Pickup Trucks
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This year's full-size pickup truck sales are surging, driven at least in part by increased U.S. oil production, according to Ford chief economist Emily Kolinski Morris. Ironic, eh? But new pickups sold today are far more fuel-efficient than those offered even a couple of years ago--and the highest ratings of all go to the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel. With several months of sales under its belt, Chrysler says many owners of the only diesel light-duty pickup are getting even better fuel efficiency than the EPA ratings. DON'T MISS: Pickup Truck Gas Mileage, 2015 And Beyond: 30 MPG Highway Is Next...
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2015 Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon Prices: $21K And Up, $5K Lower Than Full-Size Pickups
Americans love their trucks, and in recent years it's a sector that has finally begun to make a push for fuel efficiency. While truly gas-sipping small trucks no longer exist, the mid-size truck market has revitalized itself recently and the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and 2015 GMC Canyon are next to...
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Why Your Car Is A Truck, Under Federal Law, And What Makes It One
If you've got any plans to buy a 2015 Lexus NX 300h when it hits the U.S, you might be surprised to learn that it's not actually a car. According to the EPA, your new luxury crossover vehicle is nothing more than a light truck. It doesn't look like a truck. It doesn't drive like a truck. So why is...
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2015 Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon Mid-Size Pickups Almost Here
GM's new small pickups will offer fuel-efficient four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines.
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2015 Ford F-150 SFE: Highest Gas Mileage Model For Aluminum Pickup
Various details have already been released about the radical new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, the first-ever to use an all-aluminum body to reduce weight and improve fuel efficiency. Now another piece of information has leaked out: Ford will offer an F-150 SFE model, a special option package that...
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Aluminum-Bodied 2015 Ford F-150 To Cost More Than Steel Model It Replaces
The 2015 Ford F-150 will cost $395 to $3,615 more than the model it replaces.
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It's been a while since full-size trucks have used engines as small as 2.7 liters, but that's exactly what the 2015 Ford F-150 will use when you tick the Ecoboost box in the dealership. It's not just 2.7 liters, of course--you also get six cylinders and two turbochargers, and it's those that Ford says gives it capability and performance to match the V-8 variants. The company has released more technical details of the next-gen F-150's latest engine, and the figures are quite impressive. Slotting below a new 3.5-liter V-6, Ford has paired its latest 2.7 with twin turbochargers for...
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Nissan Frontier Diesel Pickup Truck: Prototype Drive Review
We drive a Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck equipped with a Cummins four-cylinder turbodiesel engine.
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Future Pickup Trucks: 7 Out Of 10 Could Be Aluminum By 2025 (Says Aluminum-Industry Study)
A study commissioned by the aluminum industry claims the material will be used more in future cars and trucks.
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel: Quick First Drive Report
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is the only half-ton truck on sale this year with a diesel engine.
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What Is It Like To Drive A Turbine Electric Truck? (Video)
Common advertising practice tends to show you how your life can be made better by a product--easier, perhaps, or more fun, or bringing friends and family closer together. If you're advertising a commercial truck, you might show it hauling heavy loads, or maneuvering with ease around a city. MUST...
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2015 Ford F-150 Team Fights Fear Of Aluminum Toughness, Repair, Cost
Ford will educate customers, dealers, and repair shops on the the ins and outs of aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150.
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Well, OK, perhaps the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel doesn't have an engine actually designed by Maserati. But, hey, what other pickup truck can claim to use even the same engine as sexy, sinuous, six-figure Italian luxury sport sedans? As cleverly pointed out by Ward's Auto, the new diesel Ram 1500 full-size pickup truck uses the same 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 engine that's fitted to both the Maserati Quattroporte and the new 2014 Maserati Ghibli sedans--in Europe. North American buyers, unaccustomed to diesels in passenger cars--except for those from longtime diesel stalwarts Volkswagen and...
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Is Walmart's WAVE Concept Truck The Fuel-Efficient Future Of Semis?
Walmart's concept truck features a radical aerodynamic body and turbine range extender.
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Gasoline-Fueled Diesel Truck Engine Cuts Fuel Use, Emissions
Running a diesel engine on gasoline could significantly improve efficiency, researchers say.
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Diesel To Remain Dominant For Decades In Trucking?
Electrification and hybridization are the buzzwords of passenger transportation right now, but debate in the trucking world focuses on two different alternative fuels. As the industry seeks to clean up its act and reduce costs for operators, diesel and natural gas are slugging it out as the two...
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Logs 8,000 Orders In Three Days
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is already getting plenty of attention from truck buyers.
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Pickup Truck Gas Mileage, 2015 And Beyond: 30 MPG Highway Is Next Hurdle
This year, the big hurdle for pickup-truck gas mileage was 20 miles per gallon combined--and two trucks made it. For 2015, the bar has been raised: The next race is to see which full-size pickup can attain a rating of 30 mpg on the highway portion of the EPA test cycle. MORE: Diesel Pickup Trucks...
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The Obama Administration wants stricter truck fuel-economy rules to replace the current standards, which expire in 2018.
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GM Pickups To Have Aluminum Bodies Too, But Four Years Behind Ford
It's long been known that aluminum is an effective way of reducing the weight of vehicles, but Ford's adoption of the metal for its 2015 F-150 truck has finally spurred others into action in the pickup class too. General Motors has recently secured contracts with aluminum suppliers Alcoa and...
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2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Pickup Body Points Toward Fuel-Economy Gains
Making a large, heavy vehicle like a pickup truck economical isn't the easiest of tasks. You can drop in a more efficient engine, of course. But it'll struggle against poor aerodynamics and ample weight. Ford has done both the first and the third of these, the latter handled by a new aluminum...
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Nissan, Cummins Present Frontier Diesel Project At Chicago Auto Show
More and more automakers are slotting diesel engines into pickup trucks, and at this year's Chicago Auto Show Nissan and Cummins have made one of the most compact yet, the Frontier Diesel Runner. Based on the Frontier Desert Runner 4x2, Nissan has dropped a 2.8-liter Cummins turbodiesel engine into...
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Fuel Economy: 23 MPG Combined
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel's EPA fuel-economy ratings are in.
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2015 Ford F-150: Full Details, Live Photos & Video
Ford has released full details on the new 2015 F-150 pickup, and with a host of new technologies and engines, it may be the most advanced full-size truck ever. The company says it's tougher, smarter, and more capable than ever before--and looking at the styling, it's hard to argue on the first...
Antony Ingram