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Of The Year Awards

The annual Motor Trend Truck and SUV of the Year Award features significant input from the editors of Truck Trend magazine and is given to the vehicle that best represents exceptional value, superiority in its class, and most significant developments on the new-vehicle scene each year. Inside you’ll find reviews of all the vehicle candidates, insight into the exhaustive testing process, photos, and more information on the winner.
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2008 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Winner: Mazda CX-9 2008 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Winner: Mazda CX-9
As the saying goes, it's all in the details, and that's where the 2008 Mazda CX-9's sporty personality shines. Slide behind the... more
2008 Sport/Utility of the Year Contenders 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year Contenders
The sport/utility vehicle cuts a broad swathe through the 21st-century automotive landscape. more
Motor Trend Names Mazda CX-9 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year Motor Trend Names Mazda CX-9 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year
The CX-9 reigned supreme out of a diverse crowd of 11 contenders, one of the highest quality fields MOTOR TREND has seen since it started... more
2008 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Contenders 2008 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Contenders
It's Of the Year time at Motor Trend for 2008, and first up in our annual search for the best of the best is the 2008 Motor Trend Sport... more
2008 Motor Trend SUOTY Contender:  2008 Jeep Patriot Photo Gallery 2008 Motor Trend SUOTY Contender: 2008 Jeep Patriot Photo Gallery
The all-new Patriot, Jeep's newest attempt at wooing the crossover market, shares underpinnings with the Compass and Caliber. more
2008 Truck of the Year Winner: Toyota Tundra 2008 Truck of the Year Winner: Toyota Tundra
When Toyota first announced it was coming out with a full-size pickup truck to go head to head with the big boys from Ford, Chevy, and... more
2008 Truck of the Year Testing & Contenders 2008 Truck of the Year Testing & Contenders
Crisis? What crisis? Even though the price of gas has broken the $3-a-gallon barrier and economy is sputtering (i.e. the mortgage fiasco,... more
2008 Ford F250 4x4 FX4 Photo Gallery 2008 Ford F250 4x4 FX4 Photo Gallery
To see more photos of the 2008 Ford F-250 4x4 FX4 from the 2008 Truck of the Year testing, visit TruckTrend.com! more
2008 Motor Trend TOTY Contender: 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Z71 LT 2008 Motor Trend TOTY Contender: 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Z71 LT
To see more photos of the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD from the 2008 Truck of the Year testing, visit TruckTrend.com more
2008 Motor Trend TOTY Contender: 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD LT Photo Gallery 2008 Motor Trend TOTY Contender: 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD LT Photo Gallery
To see more photos of the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD LT from the 2008 Truck of the Year testing, visit TruckTrend.com! more
The Motor Trend Trophy Dash The Motor Trend Trophy Dash
Car of the Year awards from past five decades. more
2003 Car of the Year: Infiniti G35 2003 Car of the Year: Infiniti G35
"Balance, poise, good driver feedback--finally, a real driver's car from Infiniti." "The G35 will keep the folks in Munich working... more

Moab Madness: Jeep and Hummer doing it right

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

Video(s) of the Day: The Land Rover Experience

  To prove how rugged its Diesel-powered LR3 TDV6 is, Land Rover took a group of journalists to the highest drivable pass in all of the Americas. more  

Future Plans: Ram Diesel 1500

  At a briefing for the 2009 Ram, a Chrysler spokesman confirmed that a diesel will be offered in the half-ton next year, probably as a 2010 model, but declined to say which diesel it will be. more  

NBC's plan to make an American 'Top Gear'

  Jay Leno (writing under the headline " I hope we don't ruin 'Top Gear '" in The Sunday Times), about NBC's plan to make an American version of the BBC hit with host Adam Carolla ("The Man Show"): more  

It figures; News by the Numbers

  Off-Road Top 20 According to SEMA , off-road enthusiasts are still spending on truck modifications. More than half of survey respondents fitted larger tires, with air filters and exhaust systems close behind. Rounding out...more  

Nissan dropping the Titan
[QUOTE] Chrysler will manufacture a full-size pickup for Nissan. Based on a Nissan unique design,... more
CR-V back gate into picnic table
Hey folks. I found this amusing yet useful video on making your back gate into a picnic table and... more
Need help buying 4x4 truck & 5th wheel
Hi Truckers, Looking to buy a used truck and 5th wheel trailer. Not too sure what to buy that will... more
LINE-X Names Teppy Wigington Public Relations Manager
[bold]LINE-X(R) Franchise Development Corporation Names Teppy Wigington Public Relations Manager... more