<?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/index.html]]></link><image><title><![CDATA[Truck Trend Blog]]></title><url><![CDATA[Truck Trend Blog]]></url><link><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/index.html]]></link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Our Cars: Part 4 – Hard-Working Mini Countryman S All4 Gets a Rest]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6770501/suvs/our-cars-part-4-hard-working-mini-countryman-s-all4-gets-a-rest/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Our Mini Countryman is well on its way back to Southern California. This post comes to you from Northern California, near Infineon Raceway for a press event. The Countryman has been a (mostly) trusty companion for the long...]]></description><category><![CDATA[SUVs]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:37 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6770501/suvs/our-cars-part-4-hard-working-mini-countryman-s-all4-gets-a-rest/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: British Nissan Juke Commercial Gets Extreme]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6770660/videos/video-find-british-nissan-juke-commercial-gets-extreme/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Nissan has been known to take some artistic liberties in its commercials. One of the more recent examples is that of a Frontier pickup "skiing" down a hill and going a barrel roll before coming to a stop at the bottom of...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:05:23 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6770660/videos/video-find-british-nissan-juke-commercial-gets-extreme/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Trip Day Four: Amarillo to Williams - The Old Southwest In the Frontier]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6770579/trucks/road-trip-day-four-amarillo-to-williams-the-old-southwest-in-the-frontier/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Waking up at a hotel where a giant bull on a trailer -- ready to be towed at a moment's notice wherever a giant bull would be needed -- a giant cowboy boot, and multiple cars with bull horns on the hood in the parking lot...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:05:31 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6770579/trucks/road-trip-day-four-amarillo-to-williams-the-old-southwest-in-the-frontier/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Cars: Part 3 – 2011 Mini Countryman S All4 Homeward Bound]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6769160/suvs/our-cars-part-3-2011-mini-countryman-s-all4-homeward-bound/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ After the trek up through the heart of the Golden State on I-5, through Oregon and on to Seattle, the Countryman finally is headed southbound again toward SoCal. But in the meantime, I'll be stopping off at Infineon...]]></description><category><![CDATA[SUVs]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 18:05:10 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6769160/suvs/our-cars-part-3-2011-mini-countryman-s-all4-homeward-bound/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Trip Day Three: Marathon Day -- Memphis to Amarillo In The Nissan Frontier]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6770462/trucks/road-trip-day-three-marathon-day-memphis-to-amarillo-in-the-nissan-frontier/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ When I woke up this morning, the sun was still about two hours away from rising. It was 4:15, and we had to hit the road before 6, because we were driving to Texas today. While yesterday's travels allowed some time to...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 02:05:25 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6770462/trucks/road-trip-day-three-marathon-day-memphis-to-amarillo-in-the-nissan-frontier/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Trip Day Two: Nashville to Memphis -- The Road Less Traveled]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6804174/trucks/road-trip-day-two-nashville-to-memphis-the-road-less-traveled/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The drive from Nashville usually only takes about four hours, but we intentionally didn't take the most direct route. In addition, we had plenty to do before we left town, which made the trip take longer -- but it was...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 05:05:45 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6804174/trucks/road-trip-day-two-nashville-to-memphis-the-road-less-traveled/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: Volvo Mean Green Truck Attempts Speed Record]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6779497/trucks/video-find-volvo-mean-green-truck-attempts-speed-record/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ We reported last month on Volvo Truck's announcement attempt to set a world speed record with its Mean Green hybrid diesel truck. Well, the attempt was made, and records were set. Mean Green ran the flying kilometer at...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:05:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6779497/trucks/video-find-volvo-mean-green-truck-attempts-speed-record/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Trip: Airbound to Smyrna, Tennesse To Pick Up Our Truck... Eventually]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6769856/miscellaneous/road-trip-airbound-to-smyrna-tennesse-to-pick-up-our-truck-eventually/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[    So, we haven't moved in 30 minutes. Our flight has been taxied back to the terminal and our plane is currently being looked at by the maintenance crew. People are on their phones rebooking their flights and my row...