I Just Bought This Turbo 1986 Toyota Pickup Sight Unseen
I just bought another 1980s Toyota pickup, making me living proof that you should never say “never.” Oops.
That Rugged Truck You Can Build By Hand In 12 Hours Is One Step Closer To Reality
The remarkable OX is the first full-scale, usable truck that can be shipped flat and assembled by hand in about 12 hours. It’s designed to be a tough, usable, easy-to-make workhorse for the developing world, and now the latest prototype, the XP3, has been revealed in London. Now the company behind it, the Global…
GMC Sierra: Jalopnik's Buyer's Guide
The GMC Sierra is a fancypants version of the Chevy Silverado. What do you need to know before you buy a GMC Sierra? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Toyota Tundra: Jalopnik's Buyer's Guide
Toyota has a history of building solidly competent and reliable trucks. What do you need to know before you buy a Toyota Tundra? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you in our Buyer’s Guide.
Ram 1500: The Ultimate Buyer's Guide
The Ram is about more than just Guts and Glory, it’s actually a sophisticated truck. What do you need to know before you buy a Ram 1500? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500: The Ultimate Buyer's Guide
The Silverado is a solid working-man’s truck. What do you need to know before you buy a Chevrolet Silverado? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Nissan Titan: Jalopnik Buyer's Guide
The Titan is Nissan’s attempt to grab a piece of the full-size truck sales pie. What do you need to know before you buy a Nissan Titan? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you in our Buyer’s Guide.
Ford F-150: The Ultimate Buyer's Guide
The Ford F-150 is the quintessential American truck. What do you need to know before you buy a Ford F-150? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
There's No New Jeep Pickup Truck, So We're Just Gonna Rebuild An Old One
Ever had a car that makes you think irrationally? One that grabs at your heartstrings and makes you say and do very strange things? That car, for me, is the Jeep J10. My weak spot for the J10 has existed for many years now, so finally I bought one. But it’s pretty rough.
Upset About Rolling Coal? Stop Whining And Fight Back With This
Recently, there's been a lot of hype and attention given to the practice by some diesel truck owners/operators known as "Rolling Coal." Essentially, too much fuel is dumped into the engine, creating huge, billowing black clouds seemingly designed to make Prius drivers whine online. I have a solution.
Bernhard's Vintage Volvo Truck Is Awesome
Monsieur Bernhard Nabucet has been running his own trucking company just outside Paris for nearly fifty years now. He has also been a massive fan of Volvos since day one, so it's no wonder that next to the shiny new fleet, he also has a special one in the garage.
The Ford Atlas Concept Is The 2015 F-150
If you woke up from a bender in Ford's press event this morning, you'd have seen a large scaffold full of buff men in construction outfits spraying showers of welding sparks and pounding large hammers into girders with rippling muscles glistening with sweat. And, based on this and the loud, blaring industrial music,…
Why India Is Making The World's Most Interesting Cars
I know that's a bold statement to make in that headline there, but I mean it. I should clarify though— "interesting" does not mean "best" in any sense of the word. It's not the fastest, most advanced, most comfortable, or really any superlative (other than maybe "cheapest"). But some of the cars that are currently…
Let This Old Honda Brochure Charm The Crap Outta You
Car brochures today have all sort of covergently-evolved into a certain bland sort of slickness. Sure, there's some minor typographic differences and photography, but one's pretty much like the other. But this wasn't always the case. Back in the day, if you weren't selling something fast or sleek, you had to find…
This Is How Not To Transport A Car
Calling a tow truck or flat bed isn't all that hard. For a nominal fee, they'll come to where you live and transport your car to your desired location. Easy peasy.
The Joy Of Daily Driving A Bigass Truck
Whenever I go back to Texas I feel the need to get a car that seems impressively Texan. Last time it was a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 which, with its mix of German and American might, found a place deep in this Texas heart.
Why Was Datsun Abducting Customers In 1981?
"Datsun is going to pick you up". Thanks to the upbeat singers it sounded like a good thing, but no one in this commercial seems too pleased about being "picked up" against their will. Thanks to the magic of advertising that all changed once they were placed in the bed of one Datsun's compact pickup trucks.
Identify This Truck And Help A Hit-And-Run Victim
Law enforcement agencies from across the U.S. have reached out to Jalopnik for help with car identifications since your input was "critical" to solving a hit-and-run earlier this year. This time we've got a Redditor who was the victim of a hit-and-run.
How Chinese Workers Transport A Utility Pole Without A Truck
Most of us are so brainwashed by the powerful truck-usage lobbies that we can't even consider any other options to moving things. Got a huge utility pole to move? Then you need a truck, right? But consider this: maybe you don't. This bunch of clever utility workers in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province of China sure as hell…
