If you were to stroll into your nearest Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Nissan, or Ram dealership, you’d find a bunch of pickup trucks. Most of those would have proper window stickers labeled with things like base prices, options prices, location of manufacture, and, crucially, fuel economy estimates. But you’d also run across a number of heavy-duty […]
Tag: HeavyDuty
FCA Recalls 443,000 Ram Heavy-Duty Pickups for Fire Risk
– Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 443,712 Ram pickup trucks in the United States for faulty water pumps that can potentially catch fire, the company said Tuesday. – The 2013–2017 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups as well as the chassis-cab 3500, 4500, and 5500 models have water-pump bearings that can overheat and cause a fire under the hood. Only […]
China’s heavy-duty rocket fails in mid-flight
China’s space program has largely run smoothly (with notable exceptions), but it just ran into a serious obstacle. State media reports that a new heavy-duty rocket, the Long March 5 Y2, failed shortly after launch. Xinhua would only say that an “anomaly” occurred and that an “investigation” will follow, but it’s apparently serious enough that […]
2017 Ford F-series Super Duty, Tested in Depth: The Avengers of Heavy-Duty Pickups
– Ford’s F-series Super Duty trio—the F-250, F-350, and F-450—are a heroic team of the biggest, strongest, and most technologically advanced heavy-duty pickups around. Like the F-150, the Super Duty trucks’ body panels are now stamped from aluminum, and they can be mixed and matched among three cab sizes and two bed lengths. The monster […]
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD / 3500HD in Depth: Judging the Mr. Olympia of Heavy-Duty Pickups
– Like professional bodybuilders, the Silverado HD combines brute strength and a muscle-beach physique. There’s no question as to its purpose. Sharing the stage with its corporate workout buddy, the GMC Sierra HD, the two have virtually identical capabilities and driving dynamics. Both can be equipped with the mighty Duramax diesel/Allison transmission powertrain, which is […]
The Night’s Watch: Ram Dresses Its Heavy-Duty Pickups in Black
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The Night’s Watch: Ram Dresses Its Heavy-Duty Pickups in Black
– With the Power Wagon and the Rebel leading the way, Ram’s pickup lineup has numerous ways to make its trucks look and/or drive a little differently than their brethren. The Ram 2500 and 3500 with the Heavy Duty Night package are the newest, launching at the Chicago auto show. – Ram launched a Night package […]
