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Spied: New 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor Spy Shots Reveal Design And Suspension Overhaul

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 03:02:19 GMT

The 2021 Ford F-150 has been spied out in the wild, sporting an overhauled suspension setup over the outgoing truck.

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Lordstown Motors Goes Public, Bringing Its Endurance EV Pickup Closer to Reality: Report

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:42:12 GMT

Lordstown Motors, the makers of the upcoming Endurance EV pickup, will take advantage of the market’s appetite for EV companies and merge with DiamondPeak Holdings. The deal allows Lordstown to bypass the time, expense, and dog-and-pony show necessary for an IPO. Doing this lets it tap equity markets much sooner. The merged company will trade […]

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2021 Dodge Durango Is Rated To Tow More Than the Tahoe & Others – Big SUV Towing Guide

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:45:50 GMT

The updated 2021 Dodge Durango has a new ‘Tow n Go’ package that enable several of the models to reach a maximum trailer towing rating of 8,700 lbs. This is more than most competitors, such as the 2021 Chevy Tahoe, Suburban, Nissan Armada, and Toyota Sequoia. Here is the entire SUV towing guide for 2021. […]

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Will the Ram TRX Be Available In Two Trims: 392 SRT and Hellcat? What About Price? (Op/Ed)

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 10:45:02 GMT

The highly anticipated new Ram Rebel TRX is getting ever so close to its world debut! Most of us are focused on the promise of the massive 6.2-liter supercharged Hellcat V8! What if the new TRX will be offered with two engines, not one? What if it will have several power output options? Here is […]

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Let It Rev! This ‘Godzilla’ 7.3L V8-Powered Motorhome Gains 120+ HP and Sounds Very Mean ...

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 10:30:00 GMT

(Sponsored Post) You may already know that the new 2021 ‘F53’ Motorhome chassis (built by Ford) has the new 7.3L gas V8 “Godzilla” engine. It replaces the old V10 that was there before. The new V8 should be a good engine for a heavy motorhome, but there is always room for improvement. Our friends at […]

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Update: Both Ford And GM Are Developing EVs, But Where Is A Ram Electric Pickup? FCA CEO Responds

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 22:04:28 GMT

While we've wondered whether a Ram electric pickup is in the cards, Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley said the company won't "wait on the sidelines" in a recent earnings call.

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Tiny Torque Monster? Our Electric Smart Car Tries to Tow 20,000 pounds of Trucks! (Video)

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:50:00 GMT

In a lighter moment at TFLtruck HQ, we decided to take a look into the future of EV trucks. How? By seeing whether “Tweety”, our tiny 2015 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive, could tow a progression of trucks: Our Mopar-modified 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, a stock 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss, and finally, our heavily-modified Super […]

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Jeep Announces 2-Inch Mopar Lift Kit For The 2021 Gladiator EcoDiesel

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:07:01 GMT

On Thursday, FCA announced 2-inch Mopar lift kits specifically tuned for the Jeep Gladiator and Wrangler EcoDiesel models.

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2021 Toyota Tundra Full Pricing Guide Is Here: New Options Are Added And the Prices Go Up Just ...

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:00:20 GMT

The 2021 Toyota Tundra pricing is officially revealed. The base price of a new Tundra SR double cab 2WD goes up $100 when compared to the outgoing 2021 model. Pricing on most other models goes up by $120. This is not the fully redesigned Tundra truck. The next generation of the Tundra is reportedly coming […]

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Is Toyota Building a Deploy-able Robotic Tow Hitch?

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 05:02:58 GMT

It sounds like Toyota wants to build a deploy-able, robotic, self-aligning tow hitch system Will Toyota build a deploy-able robotic tow hitch system? The most advanced hitch alignment setups consist of augmented camera views/alignment/sensors with remote steering. Toyota may be looking to take it a step further. It appears that the patent below will allow […]

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2022 GMC Hummer EV Set To Debut This Fall, With Production Starting In Fall 2021

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:35:08 GMT

After delaying its launch earlier this summer, the 2022 GMC Hummer EV has a firm Fall 2020 reveal date, with production starting in Fall 2021.

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Our 1989 Ford F-350 Gunsmoke Is a HEAVY Beast — Can The New 2020 Chevy Silverado Trail Boss ...

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:00:56 GMT

In this video, we put our 2020 Chevy Silverado Trail Boss to task towing within 400 pounds of its max tow rating and within 200 pounds of max payload. Can it handle the strain?

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Your Responses on the Towing Doubles Subject – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:50:07 GMT

Thank you for all the feedback that we received on this subject at ask@tfltruck.com We received lots of great advice about how to tow two trailers safely, and also what not to do. Many of you said that a half-ton truck should never pull a 5th-wheel trailer or double trailers. Can a half-ton truck be […]

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Rivian EV Truck Is Delayed Until June 2021 – Which Electric Truck Will Come to the Market ...

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:35:44 GMT

The upcoming Rivian R1T electric pickup truck is coming to market in June 2021. This is significantly later than originally expected. Before the virus shutdowns, the company said that the first Rivian trucks will go out for customer delivery at the very end of 2020. Next, the timeline shifted to early 2021, and now the […]

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1999 Ford F-250 Power Stroke Review, (Dude, I Love My Ride!)

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:25:23 GMT

Your long-term review of a 1999 Ford F-250 Power Stroke diesel V8 is here! A TFLtruck viewer from Tennessee sent us a review of a video of his cherry F-250, and we mean cherry. The rig looks brand new and with only 150,000 miles on it, it’s just broken in. The owner bought it about […]

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Brand New 2021 Chevy Suburban vs Chevy Tahoe Compared – Here’s The One I Would Buy & ...

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:50:12 GMT

Which new giant SUV is best for you? Is it the new 2021 Chevy Suburban or the new Tahoe? Here are all the ways that these two differ and the way in which they are the same. 2021 Chevy Suburban vs Tahoe The first obvious difference is that the Suburban is a longer Tahoe. The […]

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The Ram Classic Will Live On Into 2021, According To New Dealer Order Guides

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:21:35 GMT

According to a CarsDirect report, the Ram Classic will in fact carry on into the 2021 model year, as it appears in dealer order guides.

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