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Long Term Update: 2008 Toyota Tundra Long Term Update: 2008 Toyota Tundra
With the $92.37 5000-mile service in its rearview, our 2008 Truck of the Year continues to soldier on. more
First Drive: 2008 Harley-Davidson F-150 SuperCrew First Drive: 2008 Harley-Davidson F-150 SuperCrew
An ominous pall of white smoke drifts across the frontage road. Our new Harley-Davidson SuperCrew Saleen F-150 rolls out of the plume of... more
Quick Drive: 2008 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab TRX4 Quick Drive: 2008 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab TRX4
Dodge's midsize pickup with all the off-road bells and whistles more
Road Test: 2009 Honda Pilot Road Test: 2009 Honda Pilot
Playing both sides against the middle is always a risky proposition. But what else can an automaker do when loyal buyers of its popular... more
Long-Term Update: 2007 Audi Q7 Long-Term Update: 2007 Audi Q7
"I really like the blind-spot warning system on the Q7," claims Kiino. more
Quick Test: 2009 Subaru Forester XT Quick Test: 2009 Subaru Forester XT
Rev Reduction: New Forester XT achieves power and torque peaks at significantly lower rpm more
Ultimate: This The Next Hummer? Ultimate: This The Next Hummer?
On February 8, the military issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to suppliers, soliciting concepts for a new Joint Light Tactical family of... more
Ultimate: Is this The Next Hummer? Ultimate: Is this The Next Hummer?
On February 8, the military issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to suppliers, soliciting concepts for a new Joint Light Tactical family of... more
First Look: International makes waves First Look: International makes waves
It seems International will be adding a big-rig to its lineup that has the looks of one of the old mid-30s light-duty International pickup... more
Performance: 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche RSX Performance: 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche RSX
And despite little support from GM's top management, the Avalanche has remained stubbornly popular while gas prices have taken a sizeable... more
Power Pullers --The Ultimate Tow Test: Part Three Power Pullers --The Ultimate Tow Test: Part Three
Hill Climb Testing: The flat asphalt strip at Milan Dragway was perfect for testing loaded and unloaded level-ground acceleration, but... more
Performance: 440-Horsepower SLP TrailBlazer SS Performance: 440-Horsepower SLP TrailBlazer SS
The Chevy TrailBlazer SS is one of the few factory hot rods that actually has the right combination of performance, appearance, and... more
Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Minivan Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Minivan
You can almost hear the yelling over the loudspeaker: "Ding, ding, ding--the winner and still champion..." Yes, the Honda is still the... more
Long-Term Arrival: 2007 Kia Rondo EX Long-Term Arrival: 2007 Kia Rondo EX
Truck Trend adds a 2007 Kia Rondo EX to its long term fleet. more
Travel Test: The Sportsmobile Lopes 55 Dodge Sprinter Travel Test: The Sportsmobile Lopes 55 Dodge Sprinter
With no trailer swinging in its wake, the Lopes 55 was free to flow with the traffic racing toward Las Vegas, then north into Utah. Its... more
Long-Term Update: 2008 Scion xB Long-Term Update: 2008 Scion xB
The aggressive restyle, combined with increased power delivery, edges the xB into a more sporting niche. more
Newcomers: 2009 Subaru Forester Newcomers: 2009 Subaru Forester
The 2009 Subaru Forester has been on the market for a decade now, carefully straddling the line between wagon and mini-SUV, but with the... more
Long-Term Arrival: 2008 Scion xB Long-Term Arrival: 2008 Scion xB
"Quirky raised to a new art form." That's how technical editor Kim Reynolds praised the new, second-generation 2008 Scion xB. more
Long-Term Update: 2008 Scion xB Long-Term Update: 2008 Scion xB
The aggressive restyle, combined with increased power delivery, edges the xB into a more sporting niche. more
Newcomers: 2009 Subaru Forester Newcomers: 2009 Subaru Forester
The 2009 Subaru Forester has been on the market for a decade now, carefully straddling the line between wagon and mini-SUV, but with the... more
Long-Term Arrival: 2008 Scion xB Long-Term Arrival: 2008 Scion xB
"Quirky raised to a new art form." That's how technical editor Kim Reynolds praised the new, second-generation 2008 Scion xB. more
Long-Term Update: 2008 Scion xB Long-Term Update: 2008 Scion xB
The aggressive restyle, combined with increased power delivery, edges the xB into a more sporting niche. more
Long-Term Update: 2007 Audi Q7 Long-Term Update: 2007 Audi Q7
"I really like the blind-spot warning system on the Q7," claims Kiino. more
Long Term Update: 2008 Toyota Tundra Long Term Update: 2008 Toyota Tundra
With the $92.37 5000-mile service in its rearview, our 2008 Truck of the Year continues to soldier on. more
Preowned: 2002-2006 Chevy Avalanche Preowned: 2002-2006 Chevy Avalanche
We've heard the Chevy Avalanche defined in many ways: a Suburban with a rear-end problem, a Silverado crew cab that's been backed into a... more
Preowned: 1993-1998 Toyota T100 Preowned: 1993-1998 Toyota T100
Fifteen years ago, Toyota brought the T100 pickup in through the back door, hoping not to raise the ire of the Big Three truckmakers. more
Pre-owned: 1998-2003 Dodge Durango Pre-owned: 1998-2003 Dodge Durango
Amid the explosion of unibody SUVs to arrive in the late 1990s came Dodge's midsize 'ute, a body-on-frame derivative of the popular Dakota... more

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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

Driving an SUV? Trade it in now, while you still can

  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  

GM Full-Size Hybrid SUVs: Too Many Stinking Badges

  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  

Kill the gas tax moratorium proposals

  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  

2009 BMW X6: Perfectly pointless

  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