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Which Chevy truck is best for your towing needs? We tested three to find out
Equipment World has all the information you need to find your next 2018 Colorado LT Diesel, Silverado 1500 High Country, or Silverado 2500 High Country Diesel.
October 30, 2018
Pickups
2018 Ford F-150 with 3L Power Stroke will offer most half-ton diesel power and 30 mpg
A first-of-its-kind option on the company’s flagship F-150 pickup, Ford’s 3-liter Power Stroke diesel engine received an EPA-estimated rating of 30 miles per gallon highway, 22 mpg city and 25 mpg combined, Ford announced Thursday – the highest EPA-estimated rating available in a full-size pickup truck. Hau Thai-Tang, Ford executive vice president, product development and […]
April 19, 2018
Pickups
Ford unveils 3L Power Stroke diesel, giving 2018 F-150 segment-best towing, torque, fuel economy
Ford’s first-ever F-150 Power Stroke diesel will hit the market this spring with segment best torque, towing and fuel economy the company announced today. Ford’s Vice President of Global Powertrain Engineering Dave Filipe – calling the 3-liter Power Stroke “[the] V6 engine that dreams are made of” – says the sixth engine option for the flagship F-Series pickup […]
January 8, 2018
Construction Equipment
GM unveils diesel 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon with all the 2.8L Duramax details (PHOTOS)
Nearly two years after unveiling the redesigned Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon and announcing the midsize pickups would eventually gain a diesel option, General Motors has released all the details about the Duramax engine that will power the latest models. Beyond the Colorado’s commercial and critical successes, the coming diesel option has buoyed excitement around […]
July 29, 2015
Construction Equipment
Illinois bill would fine diesel pickup drivers $5,000 for “Rollin’ Coal”
It looks cool on the dragstrip, but rollin’ coal on the street? Not so much. At least not to those who enjoy clean air. Modifying air-pollution (smog) controls, or anything that adversely affects the exhaust output of street-driven vehicles, has been a federal offense for decades. But there are still those who disregard the Environmental Protection […]
April 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
The 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel HFE will get you even more MPGs than its predecessor, but not because of a change to the engine (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=172] Not content with already staking claim as the most fuel-efficient half-ton pickup to ever hit the road, Ram has announced a new model of its 1500 EcoDiesel that extends the truck’s fuel economy a tad bit further. At the Detroit Auto Show this week, Ram announced the 2015 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel HFE, which will get […]
January 14, 2015
Construction Equipment
“Rollin’ Coal” drivers modify diesel pickups to blast people with plumes of black smoke in protest of emissions regulations
A new trend among certain fed up drivers of diesel pickups is gaining quite a bit of attention across the country as it has led to many innocent pedestrians and bike riders being blasted with a sudden and massive plume of soot by passing trucks. It’s called “Rollin’ Coal” and according to a report from […]
July 8, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ram outsells Chevrolet Silverado in shakeup that should make GM and Ford take diesel half-tons more seriously
We typically don’t waste of lot space on pickup truck sales. That’s mainly because they’re numbers that don’t change a whole lot: Ford always wins, Chevrolet is the runner-up and Ram places third just about every month. It’s been that way for the better part of the last 15 years. Until last month. For the […]
April 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
First round of Ram 1500 EcoDiesel orders sells out in 3 days in rush from dealers and customers
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel hasn’t hit dealerships yet, but the fuel-saving truck is already a hit. Chrysler announced Wednesday that between February 7 and 10, more than 8,000 orders were placed for the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel–which filled the initial round of orders being offered for the truck and accounting for about half of the […]
February 20, 2014
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No. 8 in 2013: Ram and Nissan announce diesel half-ton pickups
There’s little doubt that 2013 will go down as the year diesel reemerged in the minds of Americans. As fuel efficiency creeps higher and higher up the list of priorities for pickup owners, the modern clean diesel engines of today have become an attractive selling point. We got our first look at the Ram 1500 […]
December 30, 2013
Construction Equipment
Duramax 2.8L: Meet the 4-cylinder diesel coming to the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon
Editor’s Note: In January, GM announced that the 2.8-liter Duramax would also be an option on the 2016 GMC Canyon. Editor’s Note 2: In July 2015, GM announced the 2.8-liter Duramax would go on sale in the U.S. that fall with the unveiling of the 2016 models of the Colorado and Canyon. If you want […]
December 25, 2013
Construction Equipment
EcoDiesel engine propels Ram 1500 to first ever back-to-back Motor Trend Truck of the Year honors
In his explanation of why Motor Trend has awarded the Ram 1500 the 2014 Truck of the Year honor, Michael Febbo explains that it was only 15 years ago that a half-ton truck with a diesel led to diesel’s disappearance from mainstream America. Now, thanks to the Ram EcoDiesel engine, it’s the main reason the 1500 […]
December 5, 2013
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