With PSA joining with FCA, much of the discussion has been on possible products for the US brands, mostly focused on Chrysler’s thin lineup. But there’s another possible product for a North American brand – the Peugeot Landtrek, a surprisingly capable pickup developed with a Chinese partner. What if this could become the basis for […]
TFL recently reported that Ram may ditch their ancient six-speed Aisin transmission, which is paired with Cummins ISB diesels—engines which are the main reason many buyers stick with Ram. An anonymous source claimed that FCA has narrowed the choice down to two new suppliers for their heavy-duty trucks. The 9-speed Allison is probably the most […]
Ford dominates pickup trucks, commercial vans, and police cars; one wonders why anyone else even bothers to try to compete with them in vans and squads. Their dominance of the pickup market has become legendary and to some degree self-fulfilling: because they make so many, (unlike GM) under the same brand, they can have a […]
Every now and then, car enthusiasts want to photograph something, whether it’s for everyday carspotting, a club magazine, a sales ad, or just their own collection. As a car writer-photographer, I can provide some tips for you. Carspotting and cars that you own have some rather different rules, so I’ve split them up. Universal rules […]
Lucid Motors’ first car, the Lucid Air, will appear in April at the New York Auto Show. The Silicon Valley automaker developed its own powertrain technologies, and reportedly has the world’s most efficient electric engine: the range is predicted to be 400 miles (easily beating any Tesla), without extra-large battery packs. The company claims its […]
There has been a lot of talk about the growth of pickup truck sales in the US. In reality, truck sales still haven’t quite hit the volume in the US they reached in 2005. 2005 was a good year, but then truck sales plummeted in 2008 and 2009, and have been on the rebound every […]
Here are all the electric pickups we know about, in one table. There are many blank spots, and not every factoid is final or definite or even on the same scale; for example, GM’s release on its Hummer lists torque at the wheels, but that doesn’t correspond easily to the SAE torque we’re used to […]
There have been numerous test mules of the 2021 Ram Rebel TRX running around along with some new details that have emerged. Here are some of the things we can expect out of FCA’s halo truck. Powertrain and body upgrades: The TRX is expected to be powered by a supercharged 6.2 liter making around 700 […]
Of all the automakers, General Motors was the greatest success story of the J.D. Power long-term survey. Sure, Toyota dominated by coming in #2 of mass-market brands and #2 of luxury brands (Lexus), but GM’s performance was stunning given where the company was ten years ago—or twenty years ago—or thirty—or forty—or fifty or sixty or seventy […]
After setting the stage for future Jeep models to offer Desert Rated capability at Capital Markets Day in 2018, Jeep has made good on that promise with the reveal of the Gladiator Mojave. While we expected the first Desert Rated vehicle to be the Cherokee Deserthawk, the Gladiator Mojave ushers in a new era of […]