The El Camino debuted in 1959 based on the Impala platform to compete with Ford’s Ranchero. The name meant “The Road” in Spannish, and Chevrolet stressed its car like platform and styling, which was combined with the functionality of a truck bed. The El Camino was based on the Impala...
Could GM be testing a Chevy Silverado 1500 ZR2 with off-road capabilities that may rival those of the Ford Raptor? Well, this GM truck may use the latest DSSV Multimatic spool-valve shocks we saw previously on their Silverado racing trucks. This GM truck may also be running 34-inch...
With the Ranger, Ford will rejoin a competitive midsize truck segment that includes newer models from Chevy, GMC, Honda and Toyota. Ford will offer SuperCab and SuperCrew versions of the Ranger, powered by a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. A Ranger Raptor off-road truck may follo...
front & rear lockers, improved approach and departure angles (due to new body work), and a 6.2-liter V8 engine. That sounds like the makings of a great off-road truck, but it is reported to not be a proper Ram TRX and Ford Raptor fighter. The reason being that...
way up (and the way down). The benchmark time up the mountain is 8 minutes even. Going faster than 8 minutes gives no benefit. The uphill fuel economy benchmark is 6.0 mpg. This benchmark was set in relation to the best towing efficiency we got with a turbo-diesel half-ton truck. ...