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One, a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado DRW crew cab, has 1 million miles, and the other, a 2015 GMC Sierra SRW, has 500,000 miles. 

As opposed to Ford’s subpar customer service for the Bronco, the peeps at Toyota aren’t taking chances with the Tundra. Take, for instance, the brand-new Tundra owned by Tim Esterdahl of Pickup Truck Plus SUV Talk.

For the 2022 model year, the redesigned Tundra is available with a choice of six trim levels. The SR work truck opens the list, followed by the SR5 that can be had with the TRD Sport Package that features Bilstein dampers, lowered suspension up front, 20-inch wheels, and leather on the shift knob.

Ben Margot Ford’s launch of its new electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck received a serious boost when President Joe Biden became the unwitting spokesperson for the new “green” vehicle this week. The ethics of a sitting president providing free advertising for one company over its competition is a serious question, but there are other issues with the new brand that Ford will need to address. Pickup trucks remain popular in America, even among people who rarely do anything that would requ...

Why Unibody Pickups Like the Honda Ridgeline Are the Real Deal Despite the continuing naysaying, the new Ridgeline and others of its ilk will help redefine what is considered a proper truck. Could be. Honda just redesigned its Ridgeline, Ford is coming out with a Maverick, and even Hyundai is going to start selling a Santa Cruz pickup truck soon. The idea makes sense, at least on paper. All three of those trucks have one thing in common not shared with traditional trucks: They all ride on unibo...

By Jimmy Dinsmore Mar 5 2021 - 2:56pm Five Reasons Why The 2021 Ford F-150 Is Better Than The 2021 Toyota Tundra And Two Reasons It’s Not With the redesigned 14th-generation of the best-selling truck in America, Ford brings the F-150 further even more leaving an outdated Toyota Tundra to remain current and relevant. F-150 offers several engine options while Tundra has only a V8. Meanwhile F-150 has dealt with some issues over rust on current generation as Toyota hangs onto its durability rep...

Underbody parts on some customers' brand-new trucks have arrived already rusty, and they're not happy. Ford says the problem has no impact on performance or part life.

Underbody parts on some customers' brand-new trucks have arrived already rusty, but Ford says the problem has no impact on performance or part life. 

Next, we apply the load drop multiplier. 427.8 x 0.5 = 213.9 miles. As we have demonstrated, a RAV4 Prime has a very conservative real-world snowmobile towing range in winter of about 213.9 miles compared to a Tesla Model Y of equivalent cost’s range of about 136 Miles. So what happens if we need to add energy and range miles during the trip? As it turns out, the Toyota RAV4 Prime’s second advantage now comes into play. Charging and Fueling Practicality BEVs vs. PHEVs How does one add ener...