You could not overstate how competitive the full-size pick-up market is, with this type of vehicle providing the manufacturers with profits commensurate with the out-sized dimensions of the trucks themselves. No one wants to be left behind in this battle. At the high-end of each of the manufacturers’ half-ton offerings… Continue reading
The introduction of a new-generation Nissan Frontier is not something that happens very often. Not even every decade, in fact. The last time it happened was in 2005, but within the last year, a mostly-new Frontier has been introduced, and it is a very worthwhile addition to the mid-size pick-up… Continue reading
The Hyundai Santa Cruz is one of those vehicles that engenders all sorts of opinions and comments about just what its manufacturer was thinking when it was designed. One comment recently heard sums up just what most people wonder. “Is this thing a pickup or what?” In support of a… Continue reading
The long awaited new generation of the Honda Ridgeline is back and fully updated. The 2019 Ridgeline uses a unibody design thanks to Honda’s latest crossover platform, and it shares a lot of its underpinnings and structure with Honda’s larger SUV, the 2019 Honda Pilot. This makes the 2019 Ridgeline… Continue reading
In any automotive market segment, it seems that every model year, there is a new “latest and greatest” model, such is the pace of development. The pickup segment might be the most competitive of all, with all the manufacturers trying to out-do the other guys, with trucks that make them… Continue reading
Pickup trucks are probably the most diverse vehicles on the planet. They mean so many things to so many people that you can’t classify them in a single bracket. Some are workhorses, some are family cars, and others are even daily drivers. The list of possibilities is virtually endless, as… Continue reading
The F-150 isn’t just Ford’s best-selling model, but the best pickup to date. It’s versatile, powerful, efficient and affordable. The recipe has been copied by lots of manufacturers, but none have come even close to matching Ford’s F-150. It is, for all intents and purposes, all the truck you’re ever… Continue reading
When the first Honda Ridgeline was released back in 2006, it was greeted with lots of positive feedback. Unfortunately, some of its charm started to fade away as the upgrades Honda was introducing were not enough. Rather than launch a new generation, the Ridgeline’s popularity slowly declined until Honda stopped… Continue reading