Arnold Schwarzenegger once famously said, “I’ll be back” and then proceeded to drive a truck into a police station. Just like the Terminator, the GMC Hummer is back, and it seems unstoppable and indestructible. One item of the biggest automotive news of this year has been the announcement from GMC that it is bringing back […]
Everybody loves a good deal. There really is nothing like getting more value than you paid for. This is especially the case when the economy is down. Your money is a little tight, but you don’t want to fall into the trap of becoming a cut-price person in a low budget land. So how can […]
Rivalries and competitions are one of the biggest entertainment and gossip creators in life. Great rivalries spur invention, art, sport, and life. In art, we had Michelangelo going head-to-head with Leonardo Da Vinci in Renaissance Florence, making great art and architecture that we still appreciate to this day. In science, Thomas Edison and his former […]
Roger Miller famously sang about the king of the road. And when you are talking about pickup trucks, the king of the road is a full-size pickup built for heavy-duty tasks. Sometimes, your regular garden-variety pickup truck isn’t going to get the job done. Whether you’re towing a large trailer or carrying a heavy load, […]
There are so many SUVs of all shapes and sizes on the market today.; it seems like every company that builds cars also puts out a line of SUVs. With so many different vehicles with so many different names, shapes, sizes, and designs that it can get really confusing for a consumer. To combat this, […]
When you are going off-roading, the one vehicle that should be at the top of your list is a Jeep. Jeep models take the ruggedness of a truck and mix it with the interior of an SUV, making them the best choice for adventurous drivers. The key is that Jeep builds every one of their […]
Chevrolet opened a lot of eyes in 2019 when it announced that its flagship Corvette would move from a front-engine sports car to a mid-engine performance car. Since its introduction for the 1953 model year, the Corvette had always had a long front-end with a powerful engine. The 2020 model changed all of that, becoming […]
General Motors is one of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers, with some of the most famous brand names that will pop up when you are searching for a car dealership near you. These brand names are Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. All four offer something special to drivers and have extensive lineups. So for fun, […]
Here we are having just finished playing Pomp and Circumstance for the graduating class of 2020, and we are almost ready to introduce the Class of 2021. No, I’m not talking about high school and college students, but instead the new SUVs that will be hitting your local dealerships sooner than you think. Each year, […]
If you are a truck enthusiast, then you’re probably familiar with SCA Performance Trucks. Chevrolet has been partnering with SCA Performance for over 40 years, going all the way back to 1979 when Pink Floyd was tearing down the Wall, the Clash was London Calling, and Michael Jackson was Off the Wall. Throughout these 40 […]
We often think of a crossover as an artist that has a song become popular with two different crowds, like a country song rising the pop charts. When this happens, the musical artist is thought of as having crossed over, appealing to both country music and pop music fans. It is not easy to successfully […]
We have big news to discuss today. Big, big news: the all-new 2021 Ford F-150 is being offered with an optional hybrid engine. You read that right. Ford is leveraging its cutting-edge technology to offer the first commercially available full-size pickup truck with a hybrid powertrain. To some, this may sound like a risky proposition. […]
Let’s play a little word game. I’m going to list four sets of adjectives, and then you’re going to think about a vehicle that fits that description. The first set is sporty, fast, and fun. The second set is convenient, dependable, and reliable. The third is spacious, comfortable, and luxurious. The fourth and last set […]
Julie Andrews sang of “raindrops on roses” and “whiskers on kittens” as a few of her favorite things. She was playing the real-life character of Maria Von Trapp in pre-World War II Austria, but I’m sure if the musical were set today, she would have added a few cars to that list. There are so […]
Once upon a time, the customer base for midsize pickup trucks consisted mainly of folks who drove them for work. Whether working as a contractor or a landscaper, the midsize pickup gave the working man and woman a vehicle that could haul a decent load in the bed and tow a small trailer, while not […]
The word “traverse” is defined as “to travel across or through.” Few vehicles are able to do this better than the 2020 Chevy Traverse itself, a three-row midsize SUV that is the ideal choice for a trip to work, to school, or cross-country. That is because the Traverse can hold up to eight passengers and […]
More and more people are beginning to see the value in buying a used car instead of a new car. Sure, there is nothing like that used car smell, but you will be paying extra for buying new long after that smell has faded. This is because new cars are subject to greater and more […]
One of the most significant recent pieces of news in the automotive industry has been the entry of Jeep into the midsize truck market. For the 2020 model year, Jeep introduced a new model, the Gladiator, which combines the ruggedness we expect in a Jeep SUV with the versatility of a pickup truck. Like other […]
Something that keeps automotive enthusiasts, well, enthusiastic, is all the rumor and discussion about future models coming from major automakers. For example, folks waited with anticipation when Chevy first announced a major remodel of its flagship Corvette sports car for the 2020 model year. They were not disappointed when they saw how Chevrolet had taken […]
