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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008 Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008
It's that time of year again. We've collected the vital information on every pickup, sport/utility vehicle, crossover, and minivan and put... more
Celebrity Drive: Actor Paul Ben-Victor Has Soft Spot For Old School Cars Celebrity Drive: Actor Paul Ben-Victor Has Soft Spot For Old School Cars
Veteran actor Paul Ben-Victor has one suggestion for Detroit. He would like to see exact replicas of old cars, perhaps a limited edition of... more
2009 READERS' RIDES SHOWCASE : Show Us Your Truck 2009 READERS' RIDES SHOWCASE : Show Us Your Truck
Do you spend every weekend working on your truck, whether you're fixing it up or making the paint shine? Is your ride legendary around... more
Happy 100th Birthday, General Motors Happy 100th Birthday, General Motors
It has been a long, strange trip -- Take a look at the history of General Motors as GM gets ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary more
The Art of Towing: Tips, Ideas, and Hard-Learned Lessons The Art of Towing: Tips, Ideas, and Hard-Learned Lessons
Towing a trailer for the first time is intimidating. Anyone who tries to tell you differently has forgotten his first hours towing a... more
Ford elaborates on upcoming Sync 2.0 features Ford elaborates on upcoming Sync 2.0 features
Ford told us that next year, its revised version of Sync -- Ford's in-car infotainment system -- will offer four new programs: Traffic and... more
Editor's Desk: Sales, Trucks, Fuel, and Change Editor's Desk: Sales, Trucks, Fuel, and Change
The automakers, especially the Big Three, are figuring out that they need to do some serious restructuring, but from what I see and hear in... more
Small Wonders: Little Motorhomes May Be the Perfect Fit Small Wonders: Little Motorhomes May Be the Perfect Fit
Not surprisingly, these motorhomes are a growing market segment in the RV industry. more
Whale Watching: To Buy or Not To Buy Whale Watching: To Buy or Not To Buy
That is the question (with apologies to the Bard). If you were looking to save money over three years of low-mileage driving, summer was a... more
Celebrity Drive: "Death Race" director Paul W.S. Anderson's urban weapon is a Cadillac Escalade ESV Celebrity Drive: "Death Race" director Paul W.S. Anderson's urban weapon is a Cadillac Escalade ESV
Director Paul W.S. Anderson's gritty car racing action thriller "Death Race" comes out this weekend, but his love of cars goes back to his... more
Commercial Interests: Work Trucks in Today's Market Commercial Interests: Work Trucks in Today's Market
Commercial trucks aren't just for the job site anymore. In fact, as payloads and towing capacities go up, more people who need larger... more
Celebrity Drive: Comic and host of "101 Cars You Must Drive" Alonzo Bodden owns a Mini -- and a Hummer Celebrity Drive: Comic and host of "101 Cars You Must Drive" Alonzo Bodden owns a Mini -- and a Hummer
It may sound like an odd choice for a comedian to host "101 Cars You Must Drive," but for Alonzo Bodden, it was in the stars. Or just chalk... more
GM and Mercedes-Benz: Who Makes the World's Best Diesel? GM and Mercedes-Benz: Who Makes the World's Best Diesel?
GM and Mercedes-Benz Are the Top Fighters for the Prize - It's almost an epidemic: In the last two weeks, we've listened to three big... more
Celebrity Drive: Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz got his start in the auto industry Celebrity Drive: Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz got his start in the auto industry
Henry Juszkiewicz is not just the saavy CEO who brought global awareness to the Gibson Guitar brand. He is also an executive who got his... more
Celebrity Drive, Olympic Edition: Mountain biker extraordinaire Adam Craig also competes on four wheels Celebrity Drive, Olympic Edition: Mountain biker extraordinaire Adam Craig also competes on four wheels
National mountain-bike champion Adam Craig is headed to Beijing to compete in the Olympics for the first time, as one of only two men on... more
Designated Driver: Designing a Game-changer --  Ralph Gilles Designated Driver: Designing a Game-changer -- Ralph Gilles
From a design standpoint, our mission was simple: Design a truck that stands out from the herd, a game-changer. more
Archive: Crossing Over - Okay, So What's New? Archive: Crossing Over - Okay, So What's New?
Ford's new Flex crossover is comfortable and luxurious enough to take out on the town. The same can be said of a generation of Ford woodies. more
Goodbye, Hummer; hello, Family Zero: Monster SUVs out; small four-cylinder engines in Goodbye, Hummer; hello, Family Zero: Monster SUVs out; small four-cylinder engines in
Who wants to buy Hummer? Hot rumor at presstime is that India's Mahindra & Mahindra is looking at General Motors' militaristic SUV division. more
Celebrity Drive: Judas Priest Bassist Ian Hill mourns the demise of the British car industry Celebrity Drive: Judas Priest Bassist Ian Hill mourns the demise of the British car industry
Ian Hill, founding member and bassist for pioneering heavy-metal band Judas Priest, drives a 2004 Mercedes ML 500. But he would prefer to... more
Pumped out: Just how expensive is our gas? Pumped out: Just how expensive is our gas?
Petroleum marketing and research company Lundberg Survey, Inc., regularly monitors retail gas prices. more
Keep The Change: Expert Advice To Save You Money Keep The Change: Expert Advice To Save You Money
As the prices of gasoline and diesel climb every week, we thought it would be a good time to step back and provide some background and... more
Editor's Desk: Nissan and Chrysler Set the Pace - July/Auguest Edition Editor's Desk: Nissan and Chrysler Set the Pace - July/Auguest Edition
By all accounts, it's official--car companies are hurting, especially those that make a lot of trucks. more
HCCI: GM making advances with its HCCI: GM making advances with its
Recently, we got the chance to talk to a few of GM's experts on their "newest" fuel economy improving technology: Homogeneous Charge... more
Whale Watching: Is Performance Dead? Whale Watching: Is Performance Dead?
After devoting much of this issue to power and performance in some form or another, we don't think it's dead yet. more
Gotta-Have Machines:  Some of the Best Vehicles on the Road--and a few That Should Be Gotta-Have Machines: Some of the Best Vehicles on the Road--and a few That Should Be
Here are some of our favorites. These vehicles are on the road now, will be on the road soon, or should be on the road if they want to make... more
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Motor Trends 2009 Sport/Utility of the Year, Truck Trend-style

