If you desire technical information for your pickup truck, SUV, or van, read here to find out more about hybrids and diesel engines, improving traction, towing basics, truck and SUV tires, and much more from the experts at Truck Trend.
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Tech Articles
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Car Care - Maintenance 101
What service interval should you choose? more |
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Car Care: Tire-o-glyphics
Deciphering sidewalls more |
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ÜberRam meets Lightning - American V-8 Power - Motor Trend
Coming Soon: Because Z28 vs. Mustang Cobra is so late-'90s more |
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2004 Dodge SVT-10 - Ford
Coming Soon: Because Z28 vs. Mustang Cobra is so late-'90s more |
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Project Rolling Thunder, part 5
Adding some boom to match the vroom in our 1998 Ford Expedition project SUV more |
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Expert Advice, April 2003 edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more |
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Behind the Scenes of GM's Future Truck Technologies
A day at GM's proving grounds reveals an abundance of technical treats more |
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Car Care: Restore Paint Finish with Clay
Take a bar of clay to your paint? Sounds strange, but it works more |
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Heated Comfort: Seat Heater Installation
Wanna let your honey know you care? Install seat heaters in her ride more |
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Four-Wheel Drive
Do you have it, know it, need it? more |
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Expert Advice, August 2002 edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more |
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Four-Wheel Drive 101
Do you have it, know it, need it? more |
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Project Rolling Thunder: Part 4
Better brakes teaches us a few tricks more |
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Project Toyota SR-5: Part 1
Giving new life to a tired friend more |
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Traction Tech
As electronics provide the means to distract drivers, they also can counteract such distractions ... more |
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Expert Advice, October 2002 edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more |
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2002 Toyota Double Cab Tacoma
Project "Double Take" part one: Putting it together more |
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Accessory Guide - Got Diesel?
Diesel engines are known for outliving their gasoline cousins by a few hundred thousand miles--and for having grunt to spare. But there are... more |
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Clean Diesels with Cooling
High-temperature strength of charge air coolers is crucial for clean diesel engines more |
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Expert Advice, December 2002 edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more |
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Trailer Brake Basics
Like trailers themselves, trailer brakes come in a variety of sizes and system designs. Conversely, there is at least one constant: Without... more |
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Truck Trend's Tow Test Trailer
Part One: Taking testing to the next level more |
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Turning Up the Diesel Wick
Western Diesel delivers a big boost in PowerStroke performance more |
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Snow Driving 101
Poke a button on the dash or twist a pair of hub locks, and your faithful truck is ready to crawl along ice-greased winter roads or plow... more |
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First-Time Towing Basics
Tips to keep you from losing your load more |
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Posted April 15 2008 04:34 PM by Mark Williams
A Sharp Turn Seems To Be Getting Back on Track -- I first met Jeff Bell at Camp Jeep in 2003. I was able to interview him at the hotel where we were staying. I remember barely getting a greeting out before he started... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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Posted March 15 2008 03:12 PM by Allyson Harwood
I imagined what it would be like if I'd just won big on "Jeopardy!" and had money to burn on some dream vehicles. Here's how I would fill a three-car garage. Even though all are off-road capable, each one has a very... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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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... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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Posted April 16 2008 03:24 PM by Melissa
Did you know the most recycled consumer products are our very own autos? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 95 percent of all automobiles are recycled, beating both paper and plastic. An estimated 11.4... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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LINE-X bedliners???
So i've been researching bedliners and wanted to know what your experiences are w/ LINE-X. I heard...
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6-Door Hummer H2
Does anyone know of someone who would be interested? Even if not, what do you think of a 6-door H2?...
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Line-X bedliners
Hello everyone,
My name is Stan Bates. I own Inland Line-X in So. Cal. so if anyone has any...
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