-into-unfamiliar-territory/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2013 GMC Sierra Pro Grade Ad - Stretching or Lifting?]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6822789/videos/2013-gmc-sierra-pro-grade-ad-stretching-or-lifting/</link><description><![CDATA[GMC recently released a new ad featuring its "Pro Grade Protection Plan" for the 2013 Sierra, in which the truck had heavy-duty chain pulleys attached at each corner. The ad claims there were no "stunt doubles" and that the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:03:58 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6822789/videos/2013-gmc-sierra-pro-grade-ad-stretching-or-lifting/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History 101: 1985 Jeep Cherokee Vintage Ad Shows the SUV's Body and Soul]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6790376/miscellaneous/history-101-1985-jeep-cherokee-vintage-ad-shows-the-suvs-body-and-soul/</link><description><![CDATA[About the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, Chrysler says it's time to "eschew the traditional and embrace the progressive," but it'll take us some time to get comfortable with the new midsize SUV's radical front styling. Back in 1985 --...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:03:03 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6790376/miscellaneous/history-101-1985-jeep-cherokee-vintage-ad-shows-the-suvs-body-and-soul/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz G Class: The Epitome of Four-Wheeled Bad Ass-ness]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6794560/vehicle-reviews/mercedes-benz-g-class-the-epitome-of-four-wheeled-bad-ass-ness/</link><description><![CDATA[There is no shortage of luxury sport-utes in sunny southern California, home base of Truck Trend and Motor Trend. Three in particular are hot commodities in LA's posh enclaves: the Porsche Cayenne, Range Rover Sport, and...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Vehicle Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:03:31 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6794560/vehicle-reviews/mercedes-benz-g-class-the-epitome-of-four-wheeled-bad-ass-ness/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader's Letters: More Dana Axles Info Please]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6821514/readers-letters/readers-letters-more-dana-axles-info-please/</link><description><![CDATA[Dear Truck Trend, I would like to hear more about the Dana axles and the role the axles played when the big three started optioning 4WD in the 1970s.PhilVia the Internet]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:02:17 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6821514/readers-letters/readers-letters-more-dana-axles-info-please/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: Volvo Trucks' Collision Warning]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6820338/videos/video-find-volvo-trucks-collision-warning/</link><description><![CDATA[Take a look at the photo above, and guess what happens next. Does that massive, cab-over semi truck plow into the cargo hatch of the Volvo V70 and wreck carnage with its passenger cell, or does it avoid a collision all...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:02:46 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6820338/videos/video-find-volvo-trucks-collision-warning/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Cars: Taking the 2013 Acura RDX AWD on a Winter Rocky Mountain Road Trip]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789764/vehicle-reviews/our-cars-taking-the-2013-acura-rdx-awd-on-a-winter-rocky-mountain-road-trip/</link><description><![CDATA[We recently called on the 2013 Acura RDX AWD for a winter-time trip to the Rocky Mountains. While the weather cooperated for nearly the entire trip, the added ride height and all-wheel drive came in handy in a few...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Vehicle Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:02:26 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789764/vehicle-reviews/our-cars-taking-the-2013-acura-rdx-awd-on-a-winter-rocky-mountain-road-trip/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editor's Desk: Think Globally, Act Locally]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6793051/editorials/editors-desk-think-globally-act-locally/</link><description><![CDATA[This phrase has traditionally been used in the context of environmental issues: People should recycle and do little things around their homes and neighborhoods, because making small changes can reduce waste and save the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:02:15 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6793051/editorials/editors-desk-think-globally-act-locally/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Styling Showdown: 2013 vs. 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6820416/suvs/styling-showdown-2013-vs-2014-jeep-grand-cherokee/</link><description><![CDATA[Off-road fans likely only heard one thing when the refreshed 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee was announced: it has a 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 option. But that new powertrain also comes with updated styling, as the Grand Cherokee...]]></description><category><![CDATA[SUVs]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:02:21 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6820416/suvs/styling-showdown-2013-vs-2014-jeep-grand-cherokee/]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Uses Pacino Movie Quote]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789596/videos/video-2014-jeep-grand-cherokee-uses-pacino-movie-quote/</link><description><![CDATA[Since the debut of Chrysler's acclaimed "Farmer" and "Whole Again" Super Bowl ads, the smallest and scrappiest of the Detroit Three is at it again with its "Chip Away" ad featuring the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. This time,...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:02:31 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6789596/videos/video-2014-jeep-grand-cherokee-uses-pacino-movie-quote/]]></guid></item></channel></rss>