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Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Review:
According to Chrysler’s demographics, I am the typical customer for the
new 2010 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty pickup. Yup, that’s right, sex (male), age
(mid-fifties), income (decent), married (85% of buyers are). I enjoyed
driving my Inferno Red, diesel-equipped truck, but writers don’t need
monster trucks to commute to their cubicles.
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2010 RAM 2500HD
Dodge Ram Review: If you're
thinking about buying a new truck, you're in luck. There's never been a
better time to get one. It's not that dealers are offering better
bargains, although the slow economy has helped some on that front, but
that competition has improved the breed so dramatically in recent years.
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2010 RAM 1500
Chevrolet Silverado Review: If
you're looking for a new truck, I've got good news and bad news. The
good news is that nobody makes a bad truck any more. The competition has
become so intense, especially since Toyota and Nissan entered the
picture with their Tundra and Titan, that Ford, Chevy and Dodge have all
redesigned their truck lines in a frenzy of oneupmanship.
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2010 Chevy Silverado
Ford F-150 Review: The Ford F-150
pickup is an American icon. With more than 33 million sold since 1948,
the perennial full-size pickup leader offers bold new styling, a huge
range of choices, clever innovations and more sophistication for 2009.
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2009 Ford F-150
Suzuki Equator Review: Suzuki, long a
purveyor of motorcycles, rugged, compact SUVs over the past twenty-three
years, and recently, nice but often overlooked, compact cars, introduced
its first real pickup truck this year, the 2009 Suzuki Equator, a very
nice mid-size pickup.
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2009 Suzuki Equator
Dodge Ram Review: Years ago,
new pickup trucks had incredibly long life cycles. Ford, Chevy and Dodge
would come up with new designs, and then let them age for nearly a
decade before they made any major changes. Truck makers don't have that
luxury anymore.
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2009 Dodge Ram 1500
Nissan Frontier
Review: I spent the past two weeks driving a couple of massive
Japanese trucks, the Toyota Tundra and the Nissan Titan. And while I
know some people need the capability of a Goliath truck, most of us
would be perfectly happy driving David. Anything bigger is just a waste.
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2009 Nissan Frontier
Truck Review:
The 2009 Nissan Titan, now in its fifth year of production, has a
handsome body to go with its work-truck capabilities. The Utili-Track
system in its bed is especially useful for tying down cargo.
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2009 Nissan Titan
Truck Review: If you're looking for
class, taste and sophistication, you've found the wrong truck. This is
the 2008 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson Edition, a shrine to all things
brash and loud. It's an unholy collection of chrome, leather, Harley
logos and raw power that thinks of the road as its mosh pit.
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2008
Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson Edition
TRUCK REVIEW:
Until recently, the Nissan Titan was your only option if you wanted a
full-size, Japanese-brand truck. Now Nissan's Titan is no longer the
only Japanese full-size truck for sale in America. It now competes with
the Tundra, adding stress to its already difficult race with the
American brands.
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2008
Nissan Titan
Truck Review: Until this year Ford's
giant F-450 truck was only sold as a commercial vehicle for people who
wanted to build dump trucks and the like. Now it's offered as a regular
pickup, albeit a huge one, at Ford dealers across the country. This
enormous Ford F-450 puts commercial capability in consumer’s hands.
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2008
Ford F-450 Super Duty
San Francisco: This
was a first, a vehicle so large that I was actually worried about
driving it. I am talking about a truck that is almost 23 feet long, 9
feet high, and that has a GVWR of 11,000 pounds!
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2007
Dodge Sprinter 3500 Cargo
San Francisco: The
full-size pickup truck market in America is huge. For a long time, GMC,
Chevy, Ford, and Dodge have had this market to themselves, but now some
Japanese brands are stepping up with their entries. It’s brutally
competitive. So GMC needs its brand new Sierra to be a winner.
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2007 GMC Sierra
San Francisco:Suppose
you’re got a five-person family and you want them to ride in a comfy
SUV. However, what if you could add a pickup bed behind your SUV? Well,
with the Ford Sport Trac, you can. The Sport Trac has been around for
years, but now it’s all new for 2007.
