Archive for 'SEMA'
2011 Toyota Tacoma Gets Two New Limited-Edition Option Packages
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by admin.
Toyota is adding two new limited-edition trim packages for the 2011 Toyota Tacoma — the best-selling small truck in the U.S. — that are based on the Tacoma TX project vehicle shown at last year's SEMA Show.
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Ford Teams With Funkmaster Flex For Custom 2011 Fiesta
Posted on 29. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Tapping the world of hip-hop for official car customization isn't a new thing at Ford--the Blue Oval's relationship with Funkmaster Flex has been going on since at least 2006, when Flex tricked out an Expedition for SEMA. It continued in 2008 when Flex took on the Ford Flex alongside Chip Foose, and paired up with Nelly to promote it. So the...
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First Drive Review: 2010 6.2-liter V-8 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
Posted on 22. Apr, 2010 by admin.
When the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor was first unveiled in 2008, auto enthusiasts of all stripes were stopped in their tracks by the sheer outrageousness of Ford's off-road pickup truck. There has never been a factory-offered high-performance car or truck engineered to travel at speeds up to 100 mph in places where little more than rocks and sand are the only sources of traction.
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Road Test Review: 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Words and Photos By Mark Williams for PickupTrucks.com When GM tossed us the keys to a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 Extended Cab, we hit the open road. Sure, the new Silverado has been for sale for a while and is without many significant changes, but there seemed to be a few new details.
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Previewing Mopar’s Prerunner: We Drive the Ram Runner in Moab
Posted on 02. Apr, 2010 by admin.
At the 44th Moab Easter Jeep Safari, the media is invited to inspect and drive concept vehicles made by Mopar engineers who describe themselves as "the lunatic fringe." Every year they come up with project vehicles that push the envelope for off-road rigs and, amazingly, line them up on the sand dunes and let us have our way with them. When the time came, we went straight for the bright red Ram Runner, a Ram 1500 set up as a desert racing prerunner
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Road Test Review: 2010 Chromed Ram 2500 Crew Cab
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Photos and Words by Mike Magda for PickupTrucks.com Show trucks are built to draw attention, and the 2010 Mopar Chromed Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4x4 doesn't fail to attract legions of curious onlookers and gushing admirers, even when slightly out of its element. Built to promote the Ram's upscale Laramie trim level and to hype a wide variety of Chrysler's aftermarket accessories, the Chromed Ram looked like a champion and blended in perfectly with glitzy Las Vegas when it debuted at the 2009 SEMA Show .
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Ford Announces 2011 F-Series Super Duty Power and Pulling Specs
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by admin.
After holding our breath for five months, Ford has finally released the official power ratings for its 2011 F-Series Super Duty pickups.
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New Questions Arise Around Toyota Recalls
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by admin.
In documents released to the government and disclosed by the media over the weekend, a Toyota executive touted savings of $100 million for avoiding a full-scale recall of 2007 Toyota Camry and Lexus ES 350 sedans — as well as other models — for unintended acceleration. Many news outlets are picking up on this document as a sign that Toyota not only knew about the problem earlier than it publicly admitted, but that cost savings drove its decision making. The reality is, it’s not uncommon for corporate documents to attach a monetary value to each and every action, and even the safety divisions of corporations have financial goals set by the company
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Shark Bite! We Drive the Amazing Project PT-57 Hot Rod Pickup
Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by admin.
Words and photos by Mark Williams for PickupTrucks.com It was just last November when we first saw this custom ’57 Chevy pickup on the floor of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. In fact, we picked the PT-57 as one of the top trucks of the show and knew we had to get a closer look. Based in Luling, Texas (about an hour east of San Antonio), Hot Rod Jim’s builds late-model Corvette chassis to order for any hot rod-loving car nut who wants to build a Cobra-killer for the racetrack.
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Updates from the Equator, Part 3 – More Trekking Across the Endless State of Texas
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by admin.
By Mark Williams for PickupTrucks.com Mark Williams is road tripping 1,500 miles through the heart of the American Southwest in a custom Suzuki Equator.
