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Blink and you'll miss it: New 2009 Honda Ridgeline spied
In 2005 the Honda Ridgeline was presented as an alternative to regular midsize pickups, with a spacious cabin and confident on-road... more |
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Spycam: 2010 Cadillac CTS Wagon
American enthusiasts may be anticipating this car, but the fact is it's planned mostly for Cadillac's assault on Mercedes, BMW, and Audi in... more |
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Honey, I Shrunk the Pickup: More on Ford's future plans for two sub-F-150 models
Ford is working on two new, smaller-than-F-150 pickup trucks, one based on the F-Series and the other a replacement for the aged Ranger... more |
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Spied: The Raptor is Unofficially Official
At Ford's recent Dealer Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, dealer sources attending the event revealed what they've seen and heard about the... more |
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Spied: VW's Pickup (MULE)
There have been plenty of rumors that VW has been working on a small pickup truck for the U.S. market. 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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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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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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Spy Wars: What Ford and Dodge Don't Want You To Know, and Chevy and Toyota Are Dying To Find Out
It wasn't that long ago when we were talking about how unusual it was to have two significant players -- Chevrolet and Toyota -- in the... more |
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Behind the Scenes: Full-Size Pickup Design
Everyone obsesses about automotive styling. Just look at auto shows, where the aisles overflow with sexy concepts pointing to the direction... more |
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Future Shock: Vans & Minivans
When your whole brand centers on a single retro icon, success hinges upon stirring the pot with niche variations on the central theme. more |
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Spied: 2008 Dodge Dakota
Look for the revamped Dakota to make an official appearance in the fall of 2007. more |
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Spied: Dodge Aims At Edge With Crossover
There's an Edge competitor in Ford's future. It's this Dodge, codenamed JC49 and built on the longer Dodge Avenger/Chrysler Sebring version... more |
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EDAG Shows LUV At Geneva Motor Show
If the Amphibicar ever gets into production, it needs to take styling cues from this vehicle. Pre... more |
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Spied: 2007 Hyundai Veracruz
Is America ready for the biggest Hyundai ever? Here it is caught during hot-weather testing here in the United States. more |
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Spied: Next Toyota Land Cruiser and the Lexus LX 570
There's no older vehicle in Toyota's lineup other than the Land Cruiser, which was last redesigned for the 1998 model year. more |
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Spied: The Gladiator Lives!!!
Well, not really. Although the Gladiator concept vehicle was shown at the Detroit auto show two years back to rave reviews, a business case... more |
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Spied: GM's Hybrid Full-Size SUVs
Here's proof that GM is serious about hybrid versions of its largest SUVs: photos of hybrid Tahoe... more |
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Spied: Mercedes' Actros Space-Max
For big-rig drivers anywhere in the world, there's no such thing as too much comfort or too much space in their cabs. more |
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Spied: 2007 Toyota Tundra Regular Cab
Here's proof the next Toyota Tundra will be available as a regular-cab model in addition to extended versions. more |
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Spied: Bentley SUV
For a long time rumors have suggested that Bentley would be producing an SUV-type vehicle, and it's obvious that parent-company Volkswagen... more |
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Spied: 2006 Dodge Caliber and Nitro are coming
While GM and Ford dither over performance vehicles, DaimlerChrysler is pushing to ensure its SRT franchise keeps getting bigger and better. more |
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Future: Big-Rig Pickups
In honor of creative design, we thought we'd enlist Mark Stehrenberger, our resident futurist/designer, to see what he could conjure up for... more |
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Spied: 2008 Jeep Compass
Jeep labeled the Compass as a concept when it showed it at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show -- but we've seen this heavily disguised test mule... more |
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Spied: 2007 Toyota Tundra Breaks Cover
The gloves are off at Toyota. After a couple of false starts, Toyota now has a laser-lock on the cash cows of Chrysler, GM, and Ford:... more |
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Spied: VW and Porsche Pickup Trucks
With the recent success of the Honda Ridgeline, companies like GM and Toyota are looking closely at their own light-duty versions of the... more |
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Spied: Scion t2B
Is Scion eyeing an entry into the compact-truck market? more |
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Future Concept: More Trucks in Your Future
It's the time of year when rumors fly fast and furious, and we start to see what trucks, SUVs, and crossovers will soon be coming to... more |
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Spied: European Pickup Trucks
Just because European carmakers say they'll never design and manufacture a pickup truck exclusively for the U.S. market doesn't mean they... more |
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Sketchpad: 2008 Land Rover Defender
The Defender, absent from this market since after the 1997 model year, returns to the United States in 2007 as a 2008 model. more |
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2004 Future Vehicle Forecast
Motor Trend's unofficial guide to the automotive future, revealing what's the significant new cars, trucks, and SUVs yet to appear for the... more |
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Performance: Horsepower War Heats Up For Trucks
Though not direct competitors, they're both truck-based 4x4s with monster motors. more |
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Sketch Pad: 2007 Acura RDX
The MDX sport/utility is arguably Acura's biggest critical and sales hit since the original Legend. So why not a smaller, more... more |
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Sketch Pad: 2005 Saab Sport/Utility Redux
Saab can't afford to do an SUV platform on its own, but will have to work hard to differentiate this GMT360-derived product from mainstream... more |
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Bentley Shooting Brake W12
The days of Rolls-Royce derivatives are over more |
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