Tag: concept pickups

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet unveils “Toughnology” concept truck to highlight Silverado’s high-strength steel body amid buzz around aluminum

With all the talk and positive buzz surrounding Ford’s aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150, Chevrolet thought it might be a good idea to highlight the benefits of the Silverado’s high-strength steel body. The automaker’s “Toughnology” concept truck is a way of doing just that. After all, there have been lingering concerns over how durable a material aluminum […]

October 13, 2014

Pickups

The coolest concept trucks that were never built

They built one, wet our appetites and fueled our imagination of things to come. A look back over the last 20 years at some great looking pickup ideas

October 13, 2014

Pickups

Fun Trucks Friday: GM to chase Ford’s Raptor with a mid-size model?

Is GM finally going to take on the Ford Raptor in the U.S. market? We don’t play brand favorites, but it would be fun to kick the tires on another factory upgraded truck with the performance potential of the very successful Raptor.

July 18, 2014

Construction Equipment

FUTURE PAST: 22 concept trucks we wish had been built (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=72] Build it and they will come. Great saying, but hard to execute. The reality is pickup manufacturers have built a lot of really cool concept trucks over the years. But none have been produced exactly as the one-off “teaser” model that was displayed at auto shows. Dodge/Ram and Ford have by far the […]

May 12, 2014

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