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2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
San Francisco: Like
a smaller version of the Nissan Titan, the Frontier offers big-truck
performance and versatility in a more affordable package.
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2006
Nissan Frontier King Cab
San Francisco: With
the 2006 Ram Mega Cab, Dodge now offers the largest pickup truck cab in
the world. By slicing 21 inches out of the bed length and adding it to
the cab, Dodge has created a vehicle that rivals my first studio
apartment in San Francisco. That humble dwelling was made from a one-car
garage, so I’m only exaggerating slightly here.
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2006
Dodge Ram Mega Cab
San Francisco:
Dodge created the mid-size pickup class in the spring of 1986 when they
introduced the 1987 Dakota. Up until then there were two choices if you
wanted a pickup truck. A full size truck like the Dodge Ram, F-150, and
Chevrolet / GMC half tons, or compact trucks like those from Toyota or
Nissan, plus Dodge had the D Ram 50, which was a rebadged Mitsubishi.
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2006
Dodge Dakota
San Francisco:
It’s a Dodge Dakota with a funny looking
body. That’s how I described the 2006 Mitsubishi Raider XLS Doublecab
4x4, a compact pickup truck that Mitsubishi introduced for 2006, when
people asked what I was driving last week.
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2006
Mitusubishi Raider XLS
San Francisco:
Is this the best Isuzu can do? The company's
lineup now consists entirely of General Motor’s rip-offs, including this
I-350 pickup that's nothing but a Chevy Colorado. The only difference is
the name on the hood.
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2006
Isuzu I350 Pickup
San Francisco:
The Nissan Titan is in the second year of
its assault on the domestic truck market, and it seems to be an
effective one. Ample power, good looks and strong towing performance all
make it a good contender.
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2005
Nissan Titan
San Francisco:
The 2005 Nissan Frontier 4X4 Crew Cab LE as the “Most Powerful Mid-Size
Truck” really throws down the gauntlet. I am not going to argue about
it, it does make 20 hp more than the V6 Toyota Tacoma. So how can I
start this article any other way than with the engine?
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2005 Nissan Frontier 4x4
San Francisco: Honda
has finally joined the truck crowd with a new entry this year. While
Ford, Chevy and Dodge dominate the pickup truck field, Toyota, Nissan,
and now Honda, are offering full size pickup trucks in the American
market. The Ridgeline is Honda’s first pickup truck.
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2006
Honda Ridgeline
San Francisco:
Dodge has always been the performance division of the Chrysler Group all
the way back to the 60’s. In 1999 they brought the Viper V-10 roadster
out and made headlines with the fastest sports car you could buy. Today
they have a new high performance vehicle called the Dodge Ram SRT-10
Quad Cab, the fastest 4-door pick up truck you can buy on planet Earth.
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2005
Dodge Ram SRT-10
San Francisco: If your goal in life is to turn heads, you can't
find a better vehicle than this Chevrolet SSR. With a retro look,
Corvette power and disappearing convertible top, it's sure to make you
the talk of the neighborhood. The retro style extends into the SSR’s
two-seater cabin, where chrome gauges and body-color trim make it feel
like a classic hot rod.
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2005
Chevrolet SSR
San Francisco: By
now most people think when you say “hybrid” assume you are discussing a
fuel-efficient vehicle. That’s because the goal of a hybrid is usually
higher gas mileage. However, as the hybrid phenomenon expands to more
vehicles, the assumption of high fuel efficiency has got to go. Now
think of it as offering improved fuel efficiency, and sometimes not by
that much.
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2005
GMC Sierra Hybrid
San Francisco: It’s funny, while sports sedans drop their interesting names for dull
alphanumerics, trucks and SUVs sound more exciting by the day. Welcome to
Chevy’s new 2004 Chevrolet Colorado.
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2004 Chevy
Colorado
San Francisco: Ford's lineup of Super Duty trucks has a tough, rugged look that matches its
fantastic work ability and with the right options, it can tow over 7 tons. While it's not
nearly as comfortable and classy as the latest F-150's cabin, the inside of Ford's Super
Duty work truck is still fairly nice.
