The Wall Street Journal reports that GM is building their next generation Silverado out of aluminum for 2018. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the guys at Ford must be blushing furiously right now. The potential hassles of switching to aluminum have been well documented at this point, but Ford is probably the […] More »

With the Ford Ranger Pickup being available in most European, Asian and American countries as well as Australia and New Zealand, this Ranger-based SUV could as well be offered in all these markets when it gets officially introduced in the second half of 2014. It is believed to be a seven-seater. The car clearly has […] More »

  We’ already know the Ford Super Duty is getting a bunch of updates for 2015 to keep GM’s heavy-duty trucks on their toes. As a quick refresher, the 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel V8 is getting more power, King Ranch models are getting a styling revamp, and the F-450 is getting a beefier frame plus […] More »

We’re all quite familiar with the “Built Ford Tough” slogan as applied to Ford Trucks. With Ford’s new Service Parts Warranty, that famous slogan can easily apply to the individual parts that make up a Ford truck, or even a Ford car. Now that Ford is offering two-year/unlimited-mileage coverage for replacement parts, it appears the […] More »

Ford pretty much played it’s hand all at once at the Detroit auto show a few weeks ago in regards to new product. The Mustang made it’s official auto show debut, and the new model F-150 was finally unveiled to the public. They even had one with a snow plow on it. I didn’t really […] More »

While Ford, Toyota, GM, Chrysler, and Nissan said they would adopt the SAE J2807 in 2009, only Toyota would use it on current model trucks. Now, it seems, all manufacturers will adopt the SAE J2807 standard to rate the towing capacity of their light duty pickups for the 2015 model year and on thanks to […] More »

If you live in Raleigh, North Carolina right now, I’m sorry for you. The snow there is ridiculous and conditions are absolutely treacherous. People that were caught out in this weather will likely be sleeping in their cars tonight. Unless, your the dude above in his F-150. Express snow detour indeed.