Tag: off-road pickups

Pickups

Ford brings off-road boost to Ranger through 3 performance packages

Ford Ranger is getting a nice boost in power and off-road capability thanks to three new Ford Performance packages. These new dealer-installed off-road packages for 2019 and 2020 four-wheel drive Ranger pickups include three levels of hardware, software and graphics combinations specific to Ranger vehicles. All three packages feature an off-road leveling kit including Fox […]

July 10, 2020

Pickups

Test Drive: 3L Duramax diesel impresses in towing, off-roading in GMC’s 2020 1500 Sierra

When GM set out to design the 3.0-liter Duramax diesel, the automaker wanted to create a no-compromise engine, says John Barta, assistant chief engineer and the team lead on the new engine. What Barta and team have delivered is pretty close. After a few hours driving both a GMC Sierra 1500 Denali and a Sierra […]

September 16, 2019

Pickups

The “Ultimate” Ford F-150 Raptor is a supercharged custom build with 758 hp

Want more roar and tire-shredding power than a stock Ford Raptor F-150? Sure you do. PaxPower’s Ultimate Gen 2 Raptor delivers up to 758 horses through a Whipple supercharged 5.0-liter V8 cradled by Raptor-rivaling suspension. “This truck began as a 2019 F-150 Platinum with a 5.0-liter V8, 10-speed transmission, four-wheel drive, and an electronic-locking differential,” […]

September 6, 2019

Pickups

Test Drive: Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison a confident rock crawler

Check out a test drive review of the brand new Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison midsize pickup truck. Get all the details and info you need on Equipment World.

December 18, 2018

Pickups

PHOTOS: The baddest Ford F-Series trucks of SEMA 2017

The Equipment World crew spent last week at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas checking out all the latest concept trucks and amazing custom builds from automakers and shops from around the U.S. As it does just about every year, Ford’s F-Series truck lineup took home SEMA 2017’s Hottest Truck award which goes to […]

November 6, 2017

Trucks

Ford offering performance training for 2017 F-150 Raptor

Ford is offering owners of the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor a chance to attend an off-road training program to learn how to best use all of the features of Ford’s premier off-road pickup. 2017 Raptor owners will receive training from Ford Performance Racing School instructors both in the classroom and on the extreme off-road terrain […]

January 25, 2017

Pickups

Ram’s Macho Power Wagon makes for a powerful work truck thanks to sliding bed rack

While Chevrolet’s Alaskan and Carhartt Silverado 2500 pickups might have been the most striking work truck concepts at last week’s SEMA show, Ram’s Macho Power Wagon might take the title for most practical thanks to one accessory in particular. Thanks to a four-inch custom lift kit, 37-inch Nitto Trail Grappler MT tires and 18-inch beadlock wheels, the Power […]

November 7, 2016

Pickups

Ram unveils Rebel TRX: 575-hp, high-speed off-road concept is its most powerful half-ton ever

It was only fitting that at the Texas State Fair this week Ram would reveal its most powerful half-ton pickup yet—the Rebel TRX concept truck. Jim Morrison, head of the Ram Brand for FCA North America, called the TRX the ultimate high-speed, off-road truck. And it certainly has the specs to back that up. The Rebel […]

September 30, 2016

Pickups

The Minotaur, a Ram 1500 with engineered suspension, may be first real threat to Ford’s Raptor

You’re probably more familiar with Prefix’s work than you realize—from space and aircraft props in major Hollywood films like Transformers and Batman v Superman to headline-grabbing prototype vehicles and those head-turning paint jobs on the Dodge Viper, the Michigan-based company remains active and interested in taking on new challenges. One of its latest ventures is […]

August 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

GMC unveils the 2016 Sierra All Terrain X: a V8-powered, premium off-road trim

It’s not quite as compelling as the Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Trail Boss, but GMC has taken the wraps off an off-road trim of its own in the 2016 Sierra All Terrain X. GMC already offered an “All Terrain” package, but has released this All Terrain X trim with several upgrades, though most of them are cosmetic. […]

February 10, 2016

Construction Equipment

Nissan unveils the Titan Warrior, an off-roading concept with “unapologetic” styling (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Just a month after launching the 2016 Titan XD, it’s first Titan refresh in more than a decade, Nissan has already unveiled a concept version of the pickup that is meant to scream “LET’S GO FAST IN THE DIRT.” Whether or not it can do that is a completely different question. Seeing Nissan build an off-roading […]

January 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

2017 F-150 Raptor prototype braves soft terrain, logs and water in Ford trail testing

After unveiling the new aluminum design of the 2017 F-150 Raptor in January, Ford engineers have been hard at work testing the new truck’s capabilities through trail trials in Northern Michigan. In the footage below released by Ford, we get a taste of what to expect from the new truck, with Ford saying the 2017 Raptor […]

September 21, 2015