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How Much Does Towing Affect Your Gas Mileage?

We’re all fairly familiar with the concepts of physics, yet you might not know that physics are the reason you pay more for gas when you’re towing. Newton’s second law says that “force equals mass times acceleration.” When thinking about towing, this law of physics ensures that you’re going to pay more at the gas …
by Paige Turner
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Introducing the 2019 Ram 1500 Rebel pickup truck
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The Ram 1500’s Penstar Engine Was the Best of 2019

The Pentastar engine has been powering the Ram 1500 since 2012. Reviewers and Ram owners alike are impressed with the engine’s brawny towing and hauling capabilities. One renowned automotive publisher also thinks the Ram engine is excellent since it has won a spot on the 2019 Ward’s Auto 10 best engines list. The specs for the …
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2000 Ford Lightning pickup
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You Need To Buy This Brand New 2000 Lightning Pickup

Everything old is new again, especially if it has never been taken out of its wrapper. In the case of this 2000 Ford Lightning pickup with only 537 miles, you’ll get as close as humanly possible to a brand new 19-year-old pickup. And a special pickup it is for it’s not your garden-variety truck, but …
by Thom Taylor
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Toyota 4Runner TRD brake pads
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Why Pickup Trucks Need Good Brakes

When it comes to pickup truck safety features, most consumers tend to focus on airbags, seat belts, and crumple zones. But truck safety involves more than just those. There are the risks associated with going over payload capacity, for one. However, there’s one more thing that isn’t always considered: a pickup truck’s brakes. But as …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Which Pickup and SUV Features Raise Trade-In Value?

When it finally comes time to trade-in your truck or SUV, you want to get as much for your wheels as possible. Some models, like the Toyota 4Runner and Mercedes G-Class, hold out well against depreciation. Others, though, don’t. But making sure your specific vehicle has a high trade-in value can be tricky where features …
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Ford Ranger Forums Blowing Up With Problems

When it comes to the new Ford Ranger there is a growing chorus of discontent on Ranger forums. While most love the 2.3-liter turbo four-cylinder engine and 10-speed transmission a common problem continues to plague the pickup. At low speeds, there is what some call a “shudder” and others describe as a vibration. Search any …
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Are These Electric Truck Features Actually Useful, or Just Gimmicks?

It’s easy, with how today’s media consumption, for an automaker to market any feature as something ground-breaking. Especially with electric pickup trucks, a segment where manufacturers need to differentiate themselves. Some, like Bollinger, let the truck’s capability and design do the talking. Others, such as Tesla, can sometimes lean on sensationalist methods. Is setting up …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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$150,000 Can Get You the Closest Thing to a Ford Monster Truck

Automakers have created some big and expensive trucks before. Mercedes turned the G-Wagen into a 6-wheeled pickup. Rtech Fabrications turns classic Chevy pickups into 8’-tall, 21’-long bro-dozers. And even when the manufacturers don’t modify the trucks, tuners will. Hennessey took a page from Mercedes and made a 6-wheeled F-150 Raptor. Long McArthur Ford has also …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Rtech Fabrications Makes the Classiest Bro-Dozers

Classic trucks aren’t always the most practical choice, but their stylish utility is part of their appeal. That doesn’t stop people from trying to make improvements, though. Some, like better rust protection or electric conversion, are meant to make classic trucks easier to drive and live with. But other classic pickup owners go for a …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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“TOGG” for 2022 Türkiye’nin Otomobili Girisim | Grubu | TOGG-0
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Why Is The Country Turkey Building Its Own SUV?

It’s said that if the government made a horse it would look like a camel. That said, Turkey has just released info on its stab at building an EV manufacturing company. It’s true. The company is called “TOGG” for Türkiye’nin Otomobili Girisim Grubu. It’s the first nationalized vehicle manufacturer ever in Turkey. Turkey will hold …
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The newly unveiled Tesla Cybertruck at the Tesla Design Center
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Is the Tesla Cybertruck a Full-Size or Midsize Truck?

Elon Musk revealed the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck back in November 2019. Its new design and impressive features garnered a lot of attention from fans and the media. Tesla, which has plans to produce this pickup in 2021, compared it to the Ford F-150 when they unveiled it. They even showed that the Cybertruck had enough …
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A red 2020 Porsche Macan GTS
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Macan: Most Popular Porsche Just Got A 2020 GTS Performance Package

The Porsche Macan is the most popular Porsche sold in the US. With sales of almost 21,000 in 2019 without the December data in yet, Porsche has been looking to offer more versions. Now, it will produce a new model with a more powerful engine, performance-tuned suspension, and upgraded interior. Called the 2020 Macan GTS, …
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A lawn care service truck towing a lawn mower
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Are Truck Owners More Generous Than Car Owners?

There are many car stereotypes in the world, and most of them don’t make truck owners look good. Some truck stereotypes portray truck owners as inconsiderate people and more extreme truck stereotypes portray them as violent and cruel folks. However, according to a survey by Chevrolet, the reality may be far more different than those …
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A Ford Mustang Mach-E being debuted at an event.
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A Smaller Ford Mustang Is Coming Soon

Ford unveiled its Mustang SUV just last month at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show. Already it has announced a smaller Mustang is on the way. Ford said it wasn’t done sprinkling the Mustang name around to other new products. Man, it wasted no time in doing it. So, another, different Ford Mustang is coming …
by Thom Taylor
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Go Beyond the Pavement With This Overland SEMA Ford Expedition

While some SEMA builds, like the electric Chevy E-10 and Dodge D200 Lowliner, are high-end one-offs, quite a few are built with more attainable parts. For this year’s show, Ford brought in an armada of F-150s, Super-Duties, and Rangers to show off just how customizable the automaker’s trucks were. And the most common build theme …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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The Ford Explorer Sport Trac at the 2005 North American International Auto Show
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The Ranger Isn’t Ford’s First Midsize Truck

The more recent Ford fans may be in love with their F-150s and Rangers, but not that long ago, Ford wasn’t selling the Ranger in the U.S. In fact, in the midsize pickup truck segment, Ford offered a truck based on the Explorer SUV instead. This truck was the appropriately named Explorer Sport Trac. What …
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We Can Hardly Wait For These New 2020 Pickups

We might have to call 2020 the year of the pickup as there are some highly anticipated trucks finally showing up. We have waited years for the overhaul of these popular pickups and now they’ll finally arrive sometime in the new year. This will also be the year a new model that never existed before …
by Thom Taylor
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2000 Mercedes-Benz E320 pickup
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Haul in Class With This Mercedes E-Class Crew Cab Pickup

For a luxury brand, Mercedes has made quite a few pickup trucks. Blurring the line between white- and blue-collar was the Funmog, a luxurious Unimog. The original G-Wagen could be had as a pickup, and right before the updated G-Class debuted, Mercedes brought the pickup back. Albeit with 6 wheels. There was also the X-Class, …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Ford Bronco R race prototype racing through sand
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Mud Crashes Broken Parts Plagued Bronco R At Baja 1000

Sometimes the crazy circumstances of a racing loss are more interesting than the winning. That’s the case with the Ford Bronco R entry in the 2019 Baja 1000 desert race last month. Of the two entries from Ford one never finished and the other crossed the finish line minutes before the cutoff time for the …
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