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Chicago Auto Show: Motor Trend Has Wood For Tundra

Here it is in all its glory: The winner of the highly-coveted Motor Trend Truck of the Year Award, the Toyota Tundra. Just look at all those steel girders! When Ray (who had been locked up in the press room for most of the day) saw this shrine to the golden calipers, he just couldn't help but get an up close look. More »

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4:00 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By marnold
2,125 views, 36 comments

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Motor Trend Names Toyota Tundra Truck Of The Year, Likes The Alliteration

Motor Trend tapped the bulging Toyota Tundra as the 2008 Truck of the Year, besting GM's HDs and Ford's F-X50 Super Duty pickups. The trucks were pitted against each other at Chrysler's Yucca, Arizona testing facility, where the editors could have fun throwing them through various road conditions. They also hooked the trucks up to 7,500 and 10,000-pound trailers, just for kicks. The vehicles were judged in three categories: Superiority, Significance and Value. The Tundra just ended up being more significant, more valuable and more superior. [Motor Trend via PickUpTruck.com]


3:00 PM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,302 views, 48 comments

Latest by al2six: hey every new car has its recalls. still want to bitch? go somewhere else to do it... like here: [www.gmscoop.com] more »

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NACTOY Makes a List: North American Car/Truck of the Year Finalists

That shadow organization known as the jury for the North American Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year awards (NAMBLA) has picked its finalists for 2007 — 11 cars and 15 trucks from the '07 model year. The final voting takes place in late December, when 50 automotive journalists (a couple of whom are neither white nor male) will decide the winners, which will be announced at the Detroit show in January. Click through for the finalists. More »

11:43 AM on Wed Sep 20 2006
By Mike Spinelli
222 views, 9 comments

Latest by JCWhitless: The Sebring? The SEBRING? Listen, I'm a MOPAR fan but a SEBRING? more »

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Honda Ridgeline Named Motor Trend's 2006 Truck of the Year

It's a clean sweep for Honda over at Motor Trend. Earlier this month, the buff book named the Honda Civic its 2006 Car of the Year, now the Civic's truckish sibling, the Ridgeline, was named the magazine's 2006 Truck of the Year. The Ridgie, which hasn't been selling to Honda's satisfaction since its launch this year, beat out the Dodge Ram 1500, Dodge Ram Mega Cab, Honda Ridgeline, Isuzu i350, Lincoln Mark LT, and Mitsubishi Raider to claim the prize. MT editor-in-chief, Angus MacKenzie said the Ridgeline "is filled with innovation and clever solutions to everyday issues" and "encompasses all necessities a truck should have." (Except maybe a V8 and a full-length bed, but don't mind us.) The Ridgeline's independent rear suspension and novel lighting and storage solutions also helped win over the MT crowd, which considers value, class superiority and the level of "significant development on the new-truck scene" in their decision-making. More »

10:32 AM on Tue Dec 20 2005
By Mike Spinelli
517 views, 6 comments

Latest by don_mynack: I guess MT forgot to notice the Ridgeline is an ugly piece of shit, too. more »