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Pickups

Ford Super Duty wins its first Motor Trend ‘Truck of the Year’ award

Motor Trend has named the 2017 Ford Super Duty as its latest “Truck of the Year.” Though it is the fifth time an F-Series pickup has won the Motor Trend award, it is the first time the award has gone to the Super Duty lineup. “We judge the contenders based on six categories—from design to […]

November 15, 2016

Pickups

The Kymera is the chopped, Cummins-powered Chevy Colorado of our dreams

When it comes to aftermarket parts companies displaying a project truck at the SEMA show, that truck tends to be designed to show off a given company’s products. Prominent bumper maker Fab Fours, however, brought a truck with no bumpers at all to this year’s show. Instead of showing off the company’s wares, the beastly Kymera was all […]

November 14, 2016

Pickups

1950 Dodge D100 gets a HEMI rebirth thanks to Mopar’s new crate engine kits

A 1950 Dodge D100 pickup got a new lease on life thanks to Mopar’s new 392 HEMI engine kit. The truck was parked at Mopar’s performance exhibit at the SEMA show in Las Vegas last week as the head of FCA Parts and Service, Pietro Gorlier, told reporters nearby that his company would now begin selling 345 and […]

November 11, 2016

Pickups

This 600+ hp 1950 Ford F-6 is a chopped dump truck straight out of Mad Max

The distressed paint look is taking the custom truck world by storm as evidenced at the SEMA show this year, and many of the builders are pushing that formula into a kind of Mad Max alternative universe. And why not? Why labor over fancy paint jobs, painstaking pinstripes and factory fresh interiors when you can […]

November 10, 2016

Pickups

Behold the 1966 Stout 1900: Toyota’s first pickup model had a whopping 85 HP

In our coverage of Toyota’s super-fast Land Speed Cruiser SUV unveiled at last week’s SEMA show in Las Vegas, we mentioned that the Japanese automaker’s booth was full of first generation models from each of their product lineups. And just a few feet away from the 2,000-horsepower Land Speed Cruiser, was a pickup with about […]

November 10, 2016

Pickups

Ice Ram Cometh: Tracked, tactical Ram from ‘Fast 8’ turns heads at SEMA

Earlier this year, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared a photo on his Instagram page of a truck that appeared to be half-Ram, half shark. The truck was tracked, topped with a serious camper and a coated in a khaki shade and armor that give it the look of an arctic military truck. This is the Ice […]

November 9, 2016

Pickups

Toughen up your Tacoma for an off-road beating with ARB’s new range of accessories

If you’ve ever wanted to take your Toyota Tacoma off road, just about everything you’d need was unveiled in a new series of accessories by ARB at the SEMA show last week. To see the full range of accessories and read more about them, look through the captioned photos above. The accessories are mandrel bent, to insure even […]

November 9, 2016

Pickups

Ford unveils MBX350, a Super Duty designed for off-road law enforcement

Despite the Matchbox branding adorning the exterior of this F-350 concept, Ford says this truck is not a toy. Instead, the MBX350 is a fully-functioning police and tactical truck concept designed to take on any type of terrain. Built using a 2017 Ford F-350 4×5 XL Crew Cab, the truck is powered by Ford’s 6.7-liter […]

November 8, 2016

Pickups

Ridgeline MAD Black Edition a pickup drawing from Honda’s sleek racing tradition

One of the cool things about SEMA each year is getting to see what certain builders come up with when asked by automakers to produce an alternative vision for one of their vehicles. This year, the new Honda Ridgeline made its first official appearance at SEMA and Honda asked Costa Mesa, California’s MAD Industries to build […]

November 8, 2016

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

Trucks

Toyota unveils 2,000-hp Land Speed Cruiser in pursuit of world’s fastest SUV title

At the SEMA show last week in Las Vegas, Toyota’s booth was by far the easiest way to kill 30 minutes or so. The automaker had a theme of “Past, Present and Extreme” and for nearly each of its vehicle categories, Toyota brought the models that pioneered each respective category, the current model and an extreme modification […]

November 7, 2016

Pickups

Chevy unveils Carhartt Silverado 2500HD, a sharp work truck literally covered in duck brown fabric

Both brands come from Detroit. Both brands speak to hard working, blue collar Americans. So it only makes sense that Chevrolet would team up with Carhartt to create a themed truck. On the mechanical side, the Silverado 2500 HD Carhartt sports GM’s 6.6-liter Duramax turbo diesel that pounds out 445 horsepower and 910 lb.-ft. of torque. New […]

November 4, 2016