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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
Performance Tech:  The Sum of All Parts Performance Tech: The Sum of All Parts
We recently bought a new 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab. We wanted to improve an already good powertrain without blowing our hard-earned cash. more
Rust Never Sleeps: Rhino Linings Rust Never Sleeps: Rhino Linings
It's a terrible scenario, one that happens all the time. Imagine lugging two large dog crates in the back of your brand-new pickup for a... more
Tech: Dump-Truck Technology for Pickup Trucks Tech: Dump-Truck Technology for Pickup Trucks
If you use your truck for hauling and dumping supplies, converting the empty bed into a full-blown dump truck with a quick-install insert... more
Expert Advice: November/ December Edition Expert Advice: November/ December Edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more
Tech: Hybrid Hype Tech: Hybrid Hype
Every current SUV and truck hybrid produced for the North American consumer market pairs a gasoline engine with an electric motor, with... more
Tech: Chevy Duramax Engine Update Tech: Chevy Duramax Engine Update
In the September/October 2004 issue, we responded to a reader's question regarding the catastrophic mechanical failure of a 6.6-liter... more
Tech: Building Perfection, Part One Tech: Building Perfection, Part One
For those interested in loading up an assortment of outdoor toys and heading for the blank spaces on the map, it may be time to consider a... more
Tech: Truck Traction Tech: Truck Traction
Knobbies, lifted suspension, winches, tow straps, and locking differentials are familiar tools of the off-road trade, but they're being... more
Duramax Diesel Hot Rod: Part Two: More Need for Speed Duramax Diesel Hot Rod: Part Two: More Need for Speed
In the November/December 2004 issue, we presented an inside look at the buildup of a 1989 Silverado hot rod, in which a 4700-pound half-ton... more
Duramax Diesel Hot Rod: Part One Duramax Diesel Hot Rod: Part One
The newest diesel engines and powertrains offered by GM, Ford, and Dodge have energized diesel-pickup enthusiasts and aftermarket... more
Diesel Engines 101 Diesel Engines 101
As gasoline prices continue climb and recreational toys grow in size, truck buyers are increasingly drawn to the powerful, long-lasting,... more
Truck Tire Basics Truck Tire Basics
While much attention is justifiably given to engine, brakes, and suspension when assessing a vehicle's dynamics, the most crucial safety... more
Towing Basics Towing Basics
Having the right combination of vehicle, trailer, and hitch equipment is key to owner satisfaction, as well as safe towing. To help you... more
Car Care: Tire Basics Car Care: Tire Basics
Tires are the single most important component on a vehicle, one that seemingly requires an advanced engineering degree to fully understand.... more
Tech: Afternoon Upgrades Tech: Afternoon Upgrades
If you're like us, you want to stand out from the crowd. The first thing to do then is make a few enhancements to your truck. more
Tech Feature: Keep It Safe Tech Feature: Keep It Safe
More than 10,000 people die each year in rollover crashes. more
Tech: Giving Little Trucks a Lift Tech: Giving Little Trucks a Lift
When we picked up our Dodge Dakota at the dealer, it looked like a truck. Its Magnum V-8 engine made it sound like a truck. When we... more
Project Rolling Thunder: Part 6 Project Rolling Thunder: Part 6
What started out as an attempt to match Ford's SVT Concept Thunder has turned into a project lasting nearly two years. Like any good... more
Light Towables: Making the Little Ones Do All the Work Light Towables: Making the Little Ones Do All the Work
A buyer's guide of trailers and towables with a GVWR of 3500 pounds or less more
2004 1/2 Dodge Ram Cummins 2004 1/2 Dodge Ram Cummins
Dodge first stuffed a Cummins medium-duty engine into a light-duty truck, the D/W series Ram, 15 years ago. more
Truck Trends' Tie-Down Buyer's Guide Truck Trends' Tie-Down Buyer's Guide
Here are 10 items that could help keep stuff planted in the back of your truck or SUV. more
Feature Tech: Air Apparent Feature Tech: Air Apparent
New Ways To Keep an Eye on Your Truck's Tire Pressures more
Feature Tech: Forced Induction Feature Tech: Forced Induction
Supercharger or Turbocharger? more
Feature Tech: Make It Safe Feature Tech: Make It Safe
Lock the Load So It Doesn't Pound the Pavement 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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