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- Little Giant Shines in the Long Haul
- Daily Herald; Arlington Heights, Ill. (6/4/2007)
- With the cost of fuel hitting everybody's pocket, downsizing is fast becoming an everyday way of life. But we'd all like to be able to haul a load of cargo from time to time, anything from a load of mulch for our home landscaping to a new 60-inch flat-screen TV for the family room.Let's Go Aero (LGA), a gear management solution company, recently introduced the Little Giant Trailer, best described as a "pickup bed in a box."
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Truckin' Around With Mike Morris
- TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine (6/4/2007)
- International Truck and Engine Corp., best known as a "big rig" manufacturer, rocked the pickup world in 2004 by splicing an open box onto one of its smaller utility truck cabs to create a humongous "hybrid" called the CXT, then the world's largest production pickup. It looked like a Tonka on steroids, but truckers liked it (hey, it's big and it can haul just about anything), so the company has now rolled out two new pickup models, the MXT (in 4x4 or upscale Limited trim) and RXT (in "sport" and fifth-wheel versions aimed at the horse and boat trailer–towing crowd).
- Drivers Sticking With Trucks
- Chattanooga Times/Free Press (5/29/2007)
- May 29--At 6 feet 4 inches and 300 pounds, George Thacker needs his Dodge Ram. In Tennessee, avid truck owners like Mr. Thacker abound: There was a commercial or private-use truck registered for every 2.8 people in Tennessee in 2005, according to U.S. Department of Transportation and Census figures. Sport utility vehicle registrations in Tennessee grew about 150 percent from 1997 to 2002, U.S. Census data show.
- The Dirt on Tundra: Toyota's Redesigned Double Cab is Doubly Versatile
- Florida Times Union (5/26/2007)
- Toyota has been selling pickup trucks for years.Toyota tried to remedy that with 1999's first-generation Tundra, but it was the runt of the litter among competition from the Big Three domestics and the Nissan Titan.We got the version folks who split work and family will probably get - the Double Cab with a honking 5.7-liter iForce V-8 with 381 horsepower, 401 pound-feet peak torque and six-speed automatic transmission.
- Dynamite Style is Dodge Nitro's Strength
- Virginian - Pilot (5/25/2007)
- If styling alone sold vehicles, the Dodge Nitro might be the biggest hit on the planet.The Nitro's three trim levels - SXT, SLT and R/T - differ mainly in standard equipment and engines. A 210-horsepower 3.7-liter single-overhead-cam V6 is standard on the SXT and SLT. A 260-horsepower 4-liter single-overhead-cam V6 is standard on the R/T.
- SUVs: Still Going Strong
- Intelligencer Journal (5/25/2007)
- Despite soaring gas prices, sales are rising here and across the nation. Even as gas prices continue to rise - now passing the $3 mark - sport-utility vehicles remain popular. "If somebody wants an SUV, they're still going to get an SUV," said Mike Groff, sales manager at Keller Bros. Ford in Lititz, reporting that his sales of SUVs have increased recently.
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Auto Review Column
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (5/24/2007)
- May 24--GM'S CROSSOVERS ARE A CUT ABOVE: Three of this year's most attractive new crossovers come from General Motors -- the Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave. Our test model Outlook was the top of the line XR model. Outlooks start at $27,990 for the FWD XE, $29,990 for the AWD XE, $30,290 for the FWD XR, and $32,290 for the AWD XR.
- AUTO ; Sport Trac's Tough, Ride's Tender
- Boston Herald (5/19/2007)
- The 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Limited 4x4 V-8 reminds Motor Mouth of a prickly pear: Tough on the outside, sweet on the inside.Boasting a 292-horsepower engine, three tons of towing capacity and a 4.5-foot cargo bed, the Sport Trac ($29,965 base price) can handle virtually any job or road condition.Running boards help you step into the Sport Trac's high-up cabin, which features great legroom, headroom and hiproom for all occupants.
- Expedition EL's Benefits Loom Large
- Virginian - Pilot (5/11/2007)
- In many ways, the Ford Expedition EL SUV mirrors this cultural tug of war.To move all this around, Ford equips the Expedition with a 300- horsepower 5.4-liter V8. The EL tows 9,000 pounds with rear-wheel-drive, and 8,750 pounds with four-wheel-drive.
- Honda Promises Hydrogen Sedan in '08
- USA TODAY (5/11/2007)
- WASHINGTON -- Honda says it will put a sleek hydrogen fuel-cell sedan into limited production next year and also will sell a unique mass-market hybrid in the USA within two years, priced less than the $25,000 Civic hybrid.The automaker announced the vehicles Thursday at a demonstration here of prototypes of the FCX fuel-cell sedans it will offer in the USA next year.GM and Honda say their fuel-cell vehicles meet U.S. safety standards and have the same features as gasoline models.
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