Over the last year, internet rumor mills and automotive publications have shared several rumors, reports, and images of what was claimed to be a new compact pickup truck from Ford Motor Company. It was assumed that the new vehicle would be named Maverick, a title not used on a Ford vehicle since the late 1970s.… Continue reading Maverick Name Confirmed for Ford’s Upcoming Compact Pickup
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With the announcement of the F-150 Lightning, Ford added another electrified commercial vehicle to its portfolio. The new truck will be available in a less expensive, work-oriented model, and will join the upcoming E-Transit van in The Blue Oval’s commercial lineup. Ford has big plans for its commercial vehicle operations, however, and they go way… Continue reading Ford Spinning Off Commercial Vehicle Business Into New Company
Long before Dodge started its “Hellcat the world” strategy, Chevrolet was doing something similar with its LS V8. There were the Cadillac V cars, of course, but there were also a few uses for the engine that weren’t sports car-related. In the early 2000s, Chevy jammed the mill into a Silverado pickup truck to create… Continue reading The Trailblazer SS Was a Rowdy LS-Powered Family Hauler
Auctions, especially in today’s “rad”-crazy auto market, can be a mixed bag of insanely priced middle-of-the-road cars, but there are a few gems out there for a reasonable price. This 1980 Chevrolet El Camino might be one of them, but there’s still time left for its bid total to climb to the stratosphere. Though it’s… Continue reading This Yellow El Camino Could Be Yours for Not Much Green
The automotive world is in a weird place right now. New cars are more expensive and harder to get. Used cars are outrageously expensive, and nobody knows for sure when either of those two things are going to change. iSeeCars, a car search engine, uses data analytics to determine where prices are in the market,… Continue reading Used Pickup Truck Prices Increased Heavily Over the Last Year
Lordstown Motors, despite all the fanfare last year and a nice-looking prototype pickup truck, is in trouble. According to The Detroit Free Press, the automaker, which moved into General Motors’ Lordstown Assembly plant, lost $125 million in the first quarter of this year and will need outside investment to stay in business. The company’s… Continue reading Lordstown Motors Is In Trouble But General Motors Isn’t Dumping Its Stake In The Company
The world may be full of difficult issues and major disagreements, but one thing that almost everyone seems to get excited about is space. Decades ago, NASA sent people to the moon, but since those groundbreaking missions, our exploration of space beyond orbit has been electronic in nature. That’s all about to change in the… Continue reading GM Teams Up With Lockheed Martin on Lunar Rover Vehicle
Ford took the wraps off of one of the most important vehicle’s we’ll see this year, the F-150 Lightning EV. The Blue Oval promised that a commercial version of the truck would carry a starting price of under $40,000, and now we know what that will look like. The F-150 Lightning Pro still offers all… Continue reading Ford Releases Details on F-150 Lightning Pro Model
General Motors’ heavy-duty pickup trucks aren’t small by any stretch of the imagination. The trucks, in some configurations, are almost seven feet tall and are just under 20 feet long. Add something like a Z71 package, and you’ve got a monster with up to 20-inch wheels and off-road tires. Most people would stop there and… Continue reading Cognito Motorsports Releases Massive 7-Inch Lift for GM HD Trucks
The Hummer was, and still is, one of the most legendary off-road vehicles of all time, and unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re aware of the fact that it’s making a comeback as a hardcore electric vehicle. The GMC Hummer will soon arrive as both a pickup and an SUV, and the company… Continue reading GMC Shows Off Hummer EV Pickup in New Video