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Spy shots of 2015 Ford F-150 in testing suggest redesign inspired by Atlas concept truck

With the last F-150 redesign coming in 2009 and Ford showing off a concept truck named Atlas to gather customer feedback, many have wondered if the automaker is preparing for a design refresh for the 2015 model year. And now it looks as if we have an answer. Truck Trend has posted a huge gallery […]

June 11, 2013

Gear

GEAR: Volkswagen Amarok concept pickup boasts V-6 turbodiesel, 0-62 in 7.9 seconds (PHOTOS)

Just a few weeks ago we posited that if Volkswagen wants to achieve its goal of becoming an automotive giant that goes head-to-head year in and year out with Ford and GM, they need very much to bring a pickup truck to America and successfully sell it. The automaker already has a great place to […]

May 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford pleased with success of EcoBoost engines, using Atlas concept truck as feedback tool

Ford’s Truck Group Marketing Manager Doug Scott recently sat down with Truck Trend to discuss some of the more notable ways the company has been making headlines of late, specifically its EcoBoost engines and what it hopes to accomplish with its Atlas concept. The biggest buzz in trucks right now likely belongs to diesel’s resurgence. […]

May 2, 2013

Gear

GEAR: Toyota Me.We concept is a pickup, electric car and convertible in one (PHOTOS)

It likely won’t win any beauty contests (or name contests) but what Toyota’s Me.We concept lacks in looks, it makes up for in utility. If there were ever a vehicle that embodied the term “crossover” this is it. The Me.We (named for its mission to make life better for both the individual and global community) […]

April 25, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford Atlas: The truck as art form

Unveiled today in Detroit, the Ford Atlas concept truck radiates so much eye candy you almost get the impression it can fly. If nothing, it’s a looker. No hovercraft capabilities were mentioned in the press release, however, but the amount of technological sophistication should satisfy nonetheless. The Atlas may not fly, but it threatens to. […]

January 15, 2013