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Editor's Desk: May/June 2008 Edition
Plenty of issues blowing around the auto industry are going to create significant changes in direction, not the least of which are the... more
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Under the Radar: New Vehicles and Technology Are Just Around the Corner
There was plenty to see at the big auto shows this year, and from what we hear, more news is coming. Expect new technology to arrive soon... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008
It's that time of year again. We've collected the vital information on every pickup, sport/utility vehicle, crossover, and minivan and put... more
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Expert Advice: Changing Fluids in my Truck
I have a GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax 4x4 with a 6-speed standard gearbox. I bought it new in 2001 and now have 98 000 miles on it. Over... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Factory Power Runner
There's no question that German manufacturers have a long head start in this category, and traditionally, American truck makers competed... more
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Whale Watching: The Tax Man and Your Truck
When you did your taxes (we presume you've finished them or are getting close), did you happen to notice how many taxes related to your... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Compact SUV, AWD/4WD
This was a tricky vote for us, because it essentially breaks down into two categories: those sport/utilities (with less than a 106.3-inch... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Crew Cab PICKUP, 2WD
This is a now huge category (one that didn't really exist 10 years ago) with prices all over the map. more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Ultimate Performance SUV
This segment is all about arriving and driving in style, so the money issue isn't the primary consideration. Still, you can't just charge... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Compact Pickup
Admittedly, this segment of the auto industry hasn't been getting much love over the last few years. Prices of full-size pickups have been... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Full-Size SUV
Toyota has a winning formula right now: take every competitor's measurements in the segment and make a vehicle that beats it in each... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Hardcore 4x4
If there's one segment that creates the most debate (a polite term) among our judges, it's this one. Jeep has many advocates with its basic... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Midsize SUV
We've arbitrarily designated SUVs with a wheelbase over 106 (actually 106.3) inches as midsize SUVs, which makes this the largest chart... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Minivan
You can almost hear the yelling over the loudspeaker: "Ding, ding, ding--the winner and still champion..." Yes, the Honda is still the... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: AWD Crossover
AWD Crossover -- This growing segment should get even bigger in the next few years. For manufacturers, the trick is to make sure these... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Topline Power Puller
This is the evolutionary equivalent of the biggest, baddest, meanest carnivore on the planet, but raw numbers is just one way we select... more
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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Work Truck
Work Truck -- This class is about back-breaking heavy-duty work chores and abuse. As such, we look more closely than usual at things like... more
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Police Car Comparison: 2007 Dodge Charger vs 2007 Chevrolet Impala vs 2007 Ford Crown Victoria
Uh oh. Those red-and-blue strobes. Lighting up your rearview mirror like the finale in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." They're for... more
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So, how hard is it to build a truck, anyway?
Talking about trucks is cheap. Actually making one? Well, that's a whole different story... more
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Editor's Desk: March/April 2008 Edition
This is it-the exact point in time we'll look back at when it all changed. more
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Whale Watching: March/April Edition
Such fixed-post units, known to the more politically correct as "traffic-calming devices," apparently are installed to make drivers aware... more
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Audi's squeaky clean 3.0 TDI engine bound for North America
Meeting the world's most stringent diesel emissions regs, this engine is a technological tour de force. more
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Whale Watching: NHTSA and the Idiots
As an increasing number of systems go on our cars and trucks, so do more warning lights. It's reached the point where the safety gurus at... more
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Expert Advice: Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage!
Read more consumer questions and get the answers you need from the experts from the latest January/February edition of Truck Trend Garage... more
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Truck Trend's 2008 Readers' Rides
Show us what you've got! We made the call and Truck Trend readers responded in droves. If there's one thing we know about truck people,... more
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