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2004 Ford Super Duty F-250 4x4
San Francisco: The 2004 Dodge SRT-10. So this is the world’s fastest production pickup
truck. At least for now. There’s always someone waiting to get the famous gunslinger
but let’s revel in the glory and power that is here today. The Dodge Boys are
building a Viper Powered Pickup.
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2004 Dodge SRT10
San Francisco: Ford’s F-150 pickup is its most important product. By itself, the
full-size truck accounts for 28 percent of Ford Division sales and 23 percent of the
entire company’s sales in the U.S.
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2004 Ford F150
San Francisco: If you wanted to make a big impression with a new product, you’d pick a
humungous name for it, wouldn’t you? Well, the Nissan Titan pickup truck is not only
a big deal, it’s a huge vehicle too!
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2004 Nissan Titan
San Francisco: When you describe something to someone, you can usually compare it to
something else. But the Chevrolet SSR is absolutely unique -The only thing that even
resembles it would be found at one of the top-level custom car shows.
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2004 Chevy SSR
San Francisco: Horsepower…it’s the stuff of dreams and what makes our collective
heart pound fast. It was the biggest news for the automakers back in the ’60s, what
with the muscle car feud that kept horsepower numbers climbing higher and higher until
emissions legislation, high insurance premiums and a gas shortage calmed the beast.
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2004 Chevy Silverado SS
San Francisco: It's ironic that pickup trucks, once considered the homely workhorses of blue
collar America, now tout refinement as a selling point. With each passing year come more
car like interiors, smoother suspensions, and better engines that make trucks seem just a
little bit - dare I say it - wimpier. But not this truck.
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2003 Harley-Davidson Ford F-150
San Francisco: I looked over at my brother and grinned, "I can’t help it; I just
like big trucks. Must be the little kid in the sandbox in me." He just looked back
and said, "You always were a little weird." He may be right, but what
self-respecting man wouldn’t want a big truck? C’mon now, admit it.
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2003 Ford Super Duty F250 4x4 Supercab
San Francisco: Innovation is nothing new for automakers. It’s how they get
people to buy more of their product and it grants the innovator bragging rights for at
least a few years. Enter what GM is calling Quadrasteer: just like it sounds, it’s
four-wheel steering for a pickup truck…pretty neat.
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2003 GMC Sierra HD Crew Cab
SAN FRANCISCO: I’m
really not much of a truck guy. I appreciate their versatility and the "just throw it
in the back" way of life, but for me trucks are better left to those that really need
them. I really do not have much patience with trucks that masquerade as cars. At least
give me a truck that I won’t feel guilty about getting dirty.
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2003 Chevrolet Silvarado LT 2500HD 4WD
Extended Cab
2003 Nissan Frontier
Crew Cab
SAN FRANCISCO: A pickup truck
is a handy thing to have around. You never know when you might need to move an appliance,
pick up a Christmas tree, or haul a load of pea gravel for the front yard. But hauling
people is important, too. To have it both ways, the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab is a fine
choice. It has room for five adults in front and a pickup bed in back.
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2003 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab
2003 Subaru Baja
SAN FRANCISCO: Bucking
conventional wisdom and a continuing trend in the major magazines to compare, at least
initially, the new Subaru Baja with the late 70s-ish Brat, we are going to talk about what
the Baja is for Subaru’s future, not what a small strange looking vehicle was for
Subaru’s past. That said, the Baja is nothing short of a wonderful exercise in what a
compelling vehicle can be.
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2003 Subaru Baja
2002 GMC Sierra 1500 HD
4WD Crew Cab
SAN FRANCISCO: "Hey
Daddy, look at the big, red truck!" Yeah, the 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 HD 4WD Crew Cab
elicits that kind of exclamations, and not just from kids either. The fact that the truck
I drove was bright fire engine red drew even more looks of envy. Didn’t all little
boys want to grow up and drive a fire engine? Well, the Sierra may not really have been a
fire engine but one could pretend.
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2002 GMC Sierra 1500 HD 4WD Crew Cab
2001 Silverado 2500HD
4WD Crew Cab
SAN FRANCISCO: There are trucks and then there are REAL TRUCKS. While the former are
often referred to as "pickups", the latter are of such incredible dimensions and
capabilities that they fall under the category "rigs", as in big rigs, as in
tractor trailers or semis. The 2001 Silverado 2500HD 4x4 Crew Cab is definitely a rig.