Posted September 9 2008 02:42 PM by Mark Williams
By now you've probably seen the list of what vehicles have qualified in Motor Trend's 2009 SUOTY , but just in case, here's the list: BMW X6 Chevrolet Traverse Dodge Journey Ford Flex Honda Pilot Infiniti EX Infiniti FX...  more

2009 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Contender: Chevrolet Traverse

  Chevy's new three-row crossover proves among the more pleasant surprises in this year's Sport/Utility contest. The Traverse is the fourth General Motors' model built on its Lambda chassis architecture, others being the...more  

2009 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Contender: BMW X6

  Probably no vehicle in this year's field generated more buzz -- pro and con -- than the BMW X6 . "Considering its heft, this bad boy handles really well on the pavement," writes Floyd. "Useless but somehow cool," notes...more  

What is this -- might this vehicle be?

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Hit or Miss: 2009 BMW X6

  BMW is well known for building some of the best sports cars on the market, but will the BMW X6 be a hit among urbanites or a complete miss in the SUV market? more  

 
New diesel motors from Ford and GM...
With all the talk of fuel efficiency the last several years, it boggles my mind why Ford and GM are... more
 
 
September Truck, SUV, & crossover manufacture sales figures!
[underline][bold]Volvo Cars of North America Sales Report for... more
 
Who really has the longest lasting truck?
chevy has comercials that say they have the longest lasting trucks, ford says they are built ford... more
 
Invitation: Live Streaming Event with Ford F-150 Chief Engineer
Who: Chief Engineer Matt O'Leary and Truck Marketing Manager Doug Scott What: New 2009 Ford F-150... more

 

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