<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><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[After SEMA After hours, The Parties Never Quit]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6588932/auto-shows/after-sema-after-hours-the-parties-never-quit/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ After walking hundreds of miles at the SEMA show, most media outlets and journalists find themselves hamming it up at one or several after show parties scattered across the Vegas boulevard. Venders and manufactures throw...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:11:08 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6588932/auto-shows/after-sema-after-hours-the-parties-never-quit/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Scion SEMA Truck Concept Do you Like Best? ]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6588749/concept-trucks/which-scion-sema-truck-concept-do-you-like-best/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ When Scion brings concepts to SEMA, the vehicles are guaranteed to turn heads. For the second year in a row a Scion design team came up with another compact truck design that caught our attention.  If Scion continues...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Concept Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:11:27 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6588749/concept-trucks/which-scion-sema-truck-concept-do-you-like-best/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEMA 2009: Jeep Lower Forty and Overland Concepts]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6574234/auto-shows/sema-2009-jeep-lower-forty-and-overland-concepts/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ There is no shortage of Jeep vehicles at the SEMA Show, but our guess is there's never been one like this before. First debuted at the Moab Easter Jeep Safari last April, the Lower Forty is equipped with 40-in. tires...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:11:55 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6574234/auto-shows/sema-2009-jeep-lower-forty-and-overland-concepts/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GM Shows Off 50-State Emissions-Legal E-ROD LS3 V-8 Crate Engine]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6587330/vehicle-accessories/gm-shows-off-50-state-emissions-legal-e-rod-ls3-v-8-crate-engine/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Depending on the state you live in, building a custom hot rod or truck can be a fairly easy or excruciatingly painful process when it comes time to register the car. While some states couldn't care less what's under the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Vehicle Accessories]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:11:37 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6587330/vehicle-accessories/gm-shows-off-50-state-emissions-legal-e-rod-ls3-v-8-crate-engine/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevrolet Shows Off Raptor-Fighting Silverado ZR2 Concept at SEMA]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6602772/concept-trucks/chevrolet-shows-off-raptor-fighting-silverado-zr2-concept-at-sema/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Ford ran away with the SEMA spotlight last year with their hardcore F-150 Raptor off-road truck, and when they did, GM sat up and took notice. This year, Chevrolet has fired back with the Silverado ZR2 Concept, a...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Concept Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:11:04 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6602772/concept-trucks/chevrolet-shows-off-raptor-fighting-silverado-zr2-concept-at-sema/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is This -- Can You Guess What Vehicle This Is?]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6587075/miscellaneous/what-is-this-can-you-guess-what-vehicle-this-is/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ What vehicle has this rear bumper? Tell us in the comments section below, if you know. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:11:49 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6587075/miscellaneous/what-is-this-can-you-guess-what-vehicle-this-is/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Ford Earns Nearly $1 Billion in 3rd Quarter]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6572986/industry-news/report-ford-earns-nearly-1-billion-in-3rd-quarter/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Ford has quickly improved its lineup, led by the midsize Fusion and Mercury Milan. It has cut costs, reducing its North American workforce by 45 percent since 2006 according to the Detroit Free Press. It has improved...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:11:57 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6572986/industry-news/report-ford-earns-nearly-1-billion-in-3rd-quarter/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[24 Hours To SEMA ]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6601905/auto-shows/24-hours-to-sema/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Three clean Jeep Wranglers loaded on the trailer and two more are set to follow as the team from FinishLineWest sets out for the three-hour drive to take part in the biggest aftermarket auto show of the year, the 2009 SEMA...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:11:52 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6601905/auto-shows/24-hours-to-sema/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refreshing or Revolting: 2010 Subaru Outback]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6586547/miscellaneous/refreshing-or-revolting-2010-subaru-outback/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The 2010 Subaru Outback is Motor Trend's Sport/Utility of the Year but is it, well, attractive? The Outback is more imposing than ever before: two in. wider and with a ground clearance of 8.7 in., higher than a Jeep Grand...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:10:21 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6586547/miscellaneous/refreshing-or-revolting-2010-subaru-outback/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASCAR Trucks Ready for Halloween Racing at Talladega Superspeedway]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6572782/motor-sports/nascar-trucks-ready-for-halloween-racing-at-talladega-superspeedway/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Talladega, the Monza of NASCAR tracks, will be home to Truck racing October 31. The high-speed circuit is one of NASCAR’s most well-known venues, with 2.66 miles of banked asphalt separating start from finish. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Motor Sports]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:10:03 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6572782/motor-sports/nascar-trucks-ready-for-halloween-racing-at-talladega-superspeedway/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Tundra Zip Tie Experience -- Toyota's Floor Mat Fix]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6572794/used-vehicles/our-tundra-zip-tie-experience-toyotas-floor-mat-fix/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  How do you prevent possible catastrophe in 3.8 million vehicles? With 3 cent zip ties. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Used Vehicles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:10:12 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6572794/used-vehicles/our-tundra-zip-tie-experience-toyotas-floor-mat-fix/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers' Letters: "THE $10,000 PICKUP” Triple Dose ]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6572062/readers-letters/readers-letters-the-10000-pickup-triple-dose/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  " Editor's Desk: The $10,000 Pickup " from our July/August Issue sparked a lot of responses from our readers. Here are three very different views we’d like to share: ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:54 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6572062/readers-letters/readers-letters-the-10000-pickup-triple-dose/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The SUV Conundrum: Car, Truck, or Something in Between?]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6571954/crossovers/the-suv-conundrum-car-truck-or-something-in-between/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Motor Trend's 1998 Truck of the Year was the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. That choice inspired the launch of our Sport/Utility of the Year for 1999, with the Lexus RX 300 named as the first winner. Since then, truck-based SUVs...