So far in 2022, several pundits have pointed towards the Toyota Tundra as one of the most reliable alternatives to the Ford F-150, still the best-selling pickup trucks on the market. Toyota has overhauled the third generation of its pickup to the point where it's eschewed the V-8 in favor of a twin-turbo V6. It […]
Freightliner introduced at the ACT Expo show in Long Beach, Calif., an update to its battery-electric eCascadia, with a longer range of up to 230 miles (368 km) in a tandem drive configuration. The company says the upgraded eCascadia stemmed from extensive testing with customers. There are three battery capacities available – a 438 kWh […]
The new 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate is here. It’s a super premium pickup truck that is packed with luxury and technology. Not only does it offer massaging seats, but it has a Super Cruise semi-autonomous feature that can also be used while towing. There is only one thing left to do – test […]
Top Gear Premium Roadside Assistance Kit: Contents Size: 13.9 x 5.9 x 6.4 inches Weight: 4.0 pounds Number of items: 12 Jumper cables/length: Yes/8-feet First aid kit: Yes Air pump: No Shovel: No Flashlight: Yes Fire extinguisher: No Roadside assistance: No With a $40 price tag, you may assume you won’t get much in the […]
How will Bentley become an electric-only luxury brand, what models will we see during the transition, and what pains are being taken to appease North American buyers? We posed these questions to Christophe Georges, president and CEO of Bentley Motors in the Americas. "We will have a new full lineup of electric cars," Georges says […]
Long before our beloved 2021 Ram 1500 TRX accumulated any Trans-America Trail dust, it spent a month in Michigan accumulating its manual-recommended break-in procedure: keep engine speeds below 3,500 rpm with no wide-open-throttle for the first 100 miles; 5,000 rpm max up to 300 miles; no sustained WOT up to 500 miles; and then until […]
Embark Trucks Inc., a developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, announced Monday, May 9, that it has successfully completed on-road testing in snowy conditions in Montana. The testing, which Embark announced earlier this year, was conducted to demonstrate the performance of Embark’s patent-pending Vision Map Fusion (VMF) technology in regions that experience severe […]
Ram has released yet another teaser of the Ram 1500 EV, this time in an animated tweet depicting the electric pickup's front end styling—at least in broad strokes. When Ram goes EV, it will go big; with a drastic new look, better-late-than-never attributes, and plans for a heavy-duty electric truck including a version that uses […]
Toyota is finally launching a mass-market, battery-electric vehicle—the bZ4X—just as it is about to trigger a phase-out of federal EV tax credits.Toyota is reaching the 200,00-vehicle limit thanks to strong sales of its plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids, both the Prius Prime and the RAV4 Prime.If you’re interested in a RAV4 Prime or a bZ4X, you should […]
The Ford F-150 Lightning towing capacity of up to 10,000 pounds is a boon for owners, but it comes with extra stress associated with towing weight, road condition, weather, etc., over long distances. To fix this, Ford introduces three smart technologies for the 2022 Lightning that can precisely calculate the trucks’ remaining range using real-time […]