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:05:44 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6769856/miscellaneous/road-trip-airbound-to-smyrna-tennesse-to-pick-up-our-truck-eventually/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNG Shootout: GM vs Ram]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6803262/trucks/cng-shootout-gm-vs-ram/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Regarding its upcoming bi-fuel (CNG and gasoline) HD pickup, GM said at the National Work Truck Show in Indianapolis it is "the only manufacturer to offer a single-source option for its gaseous fuel vehicles." The next...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:05:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6803262/trucks/cng-shootout-gm-vs-ram/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Cars: Part 2 - Mini Countryman S All4 Rolls Into Washington]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6769151/suvs/our-cars-part-2-mini-countryman-s-all4-rolls-into-washington/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Over the last 600 miles , I've gotten to know the Countryman pretty well. So far, it's handling the long-distance trek with ease. The combination of the turbocharged 1.6-liter four and the six-speed automatic are dealing...]]></description><category><![CDATA[SUVs]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:05:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6769151/suvs/our-cars-part-2-mini-countryman-s-all4-rolls-into-washington/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos from EVS 26 Electric Vehicle Show]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6769055/auto-shows/photos-from-evs-26-electric-vehicle-show/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ EVS 26 isn't the typical kind of show we attend. When you think of Truck Trend, you probably more typically think of SEMA, the Chicago Auto Show, and even the Mid-America Trucking Show. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 23:05:39 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6769055/auto-shows/photos-from-evs-26-electric-vehicle-show/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Cars: Mini Road Trip Day 1 - The Journey Begins]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6804009/crossovers/our-cars-mini-road-trip-day-1-the-journey-begins/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ By this time next week, I'll have to drive about 1800 miles in our long-term 2011 Mini Countryman S All4 . That's following about 550 miles behind the wheel today. I'm heading to Seattle for a press event, and then to...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Crossovers]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:05:11 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6804009/crossovers/our-cars-mini-road-trip-day-1-the-journey-begins/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Better or For Worse: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6767597/suvs/for-better-or-for-worse-2013-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Hyundai replaced the Veracruz name with Santa Fe for the automaker's three-row crossover and then added Sport to the Santa Fe to differentiate the smaller two-row SUV.  The Korean automaker updated the Santa Fe...]]></description><category><![CDATA[SUVs]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 21:05:29 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6767597/suvs/for-better-or-for-worse-2013-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: Porsche Cayenne GTS Puts Sport in Sport-Utility]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6767894/videos/video-find-porsche-cayenne-gts-puts-sport-in-sport-utility/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ It's about as sporty as you can get on the Cayennne without going to the full-blown Turbo model. The new Cayenne GTS doesn't have the cachet of the first-generation model for having a manual transmission, but the sharp...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:05:35 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6767894/videos/video-find-porsche-cayenne-gts-puts-sport-in-sport-utility/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galpin Auto Sports, 5.11 Tactical Team Up on Ford F-450 B.E.A.S.T.]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6767675/trucks/galpin-auto-sports-511-tactical-team-up-on-ford-f-450-beast/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Specialty law enforcement and defense apparel maker 5.11 Tactical teamed up with Galpin Auto Sport to build the B.E.A.S.T., a custom 2012 Ford F-450 Super Duty designed as a showcase and mobile training station for the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:04:10 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6767675/trucks/galpin-auto-sports-511-tactical-team-up-on-ford-f-450-beast/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Closer Look at the Bentley EXP 9 F Concept]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6766646/concept-vehicles/a-closer-look-at-the-bentley-exp-9-f-concept/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Bentleys are normally recognized for their aesthetic appeal, but when the British automaker showed the Bentley EXP 9F concept at the Geneva show last month, there was a firestorm of negative comments critiquing the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Concept Vehicles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:04:57 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6766646/concept-vehicles/a-closer-look-at-the-bentley-exp-9-f-concept/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader's Letters: Inauguration Day]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6799590/readers-letters/readers-letters-inauguration-day/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Dear Truck Trend, In the picture on the bottom of page 78 in the March/April 2012 issue, shouldn't that driver have been wearing his safety belt? The factory belt is clearly unused, on the roll bar upright, and it doesn't...