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Crossovers]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:10:09 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6571954/crossovers/the-suv-conundrum-car-truck-or-something-in-between/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is This -- Can You Guess What Vehicle This Is?]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6570850/miscellaneous/what-is-this-can-you-guess-what-vehicle-this-is/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ What vehicle has this interior? Take a guess in the comments section below. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:10:22 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6570850/miscellaneous/what-is-this-can-you-guess-what-vehicle-this-is/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever Happened to: The BMW Truck Concept]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6598614/concept-trucks/whatever-happened-to-the-bmw-truck-concept/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  The answer is nothing.  Recently I came across an old issue of Motor Trend that featured the BMW truck rendering on its cover. The cover happened to be the first and only time that featured a tri-folded accordion...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Concept Trucks]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:10:44 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6598614/concept-trucks/whatever-happened-to-the-bmw-truck-concept/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Skinner to Make 200th NASCAR Truck Start This Weekend]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6570826/motor-sports/mike-skinner-to-make-200th-nascar-truck-start-this-weekend/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ NASCAR elder statesman Mike Skinner will start an exclusive club tomorrow when the flag drops at Martinsville. Barring any setbacks, Skinner will be making his 200th NASCAR Truck start, which would make him the charter...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Motor Sports]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:10:12 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6570826/motor-sports/mike-skinner-to-make-200th-nascar-truck-start-this-weekend/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers' Rides: Qcustomz' 2007 Ford F-150]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6570865/reader-rides/readers-rides-qcustomz-2007-ford-f-150/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ "Big Red" is a slammed 2007 Ford F-150 Supercrew with loads of street appeal. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Reader Rides]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:10:18 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6570865/reader-rides/readers-rides-qcustomz-2007-ford-f-150/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: Chrysler Under the Pentastar, Texas Truck Honors, Ram HD Rollout]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6584255/videos/video-find-chrysler-under-the-pentastar-texas-truck-honors-ram-hd-rollout/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of October 23, 2009 : Stories include: Texas truck honors, Dodge Ram Heavy Duty rollout, Dakota and Patriot win and Plum Crazy is back. See what's new at Chrysler on the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:10:37 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6584255/videos/video-find-chrysler-under-the-pentastar-texas-truck-honors-ram-hd-rollout/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost in the mail Readers’ Letters: The comeback of the Chevy El Camino]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6582065/readers-letters/lost-in-the-mail-readers-letters-the-comeback-of-the-chevy-el-camino/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ While combing the vacant offices filled with long forgotten archived junk, I came across a pile of Readers’ letters that had been stashed in a drawer.  One white envelope caught my eye as I was tossing the pile into...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Readers Letters]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:10:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6582065/readers-letters/lost-in-the-mail-readers-letters-the-comeback-of-the-chevy-el-camino/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: First Look For Navistar's 2010 MaxxForce7 Medium-Duty V8]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6568786/videos/video-find-first-look-for-navistars-2010-maxxforce7-medium-duty-v8/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Priyankar Balekai, lead engineer for Navistar's V8 diesel program takes you on a quick walk a round to point out the technical highlights and changes for the MaxxForce7 Medium-Duty V8 commercial engines. Check out the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:10:22 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6568786/videos/video-find-first-look-for-navistars-2010-maxxforce7-medium-duty-v8/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: A Quick Walk A Round Of Navistar’s 2010 MaxxForce Big Bore 13-liter]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6582494/videos/video-find-a-quick-walk-a-round-of-navistar-s-2010-maxxforce-big-bore-13-liter/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Navistar's director of Big Bore Programs, Mike Regula, points out the new changes of the 2010 Maxxforce 13 engine from the current 2008 engine. Click here to watch! ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:10:22 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6582494/videos/video-find-a-quick-walk-a-round-of-navistar-s-2010-maxxforce-big-bore-13-liter/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is This -- Can You Guess What Vehicle This Is?]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6581579/miscellaneous/what-is-this-can-you-guess-what-vehicle-this-is/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Who knows WOT vehicle this is? Give a guess in the comments section below. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:52 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6581579/miscellaneous/what-is-this-can-you-guess-what-vehicle-this-is/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASCAR Loosens Testing Restrictions, Approves 14 Test Tracks for 2010]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6581762/motor-sports/nascar-loosens-testing-restrictions-approves-14-test-tracks-for-2010/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Late last year, NASCAR banned testing at all its sanctioned tracks in response to the deflating economy. Sponsors, owners, and drivers watched their available funds diminish and, for the smaller players in NASCAR, testing...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Motor Sports]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:10:53 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6581762/motor-sports/nascar-loosens-testing-restrictions-approves-14-test-tracks-for-2010/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refreshing or Revolting: 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6581471/miscellaneous/refreshing-or-revolting-2010-mitsubishi-outlander/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The question facing Refreshing/Revolting commenters this week is simple: does the fierce look of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution transfer cleanly onto the hood of the midsize Outlander SUV? ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:10:51 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6581471/miscellaneous/refreshing-or-revolting-2010-mitsubishi-outlander/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Find: 2010 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Competition – Overview]]></title><link>http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6580328/suv-of-the-year/video-find-2010-motor-trend-sport-utility-of-the-year-competition-overview/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Join Motor Trend editor-in-chief Angus MacKenzie and the rest of the Motor Trend team as they judge the contenders and ultimately pick the 2010 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Suv Of The Year]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:13 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6580328/suv-of-the-year/video-find-2010-motor-trend-sport-utility-of-the-year-competition-overview/index.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>


