Truck & SUV Concepts
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Is Kia Ready for a Pickup?
Rumors have again bubbled up that Kia is poised to begin selling a body-on-frame V-6 and V-8 pickup truck in the U.S. by the 2011 model... more
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Quick Look: Ford Transit Connect
At the New York auto show, Ford displayed a concept Transit Connect taxi, noting it brings architecture's trend of building upward where... more
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Concept: GMC Denali XT -- Trend or Gimmick?
GMC Denali XT -- Is this the kind of little truck GM needs to compete with vehicles like Toyota's futuristic A-BAT, Honda's Ridgeline, and... more
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Land Rover Black and Silver LRX Concept Photo Gallery
Click here to see more photos of the Land Rover Black and Silver LRX Concept! more
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Future: The rules of building a truck have been thrown out the window
The traditional pickup is moving rapidly beyond its leaf-sprung, boxy boundaries, and what were once SUVs have been replaced with... more
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Bull MKT: Lincoln gets its own Enclave. Sort of
The cheapening--ahem, popularization--of Lincoln is working. Migrating to mostly Volvo-based front-drive platforms and targeting Buick... more
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Future Shock: The Truck Market Is Evolving at a Blistering Pace
The rules of building a truck, sport/utility vehicle, or crossover have been thrown out the window, and the future of this category is... more
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An Explorer for the 21st century: Unibody concept signals life for an old favorite
At the peak of the sport/utility boom, Ford sold nearly a half million Explorers a year and ran three factory shifts to build them. Today,... more
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A Look into the future: 2008 GMC Denali XT Concept
GMC will show the Denali XT concept at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show to gauge reaction. Our guess is the response will strong. This will be... more
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2008 GMC Denali XT Concept Photo Gallery
Pontiac has won the battle over which GM brand will sell a version of the Australian-built Holden Ute in the U.S., but it looks as though... more
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Special Project: CrewMaximus
In fact, much of the time we have to keep ourselves from laughing. But every once in a while a vehicle comes along that doesn't try to be... more
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Hummer H3t Concept Photo Gallery
See more photos of the Hummer H3t Concept concept at TruckTrend.com! more
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Hummer HX Concept: GM's macho brand loses its top
Small. Nimble. Modular. These are adjectives that would never be used to describe Hummers, until now. more
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Future Concept: Cadillac Provoq concept
Thought Provoqing: Cadillac's new small SUV bows in concept form more
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Future Concept: Saab 9-4x BioPower concept
In roughly a year and a half GM will launch a new SUV, the 9-4x, whose Saab-ness goes beyond front-end styling and ignition key location. more
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Ford Explorer America concept foreshadows Explorer's future
Ford's Explorer America concept -- a possible future vision of what Ford's fallen SUV king could become -- will be revealed to the world at... more
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General Motors has officially announced the 2009 Saturn Vue Green Line 2 Mode Hybrid
General Motors has officially announced its long-rumored 2009 Saturn Vue Green Line 2 Mode hybrid set to hit the automaker's stand at the... more
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BMW's Crossover Offensive: From Mini SUV to
Mini's new crossover SUV makes its first official appearance in 2009, part of a BMW crossover offensive that begins with the X6 due this... more
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Toyota A-BAT Concept: Returning to its compact truck roots
Toyota returns to its compact truck roots with its latest concept vehicle A-BAT (Advanced Breakthrough Aero Truck) making its world debut... more
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Land Rover LRX Concept: Small sustainability is big
You're looking at Land Rover's next big thing. The LRX concept making its debut at the Detroit show is small, sporty, and designed to be as... more
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Hummer HX Concept: Young designers put spin on vehicle bound for 2008 Detroit show
Three new GM designers put their spin on the Hummer, creating the Hummer HX Concept for the 2008 Detroit auto show -- an open-air,... more
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Chrysler To Bring Jeep Renegade Eco-concept to Detroit Show
Green is in -- especially during this autoshow season. Virtually every automaker has a concept that is as frugal at the gas pump as it is... more
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First Look: The BMW Concept X6
The BMW Concept X6 combines four doors and a dynamically flowing coupe roofline with a high sill-line, muscular wheel arches, and a strong... more
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The Audi Cross Coupe Quattro Debuts At Shanghai Motor Show
At the Shanghai Motor Show Audi presented a study that defines a new segment in the field of crossover vehicles. more
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Hyundai Unveils QarmaQ Concept at 2007 Geneva Auto Show
Hyundai and GE Plastics unveiled QarmaQ, a first in the Crossover Coupe segment. more
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Posted May 5 2008 08:24 AM by Mark Williams
Much of our time is spent traveling places to drive a given manufacturer's latest and greatest. Usually that means flying to some familiar place, staying is some familiar hotel, and more times than not driving on some... 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 11 2008 02:33 PM by Allyson Harwood
While it would make sense for cars, trucks, and SUVs to be painted in simple colors like "red" and "blue," that's never the case. Automakers use their own brand-specific paint mixes, and each one gets its own name.... 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 11 2008 03:38 PM by thomas_voehringer
Some trucks and SUVs have huge blindspots. Here's a technology that overcomes them. 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 18 2008 12:09 PM by Melissa
My sunny Friday mid-morning drive yielded a lot of eye candy and beater-classics on the open road. Take a look at what caught my eye this wonderful morning. 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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