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First Look: 2007 Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin First Look: 2007 Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin
With the absence of a new Lightning F-150 for two years now, Ford is scrambling. With the huge investment of time and money the GT supercar... more
First Look: 2006 Isuzu i280 and i350 First Look: 2006 Isuzu i280 and i350
At first glance, it may look like GM threw Isuzu a bone, giving the ailing company a vehicle to add to its current two-rebadged-SUV lineup. more
Performance Road Test: Special-Order Silverado RST Performance Road Test: Special-Order Silverado RST
There are literally hundreds of companies that make performance parts for Chevy Silverados. more
First Look: 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab First Look: 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab
By far the most significant shot fired in recent memory in the full-size truck battle. more
First Drive: 2005 Chevrolet Colorado Xtreme First Drive: 2005 Chevrolet Colorado Xtreme
Remember when the S-10 pickup offered that awful black Xtreme package with swoopy body cladding and ready-to-scrape (and crack) front and... more
Long-Term Update:  2004 Nissan Titan 4x2 SE Long-Term Update: 2004 Nissan Titan 4x2 SE
Hallway conversations about our 2004 long-term Titan tend to focus on the powertrain. It's not surprising--the truck's 5.6-liter V-8 is a... more
First Drive: 2006 Honda Ridgeline First Drive: 2006 Honda Ridgeline
If Honda has its way, every garage will have two CR250R dirt bikes, an AquaTrax watercraft, Honda generator and lawnmower, and a new... more
Road Test: 2005 Chevrolet Silverado SS Road Test: 2005 Chevrolet Silverado SS
Chevy's latest Silverado SS has always tried to be a jack-of-all-trades performance truck. A renaissance bad-boy, if you like. more
First Look: 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Concept First Look: 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Concept
Ford's original "utility sport truck," introduced four years ago, hasn't gone away--it was just lost in the shuffle. more
Long-Term Introduction: 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid Long-Term Introduction: 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid
The Chevy Silverado (and GMC Sierra) Hybrid was previously offered only for fleet buyers (mostly directed at the construction industry),... more
First Drive: 2005 Nissan Frontier First Drive: 2005 Nissan Frontier
When Nissan was asked why there wasn't a supercharger available on the new Frontier, the response was, "It doesn't need it." A good sign. more
First Look: 2006 Lincoln Mark LT First Look: 2006 Lincoln Mark LT
It's nice to see that Ford got a better truck to market the second time around. more
Monster Muscle: 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 Cummins Monster Muscle: 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 Cummins
Maybe it's our imagination, but there seem to be more one-ton diesel trucks driving around the country than ever before. more
First Test: 2006 Honda Ridgeline First Test: 2006 Honda Ridgeline
With so-called segment- busting vehicles sprouting up everywhere and niches created daily, Honda is betting that the Ridgeline--an urban... more
Long-Term Wrapup: 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 HD Hemi Long-Term Wrapup: 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 HD Hemi
Many truck owners feel the only powerplant for a heavy-duty hauler is a diesel. more
Road Test: 2005 Toyota Tacoma Road Test: 2005 Toyota Tacoma
For years, nothing. Then, suddenly, the compact pickup-truck market is awash in new products: the 2005 Dodge Dakota, Nissan Frontier,... more
Road Test: 2005 Dodge Dakota Road Test: 2005 Dodge Dakota
The trend is clear: Nobody wants to make a compact pickup anymore. The 2005 model year seems to mark the death of the compact and... more
Road Test: ToolBoxes  2004.5 Dodge Ram and 2004 Ford SuperDuty Road Test: ToolBoxes 2004.5 Dodge Ram and 2004 Ford SuperDuty
Tool Boxes: Put a group of writers in two large pickups with various loads in the bed, and what word litters the notebooks? Torque was... more
Long-Term Test: 2004 Nissan Titan 4x2 SE Long-Term Test: 2004 Nissan Titan 4x2 SE
On paper, the Nissan Titan looks like it should compete well with full-size pickups from Ford, Dodge, and GM. more
King of the Road: 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty one-ton 4x4 Dualie King of the Road: 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty one-ton 4x4 Dualie
Gone are the days of making a bold statement with your truck--unless you're picking up that load of sheetrock in something like Performance... more
Road Test: 2005 Ford Super Duty Pickups Road Test: 2005 Ford Super Duty Pickups
Midmodel freshenings are typically boring. That's when manufacturers roll out the new paint colors, interior option packages, and possibly... more
Road Test: 2005 Dodge Power Wagon Road Test: 2005 Dodge Power Wagon
The Power Wagon is back. Maybe not with all the glorious and heroic fanfare it deserves, but the name is back nonetheless. more
First Look: 2005 SRT-10 Ram Quad Cab First Look: 2005 SRT-10 Ram Quad Cab
Fast on the heels of its Guinness World Record, the Dodge Ram SRT-10 (Truck Trend, May/June 2004) will now appear in Quad Cab... more
Long-Term Update: 2004 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4x4 V-8 Long-Term Update: 2004 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4x4 V-8
Bringing a new long-termer into the Truck Trend garage is a bit like meeting college roommates for the first time... more
Road Test: 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab Road Test: 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab
You only need look around to understand that "Bigger is better" has become the underlying theme for the times in which we live. more
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2008 Hummer H3 Alpha: A standard formula can still get the work done

Posted July 16 2008 04:12 PM by Mark Williams
If there's one brand that screams off-road capability, it's Hummer. Sure, it's getting a lot of heat right now for not having enough smaller engines inside a lighter SUV, but its 4WD prowess has never been challenged. In...  more

Highlights that you might have missed the past week

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Love Won't Sell Me: Is it really what makes a Subaru a Subaru? No!

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Reader's Letters: Time to stop Playing

  I enjoyed your article in the May/June 2008 issue, " Time To Play ," by Larry Walton. While I like to read about the new toys available and I liked the pictures, I didn't expect to see this kind of story in a magazine...more  

Video Find: IIHS tests small pickups for the first time; Tacoma best rated

  In recent side crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2008 Toyota Tacoma earned the highest rating while the Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, and Nissan Frontier faired "okay" and the and the...more  

 
DIESEL Market ShareExpectedTo Reach 15% BY 2015
Maybe. But I wonder how long it's going to take Americans to realize how great the newer diesels... more
 
Ford is toying with the idea of bring back smaller trucks!
Yep. There are a lot of us that don't want/need something that's a city block long and gets 10 mpg.... more
 
Vehicle control enacted in Beijing
Vehicle control enacted in BeijingIn order to keep the regular traffic operations and good air... more
 
difference between electronic and mechanical throttle control
In terms of the throttle control, a mechanical throttle generally consists of a cable that runs... more
 
Top 10 Most Stolen Cars In 2008
WOW.. three trucks made the list 1. 1995 Honda Civic 2. 1991 Honda Accord 3. 1989 Toyota... more