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Chevrolet unveils camo-heavy 2016 Realtree Bone Collector Silverado (PHOTOS)

Just a few feet away from Kid Rock’s stacked, American-flag-draped Silverado 3500 dually at the Chevrolet booth at this year’s SEMA show was another truck that hunters and fans of the show The Bone Collector will get a kick out of. Using a black Silverado 1500 High Country crew cab with 4WD as the base, the […]

November 6, 2015

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Beautiful Gulf Porsche Le Mans-inspired F-150 outshines rest of Ford’s SEMA concept trucks (PHOTOS)

Unlike Chevy, Ram and Nissan, Ford didn’t have much news to share at SEMA this year. But what the automaker lacked in that department, it made up for in F-150s customized by third-party shops. Right next to the prototype 2017 Raptor, sat reimagined F-150s from Galpin Auto Sports, Forgiato and Airdesign USA. You can click […]

November 6, 2015

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Ram unveils Rebel X concept: the 4×4 truck the Rebel should already be (PHOTOS)

During a press conference on the SEMA show floor here in Las Vegas, Ram unveiled a concept version of the Rebel, its new off-road focused pickup. Unveiled in January with a grille that represented a departure from the traditional Ram design, the Rebel was already mostly an aesthetic study in the off-roading segment, with the […]

November 5, 2015

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KRYPTON: Ford F-350 with sinister visor, 40-inch tires is the true Truck of Steel (PHOTOS)

There are plenty of impressive-looking trucks on the SEMA show floor and the Krypton, a monstrified Ford F-350 designed by the folks from South Carolina shop Fab Fours, is no exception. But the combination of the truck’s bright green visor and wheel flares pulled me in. And that’s when I found out that those things […]

November 5, 2015

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PHOTOS > Toyota unveils Tonka 4Runner concept with a 10-inch lift kit

Just the word “Tonka” is enough to stop most grown men in their tracks. It’s embedded at an early age and tied to simple, happy memories of filling a small yellow truck with dirt or mud and pushing it around on all fours. Ford recently gave every male over 20 a heart attack when it […]

November 5, 2015

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Treads and threads: Timberland puts the rubber under your truck and your feet in recycling, rewards program

Trucks need traction, so do your feet. Timberland, the same people who make outdoor clothing and footwear, came up with a program to turn their brand of tires into outsoles for many of the styles of shoes and boots they make. Timberland sells a variety of tires, all manufactured in the United States. At the […]

November 5, 2015

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Chevy let Kid Rock design a Silverado 3500 dually… and it’s actually kind of cool? (PHOTOS)

It’s doubtful many construction contractors would want to tie their reputation and brand to a formerly-rappin’ redneck rockstar, but that didn’t deter Chevrolet from commissioning Kid Rock to help design a custom truck. As it turns out, the Kid, or Rock, or whatever he’s called, did a pretty good job. It’s one of the better-looking […]

November 4, 2015

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Nissan Titan XD to begin land speed record attempts as part of pickup’s R&D process (PHOTOS)

At the SEMA show, Nissan unveiled what it is calling “Project Triple Nickel,” a slightly modified 2016 Titan XD pickup that the automaker will begin entering in land speed record races. The effort is an extension of Nissan’s partnership with Cummins, the supplier of the 5-liter turbo diesel engine at the heart of the new […]

November 4, 2015

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PHOTOS > Up close with the very nice 2016 Nissan Titan XD Platinum Reserve

We’re just about a month away from the first shipments of the all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD hitting dealer lots in the U.S. There’s quite a bit of buzz around this truck thanks to the much-needed styling refresh Nissan gave the Titan (the first in 10 years), but also because of the power this thing […]

November 4, 2015

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Turns out, coating a Chevy Colorado with bed liner is a pretty sweet look (PHOTOS)

It’s still a bit hard to tell whether or not painting your entire truck with bed liner is a thing yet or not. A lot of adventurous truck owners have embraced the look over the last few years, but on the highways you still don’t see many. But at SEMA, and this shouldn’t come as any […]

November 4, 2015

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Honda unveils Ridgeline race truck at SEMA with design clues for 2017 production model (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Honda kicked off the 2015 SEMA show here in Las Vegas with a bang, introducing a powerful new version of its Ridgeline pickup that both speaks to the company’s racing tradition and a new design direction for its award-winning midsize pickup. Tuesday morning, Honda pulled the sheet from the 2016 Ridgeline Baja Race Truck which “represents our […]

November 3, 2015

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PHOTOS > Up close with the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor prototype

We’re still a year away from an all new Raptor going on sale. And though Ford revealed this truck back in January this year’s SEMA show just gave us our first opportunity to see a prototype of this monster up close. You can check out the finer details of the truck in the gallery above, including a peek at […]

November 3, 2015