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Crawl Control allows 2016 Toyota Tacoma to dig itself out of ungodly amounts of sand
We recently got a bit of wheel time with Toyota’s latest Tacoma midsize and came away fairly impressed with the 2016 model, particularly as an answer to GM’s strong midsize push with the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon. But the ‘WOW’ demo by far with this truck is a feature Toyota calls Crawl Control. In [
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August 26, 2015
2016 Toyota Tacoma Crawl Control demo
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Spy shots of 2017 Ford Super Duty confirm updated styling, September unveiling
Usually, the skilled spy photographers who stalk the automotive industry’s camouflaged secrets catch these working prototypes during highway testing. But in the case of the 2017 Super Duty’s latest photo op, Ford was ready. As seen in photos by SpiedBilde posted by PickupTrucks.com and Auto Guide, the automaker prepared a special camouflage decal coating to [
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August 24, 2015
2017 Ford Super Duty spy shots1
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FIRST DRIVE: 2016 Toyota Tacoma 4×4 an impressive upgrade in initial testing (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Toyota has always taken their time when it comes to making generational changes to their pickups, the Tacoma being no exception. In fact, the last time the company’s best selling mid-size pickup saw any significant changes was in 2005 when the “second-generation” Tacoma, which was first introduced in 1995, rolled out with a new powertrain and body [
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August 19, 2015
Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 13
Construction Equipment
This Ford F-700 with built-in backhoe is all the truck you’ll ever need
and only $5k (PHOTOS)
Looking like it came straight out of a Hot Wheels package is this 1995 Ford F-700 with an honest-to-God bed-mounted backhoe. Likely decommissioned from a utility or a municipality, this magnificent beast was recently listed and sold on eBay just south of $5,000. It took two attempts to sell however, with the first auction not [
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August 18, 2015
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Ford boosts the F-150’s acceleration by adding the same sport mode found on the Mustang
One of the cool things about development at Ford is the amount of cross-pollination of ideas that occurs between the automaker’s truck and car engineering teams. For instance, the 2017 F-150 Raptor unveiled earlier this year will be powered by the same turbocharged EcoBoost V6 as the GT supercar. And now the automaker has announced [
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August 13, 2015
An amber ‘S’ lights up on the F-150’s tachometer to indicate that the new sport mode has been activated.
Roadbuilding
Man steals Minnesota DOT truck from work zone, leads police on a 14-mile chase
A 35-year-old man was arrested Monday for stealing a Minnesota Department of Transportation truck from a construction zone, but not before he took a 14-mile joyride with police in pursuit. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the man walked into the Highway 61 work zone and took a MnDOT inspector’s Ford F-150 early Monday. The Inver Grove Heights [
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August 5, 2015
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Retractable bed ramps could be coming to Ram pickups
Though patents are never concrete proof that you can expect a certain idea or feature to make it to your favorite pickup, they do occasionally portend an interesting future and that would certainly be the case if one of Ram’s recent patents goes into development. The sharp-eyed sleuths at Allpar uncovered a patent granted to [
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July 30, 2015
2015 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited Crew Cab 4×4
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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 [
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July 29, 2015
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Ram pickups recalled as part of Chrysler’s vulnerability to wireless hacking
Ram says it is recalling certain vehicles equipped with 8.4-inch touchscreens in a sweep that updates software to prevent connected vehicles from being hacked. Model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups; and 2013-2015 Ram 3500, 4500, 5500 Chassis Cabs were added to the recall list Friday. In a controlled test, Wired last week reported it was able to [
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July 29, 2015
2015 Ram 1500_6973
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GM unveils 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra with redesigned front ends (PHOTOS)
No. 3 Story in 2015 « No. 4 No. 2 »   Thanks to some spy shots snapped while the truck was in testing back in April, we knew design changes were coming to the next-generation Silverado. And based on what we could see under the prototype truck’s masking, it appeared GM’s top selling half-ton [
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July 20, 2015
2016 GMC Sierra (L to R) SLT, Denali and All Terrain
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PHOTOS: The Bugtruck, a Volkswagen Beetle/1950 Chevy Frankentruck, is the coolest mini pickup we’ve ever seen
Some folks don’t see the point in a small truck. They’ve got things to do, people and things to carry and can’t abide a four-foot bed thank you very much. But even the most utility-mindful truck fan couldn’t dislike the Bugtruck, or at least want to know what it’s like to cram yourself inside this [
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July 8, 2015
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Ram Truck designers discuss how they came up with the new Rebel and Laramie Limited grilles
With the unveiling of the 2015 Rebel and Laramie Limited pickups earlier this year, Ram introduced its most distinctive grilled designs yet, representing the first major changes to the brand’s iconic front facia in more than 20 years. The truck maker recently released a video featuring interviews with the brand’s historians and designers on the history [
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July 7, 2015
2015 Ram 1500 Rebel
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