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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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2009 READERS' RIDES SHOWCASE : Show Us Your Truck
Do you spend every weekend working on your truck, whether you're fixing it up or making the paint shine? Is your ride legendary around... more
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Small Wonders: Little Motorhomes May Be the Perfect Fit
Not surprisingly, these motorhomes are a growing market segment in the RV industry. more
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Celebrity Drive, Olympic Edition: Mountain biker extraordinaire Adam Craig also competes on four wheels
National mountain-bike champion Adam Craig is headed to Beijing to compete in the Olympics for the first time, as one of only two men on... more
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Designated Driver: Designing a Game-changer -- Ralph Gilles
From a design standpoint, our mission was simple: Design a truck that stands out from the herd, a game-changer. more
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Archive: Crossing Over - Okay, So What's New?
Ford's new Flex crossover is comfortable and luxurious enough to take out on the town. The same can be said of a generation of Ford woodies. more
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Goodbye, Hummer; hello, Family Zero: Monster SUVs out; small four-cylinder engines in
Who wants to buy Hummer? Hot rumor at presstime is that India's Mahindra & Mahindra is looking at General Motors' militaristic SUV division. more
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Celebrity Drive: Judas Priest Bassist Ian Hill mourns the demise of the British car industry
Ian Hill, founding member and bassist for pioneering heavy-metal band Judas Priest, drives a 2004 Mercedes ML 500. But he would prefer to... more
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Pumped out: Just how expensive is our gas?
Petroleum marketing and research company Lundberg Survey, Inc., regularly monitors retail gas prices. more
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Keep The Change: Expert Advice To Save You Money
As the prices of gasoline and diesel climb every week, we thought it would be a good time to step back and provide some background and... more
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Editor's Desk: Nissan and Chrysler Set the Pace - July/Auguest Edition
By all accounts, it's official--car companies are hurting, especially those that make a lot of trucks. more
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HCCI: GM making advances with its
Recently, we got the chance to talk to a few of GM's experts on their "newest" fuel economy improving technology: Homogeneous Charge... more
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Whale Watching: Is Performance Dead?
After devoting much of this issue to power and performance in some form or another, we don't think it's dead yet. more
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Gotta-Have Machines: Some of the Best Vehicles on the Road--and a few That Should Be
Here are some of our favorites. These vehicles are on the road now, will be on the road soon, or should be on the road if they want to make... more
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Diesel Revolution: What you need to know about today's -- and tomorrow's -- oil-fueled landscape
Rudolph's little stinker has evolved to world-class levels of performance, economy, and refinement. But will fuel prices and emissions regs... more
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Don't Let Your Teen Drive -- Yet
More teens are killed in auto accidents than by violence or drugs. Former racer Jeff Payne and Driver's Edge want to lower that statistic. more
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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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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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