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    Mitsubishi Midsize Pickup Confirmed For U.S. To Challenge Toyota Tacoma

    Mitsubishi is getting back into the U.S. pickup truck business, and this time, it is reportedly doing it with Nissan’s help. According to Automotive News, Mitsubishi will enter the U.S. midsize pickup segment with a new truck sourced from Nissan. The truck is expected to be built at a Nissan...
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    Toyota Finally Figures Out What’s Causing Tundra Engine Failures, People May Not Like The Answer

    Toyota has spent nearly two years investigating failures in its twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V6 engine. Now, a newly filed recall report reveals the automaker believes it has finally identified the root cause behind another round of engine failures in the 2024 Toyota Tundra. The answer centers on...
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    Honda Ridgeline May Disappear From Dealer Lots For A While: 5 Things Truck Buyers Need to Know

    The Honda Ridgeline has always been the oddball in the midsize truck segment thanks to its unibody design and front-wheel drive layout, and now it looks like it may disappear from dealer lots for a while. According to Automotive News, Honda is expected to pause Ridgeline production in the fourth...
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    2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Brings Back the Muscle Truck With Up to 777 Horsepower

    Ram is officially bringing back the muscle truck, and the new 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee lineup may be the wildest factory performance pickup since the original SRT-10 Viper truck. The new lineup includes four different trucks with power ranging from a traditional 5.7-liter HEMI V8 all the way up...
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    Toyota Tundra Engine Recall Grows Again! Automaker Admits Previous Fix Didn’t Work – Owners Patience Running Thin

    A new Toyota Tundra engine recall has been issued the same machining debris issue and the automaker admits the fix hasn’t work, but assures it has fixed many of the failed engines in previously recalled trucks. The automaker said certain 2024 Toyota Tundra vehicles may contain debris inside the...
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    2027 Nissan Frontier Sport Edition Brings PRO-4X Style to the SV Trim

    Nissan is adding a new flavor to the 2027 Frontier lineup, and this one feels aimed squarely at buyers who want a more rugged-looking midsize truck without jumping all the way to the PRO-4X. The new 2027 Nissan Frontier Sport Edition brings PRO-4X-inspired design, all-terrain tires, and extra...
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    Toyota Moving Tacoma Production Back to Texas?!? New $2 Billion Factory Filing Fuels Speculation

    A new filing tied to a massive $2 billion expansion at Toyota’s Texas manufacturing complex is raising fresh questions about whether the automaker could move more Tacoma production back to the United States. According to a Bloomberg report, Toyota is considering adding a new assembly line and...
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    New 2027 Vehicles Coming With Mandatory Kill Switches? Real or Fake?

    Back in 2021, the internet was a buzz with new legislation calling for kill switches to be implemented in new vehicles by 2026. With 2027 models set to start shipping in a few months, do these new vehicles come with the government mandatory kill switches? The term kill switch, as we defined it...
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    Gas Prices Are High, Yet Truck Buyers Want V8 Engines Says Ford CEO

    Even as gas prices rise and automakers continue pushing smaller turbocharged engines for better fuel economy, many truck buyers want V8 engines for one simple reason: reliability. Ford CEO Jim Farley Admits V8 Demand Is Still There During a recent interview on CBS Saturday Morning, Jim Farley...
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    2026 Toyota Tacoma vs Ford Ranger Compared: Which Midsize Truck Is Actually Better for Daily vs Dirt Driving?

    If you are shopping midsize trucks, the choice between the 2026 Toyota Tacoma vs Ford Ranger comes down to how you actually use a truck day-to-day because these two take very different approaches to performance, comfort and long-term ownership. Toyota sent us the Tacoma TRD Off-Road to review...
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    Second Toyota Tundra Engine Recall Postponed Again Because Company Incredibly Still Doesn’t Really Have a Fix After 4 Years

    Toyota’s reputation for quality continues taking hits as the automaker has for the second time in four years forced owners of more than 125,000 late model Toyota Tundras and Lexus GX and LX SUVs to wait for a solution to the Toyota Tundra engine recall debacle. Longtime Toyota Tundra engine...
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    Things I Learned After a Week Behind the Wheel of the 2026 Toyota Tundra

    A couple of weeks ago, Tim sent me to my local Toyota dealership to inspect the build quality of the 2026 Toyota Tundra. I found one issue on that truck that raised an eyebrow. Fast forward, and I’ve now spent a full week living with a 2026 Toyota Tundra Limited Nightshade 4×4 with the i-Force...
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    Top 5 Maintenance Mistakes Truck Owners Make

    Pickup trucks occupy a special place in the American psyche, somewhere between a Swiss Army knife and a declaration of moral superiority. They’re the automotive equivalent of signaling willingness to help a friend move, even if you never intend to actually do it. And yet, for all the...
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    GM Defines “Normal” Oil Consumption for Trucks as Owners Say Huh? 1 Quart/2k Miles

    General Motors has issued updated guidance outlining what it considers acceptable normal oil consumption for trucks, sparking renewed debate among owners who say the thresholds make zero sense. GM Sets Official Oil Consumption for Trucks Standards According to General Motors, as reported by...
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    New Ford F-150 3.0L ‘Nano’ V6 Coming for Next-Gen Truck?

    With the new redesign of the Ford F-150 pushed back to 2028, there is plenty of time to play the “what if” game when it comes to engine choices. The folks over at F150Ecoboost.net are pondering if the 3.0L “Nano” V6 used across Ford’s SUV lineup, Bronco Raptor and Ford Ranger Raptor. While the...
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    2027 Chevy Silverado Production to Start in October? Here is What We Want to See

    In a story published by GM Authority, it appears the start of regular production of the much-anticipated 2027 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra counterparts is just around the corner in October of this year. Spread across production facilities in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., these full-size trucks...
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    2029 Ford F-150 Confirmed: What the Next-Gen Truck Will Look Like and Offer

    The 2029 Ford F-150 has been confirmed by the Dearborn, Michigan automaker and we used our computer overlords to render what it will look like as well as our keen detective sense to theorize what it will offer. Much like the prior model years and generations, expect more of the evolution of the...
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    Ford Recalls Nearly 20M Vehicles, Nearly 5 Times More Than Others in Past Year Study Finds

    A new study from iSeeCars is putting hard numbers behind something many truck and SUV buyers have already noticed: Ford recalls are a big problem. So much so it leads the industry by close to 5 times as many and has recalled 20 million in just the past year. Analyzing decades of National Highway...
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    Senator Pushes Diesel Reliability Fix as Freezing Fluid is Life Threatening for Truckers

    A new legislative effort led by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is drawing attention to a growing concern among truckers, fleet operators and rural communities: diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) freezes in extreme cold, potentially leaving drivers stranded in dangerous conditions. Removing DEF could...
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    New Ford Bronco Spotted With New Front End, Interior Changes

    A new Ford Bronco has been spotted driving around Ford’s proving grounds without camo showing a new front end and interior changes. New Ford Bronco Spotted This prototype Ford Bronco was spotted by our spy photographer and shows many unique changes inside and outside. This makes sense to see new...
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