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As mirrors go digital, there's a lot more than meets the eye
Rear-view mirrors. They’re a standard accessory on virtually every car and truck since about the time of the Model A Ford, and now they’re standard on many ag machines too. They’re about the simplest technology you’ll find on modern equipment — basically glass and plastic. But many manufacturers are now abandoning, or at least offering[...]
Hummer pickup goes electric
Remember when General Motors’ Hummer used to be the poster child for gas-guzzling macho machines? It was a kind of moving billboard that emphasized the excesses of the 1980s. That perceived lack of environmental sensitivity is credited by many industry observers as one of the main reasons the Hummer brand went sour, then extinct. But[...]
GM to unveil “all-new” Class 4 and 5 trucks
General Motors has chosen to introduce its newest medium duty trucks, the 4500HD and 5500HD models, at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 6. It’s calling them “all-new”. As you might expect, there’ll be Duramax diesels under the hoods mated to Allison automatic transmissions. There will be a variety of wheelbases available in both[...]
A new face for the Silverado 1500
The 2016 Silverado that GM sent to the Canadian Truck King Challenge in October was a preproduction model, so the event judges were among the first Canadians to get behind the wheel of one. Unfortunately because it was a preproduction model, it will soon be crushed; it can’t be sold. That’s a real shame, because[...]
PHOTO GALLERY: A look back at pickup trucks
Stacked! Built!” are the first two words in the body of this Mercury Trucks advertisement from the early 1960s. Clearly, they have that nudge-nudge-wink-wink feel to them. I’m pretty sure those terms had the same double entendre meaning back then that they do today. No current marketing manager would ever let that kind of ad[...]
A brand new Colorado for 2015
GM describes its 2015 Colorado as an all-new, midsize pickup with the style and versatility of a truck and the refinement, manoeuvrability and efficiency of a crossover. The brand hopes it will appeal to those who want some respectable capability in a truck but are looking for ease of manoeuvrability and better fuel economy ratings.[...]
Small block engine power for GM pickup
GM’s claim to fame in the pickup market is that its trucks last the longest of any brand, which is based, it says, on a survey of registration data. You’ve probably heard it make that claim in marketing and advertising for a long time. That longevity claim may apply even more strongly to one of[...]
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