Tag: concept trucks

Construction Equipment

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

Construction Equipment

Ram unveils Texas Ranger 1500: a concept truck Chuck Norris would give 2 roundhouse kicks up (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=221] Look, there’s nothing in Ram’s announcement of the Texas Ranger 1500 that explicitly says the truck was designed in honor of the classic 1990s action show “Walker, Texas Ranger”. In fact, the announcement spends most of its time talking about the real Texas Rangers’ long history as one of the proudest law enforcement agencies in the […]

March 30, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: 9 tricked-out 2015 F-150 concepts Ford created with SEMA builders including a 600-hp wolf beast

[imagebrowser id=150] Beyond getting an in-person glimpse at the stock 2015 F-150 (which is pretty cool in it’s own right), one of the coolest aspects of Ford’s presence at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show show in Las Vegas earlier this month was its group of custom F-150s. Ford collaborated with several custom truck designers and […]

November 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet unveils “Toughnology” concept truck to highlight Silverado’s high-strength steel body amid buzz around aluminum

With all the talk and positive buzz surrounding Ford’s aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150, Chevrolet thought it might be a good idea to highlight the benefits of the Silverado’s high-strength steel body. The automaker’s “Toughnology” concept truck is a way of doing just that. After all, there have been lingering concerns over how durable a material aluminum […]

October 13, 2014

Pickups

The coolest concept trucks that were never built

They built one, wet our appetites and fueled our imagination of things to come. A look back over the last 20 years at some great looking pickup ideas

October 13, 2014

Pickups

Chevy introduces Colorado concept

Chevrolet’s 2015 Colorado is just now arriving at dealers nationwide, but GM engineers and still tinkering with ideas.  This week at the State Fair of Texas, Chevrolet introduced its Colorado Sport concept, which the company says demonstrates the lifestyle-oriented versatility of Chevy’s all-new midsize pickup. “It’s not just mountain bikes, but just about any passion you can name, […]

October 5, 2014

Pickups

The birth of a concept truck: To the drawing board

EDITOR’S NOTE: “The birth of a concept truck” is a multi-part series that will publish throughout the month of July that looks in detail at the thought and design processes that go into the development of a concept vehicle.  Practically every third grade boy has had a doodled piece of scratch paper snatched away by […]

July 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

FUTURE PAST: 22 concept trucks we wish had been built (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=72] Build it and they will come. Great saying, but hard to execute. The reality is pickup manufacturers have built a lot of really cool concept trucks over the years. But none have been produced exactly as the one-off “teaser” model that was displayed at auto shows. Dodge/Ram and Ford have by far the […]

May 12, 2014

Construction Equipment

Nissan, Cummins unveil Frontier Diesel Runner pickup with clear hood to show off 2.8L turbo diesel inside (PHOTOS)

Big news from the Chicago Auto Show today where Nissan and Cummins expanded upon their recent partnership with an exciting midsize concept pickup designed to gauge customer opinion. Nissan Frontier Diesel Runner is a 2WD pickup powered by a 2.8-liter Cummins turbo diesel Nissan says produces nearly 200 horsepower and more than 350 lb-ft. of torque. […]

February 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ram Sun Chaser concept truck has a portable shower, is the ultimate beach vehicle (PHOTOS)

A lot of what you see at the SEMA auto show in Las Vegas each year is automakers having a bit of fun. There’s a lot of thinking outside the box and a lot of customization to trucks to show how adaptable they are to particular types of customers. And while it may seem extremely […]

November 7, 2013

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet slices, dices to create the powerful and lightweight Silverado Cheyenne sport truck concept (PHOTOS)

The only thing unfortunate about this post is that you won’t be able to go out and buy the truck it describes after you’re finished reading it. Everything else is very good. For the big SEMA show going on this week in Las Vegas, Chevrolet has built a dream of a sport truck in the […]

November 4, 2013

Construction Equipment

Chevy’s new Black Ops and Volunteer Firefighter concept pickups built for survival and rescue (PHOTOS)

Chevrolet’s latest concept trucks have very specific inspiration. But you don’t have to be an operative or a firefighter to want one of these bad boys. In order to “explore the extremes of preparedness,” as Chevy puts it, the automaker developed two Silverado concept trucks. One, the Black Ops, is a “survival kit on four […]

October 16, 2013