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2001 Silverado 2500HD 4WD Crew Cab
2001 Harley-Davidson
F150 Pickup
SAN FRANCISCO:
"Born in Detroit, dressed in Milwaukee" is the vernacular Ford uses to promote
its 2001 Harley-Davidson F-150 pickup. This limited edition model is the result of the
motoring heritage of Ford’s truck technicians and those of the world famous
Harley-Davidson motorcycle company. The result is a Harley-Davidson badged, 260-horsepower
mean looking Ford pickup that’s available in one color and one color only –
Black Clearcoat.
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2001 Harley-Davidson F150 Pickup
2001 Chevrolet S-10 Crew
Cab 4x4
SAN FRANCISCO:
Today’s truck market is more fragmented than a crystal chandelier that took the quick
way down from the Empire State Building. Few trucks demonstrate this fact better than the
2001 Chevrolet S-10 Crew Cab 4x4. There was a time when, if you wanted a pickup, your only
choices were "furrd" or "chebby".
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2001 Chevrolet S-10 Crew Cab 4x4
2000 Ford Ranger XLT
Supercab
SAN FRANCISCO: A
truck is a truck is a truck. And the 2000 Ford Ranger is still a truck, even though it
rides more car-like than its predecessor, gets better gas mileage and has a more sporty
character than it did many years ago, before the small truck rage really caught on. This
truck is one of the best Ford has ever produced and its popularity proves that.
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2000 Ford Ranger XLT Supercab
2000 Nissan Frontier
Crew Cab
SAN FRANCISCO: Leave
it to Nissan to come up with a new twist in the mid-size truck market. The company has
introduced a new for 2000 Frontier Crew Cab, and it's going to be a popular, "glitch
free" attraction at Nissan showrooms right on through Y2K.
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2000 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab
'99 Chevy S-10 Xtreme
SAN FRANCISCO: Over the years, we've test driven many trucks in all shapes and sizes.
However, no truck has generated more interest and positive comments than Chevy's all-new
1999 S-10 Xtreme, our test vehicle this week.
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'99 Chevy S-10 Xtreme
New Y2K Four-Door
Pickups
San Francisco:
It seems that the rest of vehicle buying public is now realizing what those in the
construction, utility and agricultural industry have known for years. The four-door pickup
or crew cab combines the best features of a four-door sedan and a pickup. Therefore,
several automakers will be introducing light-duty four-door pickups in 1999. Indeed, a new
name has been coined for this new type of vehicle - the "sport utility truck" or
SUT - aimed at the buyer who wants both a SUV and a pickup in a single vehicle.
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New Y2K Four-Door Pickup Trucks
'99 F-250 Super Duty
Pickup
SAN FRANCISCO: What's
Big, Red, Tall, and looks like a Dodge Ram Pick-up truck on steroids?? Come on Bubba,
there's gonna be a quiz at the end, so THINK!! Well, I'll help you out just a little with
this one. Think Ford - Think Super Duty. Ford is now building the Tallest, Widest, and
most Expensive pick-up trucks on the planet for the 1999 model year. Super Duty Trucks are
starting to show up at your local Ford Dealership, ready to go to work, play or just
impress the hell out of the Planet Hollywood crowd.
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'99 Ford
F-250 Super Duty Pickup Trucks
'99 Silverado
& Sierra Pickup Trucks
San Francisco:
General Motors was the last of the Old Big Three to redo its full-sized pickups. The new
Dodge Ram appeared in 1995 and the new Ford 150 was introduced for 1997. Unlike the Ram's
bold "over-the-road" look and the F-150's aerodynamic styling, GM's stylists
took a more conservation approach. The restyling of the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC
Sierra trucks is more evolutionary than revolutionary. GM says pickups don't need
"leading-edge" designs, since consumers surveys put lower priority on styling
than durability and engine power. It cannot afford to make a mistake, since pickups are
GM's biggest seller, producing more pickups than Buicks and Oldsmobiles combined.
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'99 Chevy
Silverado & GMC Sierra Pickups
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