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:04:27 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6799590/readers-letters/readers-letters-inauguration-day/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: Victoria Beckham and the Range Rover Evoque Special Edition]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6803058/videos/video-find-victoria-beckham-and-the-range-rover-evoque-special-edition/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday, we showed you photos of the new Range Rover Evoque Special Edition by Victoria Beckham. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:04:46 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6803058/videos/video-find-victoria-beckham-and-the-range-rover-evoque-special-edition/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dartz Supplies Gold-Coated SUV For "The Dictator"]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6766838/videos/dartz-supplies-gold-coated-suv-for-the-dictator/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Dartz, the notorious Russian/Latvian builder of ultra-exclusive armored SUVs, is the proud supplier of vehicles for the upcoming Sacha Baron Cohen movie "The Dictator" premiering in May. For this movie, the vehicles were...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:04:41 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6766838/videos/dartz-supplies-gold-coated-suv-for-the-dictator/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Better or For Worse: 2013 Chevrolet Traverse]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6775744/crossovers/for-better-or-for-worse-2013-chevrolet-traverse/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Four years have passed since the Chevrolet Traverse initially hit showrooms and the three-row crossover is starting to show its age. The 2013 Chevrolet Traverse, however, is rocking a much-needed refresh that includes new...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Crossovers]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:04:23 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6775744/crossovers/for-better-or-for-worse-2013-chevrolet-traverse/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: Sabine Schmitz Blasts Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Around Nurburgring]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6801834/videos/video-find-sabine-schmitz-blasts-jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-around-nurburgring/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ This video combines two veritable automotive powerhouses: renowned German driver Sabine Schmitz and the 470-hp, 6.4-liter V-8-powered Jeep grand Cherokee SRT8. Schmitz took the high-power Jeep to Germany's Nurburgring to...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:04:15 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6801834/videos/video-find-sabine-schmitz-blasts-jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-around-nurburgring/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader's Letters: Ram Jam]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6799710/readers-letters/readers-letters-ram-jam/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Dear Truck Trend, For 2012, the Ram HD 4500/5500 has a new GVWR of 22,300 pounds, with a GCWR of 30,000 pounds. When I saw this I couldn't help but jump out of my chair. For my towing business, that's 14,800 pounds of dead...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:04:50 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6799710/readers-letters/readers-letters-ram-jam/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: Mythbusters Confirm Why We Don't Use Square Wheels]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6765767/videos/video-find-mythbusters-confirm-why-we-dont-use-square-wheels/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Cable’s Favorite Science Duo Shake Down a Ford Super Duty…Literally  Some answers are just so obvious, that nobody has seen the need to actually scientifically verify or de-bunk them. But that doesn’t mean that...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:04:21 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6765767/videos/video-find-mythbusters-confirm-why-we-dont-use-square-wheels/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[eBay Find: Parnelli Jones' 'Big Oly' Tribute Bronco Up for Auction on eBay]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6765989/motor-sports/ebay-find-parnelli-jones-big-oly-tribute-bronco-up-for-auction-on-ebay/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ One of our favorites of the 2011 SEMA Show, the 'Big Oly' Bronco Trophy Truck tribute is up for sale on eBay . To be clear, this isn't the original Big Oly Bronco that raced in the 1971 Baja 1000, but an updated tribute...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Motor Sports]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:04:44 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6765989/motor-sports/ebay-find-parnelli-jones-big-oly-tribute-bronco-up-for-auction-on-ebay/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Styling Showdown: 2012 vs. 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6775015/suvs/styling-showdown-2012-vs-2013-mercedes-benz-glk/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  The prevailing trend among current crossovers and SUVs is toward smoother, more rounded, more aerodynamic shapes. For the most part. But there are a few proud holdouts that are going their own way, and defying convention....]]></description><category><![CDATA[SUVs]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:04:56 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6775015/suvs/styling-showdown-2012-vs-2013-mercedes-benz-glk/index.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>
