Stories about: pickup truck

Tesla to Take on Ford’s F-Series with Electric Pickup Truck

13 Nov 2013, 16:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk revealed that his company is planning to develop an all-electric pickup truck that will rival Ford’s popular F-150 - also known as the best-selling vehicle in the Un...

Chrysler to Introduce Human Lung-Inspired CNG Tanks on Pickup Trucks

13 Nov 2013, 13:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler, currently the only manufacturer to offer mass-production CNG-powered pickup trucks, has developed a patent-pending technology that mimics human lungs in order to increase compressed natura...

New Chevrolet Colorado Pickup Truck Teased Ahead of LA Debut

13 Nov 2013, 08:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With only one week left until the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show opens its doors, Chevrolet has released a new teaser photos of its upcoming Colorado pickup truck. Developed to bring General Motors back...

Toyota Already Testing Diesel Tundra Truck

11 Nov 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With Ram having already launched a diesel-powered 1500 and Nissan working on a Cummins-engined Titan, Toyota is reportedly already testing an oil burner version of their Tundra full-size pickup truc...

Mitsubishi Relying on Trucks, SUVs for Further Growth

11 Nov 2013, 12:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Mitsubishi announced its new mid-term business plan that aims to boost company sales by 30 percent through 2016. Called “New Stage 2016”, the new plan says Mitsubishi ...

EVR to Tackle 2014 Dakar with Corvette-powered Pickup Trucks

10 Nov 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Eric Vigouroux Racing (EVR) will tackle the 2014 Dakar Rally with a pair of brand new pickup truck concepts, the French specialist announced earlier this week. Developed and built in collaborati...

2014 Ford F-250 by Hulst Customs Is Ready to Strike You Down

10 Nov 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tens of pickup trucks have been on display at this year's SEMA Show, but very few of them were as intriguing as Hulst Customs' 2014 Ford F-250 Striker. Although it misses the chutzpah e...

Toyota Recalls 4,000 Tacoma Pickup Trucks Over Defective Valve Springs

8 Nov 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota is recalling about 4,000 model year 2013 and 2014 Tacoma pickup trucks over valve springs that may crack and cause rough engine performance or even engine failure. The affected vehicles we...

Toyota Hilux: Perfect Way to Spend your Weekend

8 Nov 2013, 15:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Sometimes you simply run out of ideas on where to go out during the weekend. Well, here’s one for you: grab the keys to a Toyota Hilux and you’ll see that the destination isn’t all...

Here’s a Custom Toyota Tacoma With a Story

8 Nov 2013, 09:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / All what motocross passionate Andrew “Drew” Lucas wanted as a daily driver was a full-size Dodge Ram pickup truck. But his father, Paul Lucas, stepped into the story and made him reconsi...

2013, 2014 Toyota Tacoma Pickups Recalled Over Engine Valve Springs

7 Nov 2013, 16:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota will conduct a voluntary safety recall for about 4,000 Tacoma pickup trucks built for the 2013 and 2014 model years, the Japanese automaker announced today. The recall affects only the Tac...

Jaguar C-X17 Concept Becomes a Pickup Truck [Rendering]

7 Nov 2013, 09:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Jaguar SUV madness has reached yet another episode, this time thanks to the rendering world. Jaguar’s C-X17 concept has recently been turned into a pickup truck. While the idea itself i...

Ford F-100 Snakebit Is a Mustang-inspired Pickup Truck

6 Nov 2013, 16:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Kiss bassist Gene Simmons and his wife, actress Shannon Tweed, have unveiled their custom 1956 Ford F-100 pickup truck at the 2013 SEMA Show. Built in cooperation with Ford, the classic truck is dub...

Diesel Ram Truck Runs 10-second Quarter Mile

6 Nov 2013, 16:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pickup trucks making quarter mile runs are no longer a rare sight. We’ve shown you anything from mid-engined Chevys to wheel-standing trucks, but we have yet to see a diesel-powered Ram doing ...

AEV Ram Concept Vehicle Headed for SEMA 2013

5 Nov 2013, 16:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Michigan-based company American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) will be introducing a brand new pickup truck concept at the 2013 SEMA Show later this week. Based on the 2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab Diesel, t...

Texas Barbecue-inspired Toyota Tundra Ready for SEMA

5 Nov 2013, 14:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / In case you were wondering what trucks will be displayed at the 2013 SEMA Show along Chevy’s handful of Silverados and Chip Foose’s Ford F-150, then you should know Jesse James, CEO of W...

Chevrolet Previews New Silverado Concept Trucks for SEMA

5 Nov 2013, 12:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet has announced that three more Silverado-based concept pickup trucks will be showcased at the 2013 SEMA Show, joining the Cheyenne, the Silverado Black Ops and the Volunteer Firefighter con...

Via Motors Starts Electric Pickup Production in Mexico. Bob Lutz Happy

5 Nov 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Electric pickup trucks are set to come our way via Mexico, with VIA Motors now kicking off production at its facility there. The company, which is supported by Bob Lutz, is proposing range-extended ...

Ford F-150 by Chip Foose and WD-40 for 2013 SEMA

5 Nov 2013, 07:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chip Foose has put his vehicle customization skills to charity use for this year’s SEMA. The star and famous brand WD-40, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, have been handling spanners...

Chevrolet Silverado Cheyenne Concept Ready for SEMA

4 Nov 2013, 10:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chevrolet is preparing quite a lot of nice gifts for this year’s SEMA and now they’ve revealed something for the pickup truck lovers. We’re talking about the Chevrolet Silverado Ch...