Sentences with phrase «sized pickup»

In the past year, there has been a lot of news in the full - sized pickup - truck market, including an all - new Ford F - 150, the all - new Nissan Titan, and the addition of the much - publicized Hemi V - 8 engine to Dodge's truck lineup.

Where the Double Cab falls short, though, is when you ask it to act like a full - sized pickup.

Aside from that is the typically long full - sized pickup option list for further personalization.

But like I touched on when I reviewed the Colorado, the type of buyers GM is seeking with these trucks probably don't want a full - sized pickup taking up space in their driveway — regardless of whether it looks like a better deal on paper.

It is based on the Nissan Titan, the full - sized pickup.

The gas mileage, which is about 15 miles to the gallon, means I spend quite a bit on gasoline, but I suppose that should be expected with a full - sized pickup truck.

Both the Cadillac and Chevrolet are four - door variants of GM's full - sized pickup and will share their basic architecture and some features, sources say.

No doubt: the combined success of Ford's F - Series full - sized pickup truck helped the U.S. company become Canada's best - selling automaker in 2014.

Then they received a V - 8 option starring the corporate 5.3 - liter engine from the full - sized pickup line.

The Cummins diesel - equipped Ram is the only full - sized pickup truck available with a manual transmission.

Chevrolet's full sized pickup trucks offered in light duty or heavy duty configurations with Rear wheel or Four wheel drive application using GTM400 Platform

Despite its so - called «premium» brand positioning over «mainstream» Chevrolet within the General Motors family, GMC's Sierra full - sized pickup continues to out - sell its mechanically identical Silverado platform - mate.

Still, sales of FCA's Ram (nee Dodge) family of full - sized pickup trucks continued to be strong.

And the first of the «big four» full - sized pickup truck nameplates to break into the 2014 top 10 is the Chevrolet Silverado.

Whether they come in the form of a subcompact hatchback or a full - sized pickup, hybrids are some of the most technically advanced vehicles on the road today.

Nissan's only teased a video so far, but the next generation of its Titan full - sized pickup truck will have a new 5.0 L Cummins diesel V8 under the hood, as well as an available gas engine.

Titan: The second generation of the full - sized pickup was to have appeared as a 2014 model but was pushed back a year as a result of the strain on engineering resources caused by the March 2011 Japanese earthquake.

While other brands offer comparable automatics, the F - 150 is the only full - sized pickup with six speeds standard.

A slew of new engines and supporting improvements are just what Ford needs to flush reluctant full - sized pickup truck owners out of hiding.

Think of it this way: if Canada's manufacturing industry was once a full - sized pickup, it now is a a compact SUV.

GM also said it will begin work on bringing axle production for its next generation of full - size pickup trucks, including work previously done in Mexico, to operations in Michigan, creating 450 U.S. jobs.

In fact, so many new and appetizing electrics are coming just around the corner, rumor has it that EV maker Tesla is considering unveiling a coal - powered full - size pickup just to stand out from the crowd.

Offering a smaller, lower - priced crossover would help GMC bolster its sales, which have traditionally been upheld by the Sierra full - size pickup but have more recently seen crossovers like the Acadia and Terrain make up a larger percentage.

The towing capacity of 5000 pounds can't approach the max capacities of full - size pickups (which are constantly one - upping each other) but is sufficient for most recreational towing.

Hot - rod sport trucks aren't uncommon, with every major automaker offering a hotter version of their full - size pickup truck for people who want to live the dream of the true Golden Age of muscle cars.

Telecom giant Verizon, as part of its «green» goals, finalized sales of 576 model year 2010 Chevy Silverado hybrid full - sized pickups from General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations.The purchase is part of Verizon's comprehensive sustainability program, which it implemented earlier this year.

Telecom giant Verizon, as part of its «green» goals, finalized sales of 576 model year 2010 Chevy Silverado hybrid full - sized pickups from General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations.

«The new Tundra has been engineered and crafted to deliver full - size pickup truck capability that empowers truck owners all across America to build anything,» Toyota Motor Sales marketing vice president Jack Hollis said in a statement.

The good news is that old habits, like America's love affair with full - size pickups (sales are up six percent so far this year) and muscle cars (see Dodge Demon), die hard.

The Japanese haven't been able to fully crack into the full - size pickup market despite Tundras and Titans, and the Koreans haven't tried yet.

This rating also allows Ram to springboard itself to the front of the full - size pickup pack, and claim best - in - class fuel economy once again.

What it is: Full - size pickup trucks are Detroit's bread and butter, and when Chevrolet last redesigned the Silverado, for 2014, it took a conservative approach with the styling, sticking with a traditional streel frame and body.

Full - size pickup trucks are Detroit's bread and butter, and when Chevrolet redesigned the Silverado for 2014 it took a conservative approach with the styling and stuck with a traditional steel frame and body.

2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LT LS The Silverado 1500 is a fierce competitor in the full - size pickup segment.

2018 Toyota Tundra CrewMax SR5 4.6 L 2WD Toyota's strong reputation for quality, durability, and reliability serves the brand well within the full - size pickup segment.

A larger footprint would result in a lower mandated standard — important, considering the present 2014 Honda Ridgeline is EPA rated at 15/21 mpg city / highway, which is on par with several full - size pickups on the market.

The Nissan Titan is the oldest full - size pickup on the market today.

The three - bench, V -8-powered Sequoia is built on the same line as the Tundra full - size pickup at the Princeton, IN, plant.

Off - road junkies got their first crack at the Z71 package on Chevrolet's full - size pickups in 1988.

Ask anyone at Ford or Chrysler about mid-size trucks, and you get the same lecture: Mid-size pickups are nearly as expensive to develop and are thus nearly as expensive to buy as full - size pickups, which enjoy far greater economies of scale.

While the Ridgeline is considerably more pleasant to drive than traditional full - size pickups, its meager towing and payload ratings mean Honda's truck will continue to sell in marginal numbers compared to American pickups.

That, in turn, means mid-size trucks aren't going to be much more efficient than full - size pickups.

«Full - size pickups are up just slightly from a year ago, but it's above the 9 - to 10 - percent level we saw in April and May when gas got to $ 4 a gallon,» said Ford sales analyst George Pipas, speaking with reporters at Ford's headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.

Because of Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy, that idea was shelved, and Nissan went back to the drawing board to develop its own full - size pickup independent of Chryser.

To meet the substantially higher demands of American buyers, who look for a midsize pickup to straddle the line between the capacities of a full - size pickup and the day - to - day comforts of a crossover, look for the Nissan Frontier to get the full range of technological features seen the Nissan Murano crossover, possibly including safety features like blind - spot warnings.

And hardcore truck users are likely to stick with the tried - and - true full - size pickup, eschewing this odd half - breed.

Full - size pickup trucks are selling at their highest pace since December 2010, according to Ford.

My advice to carmakers: make this part of a safety package on your full - size pickup, give it a catchy name like «TrailerSafe» (all rights reserved), and tell the public and the press that safety is your top priority.

I was prepared to dismiss this as a desperate marketing exercise, but I was won over by the styling, which to me is just right: proportions are perfect, front end is masculine without looking cartoonish, as all three of the Big Three full - size pickups now look, and the efficient four - cylinder powertrain makes sense.

GM is optimistic about 2013, when it will launch several important, high - volume models, most notably new full - size pickup trucks and the new Chevy Impala.